Newt's World

The votes are in, and Democrats have won control of both the House and the Senate, flipping seats in red states including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. Now John McLaughlin, President Trump’s pollster since 2016, and Doug Sosnik, who ran the political operation in the Clinton White House, are back to make sense of what happened. Newt brings both of them back to break down what drove the blue wave, from gas prices and the Iran war to candidate quality and Republican messaging failures, what the collapse of Republican support in Texas really means, and what a Democratic Congress means for President Trump. They also look ahead to 2028, an open nominating process on both sides, and whether the age of Trump is over. McLaughlin & Associates post-election survey Doug Sosnik post-election analysis   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions of Americans are voting based on a picture of reality that someone else painted for them. Matt Towery calls it the mirage machine: a combination of legacy media, partisan fact-checkers, and compliant pollsters that has convinced a large swath of the public that President Donald Trump is ignorant, racist, a fascist, and a warmonger. Towery, one of the most accurate pollsters in the country and a longtime friend of Newt’s who chaired his political organization in the 1990s, joins Newt to discuss his new book, The Honoring of Ignorance: The 7 Mirages Destroying America. Drawing on four decades of watching American media transform, Towery breaks down how the mirage machine works, why most Americans never see positive news about Republican governance, and what conservatives must do to break through.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-thirds of Americans now say they support Medicare for All, the highest level ever recorded. But Dr. Joel Zinberg warns that Medicare for All is not Medicare as we know it. It would ban the private insurance that covers more than half of Americans, eliminate Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans, and replace the entire system with a single government program. Dr. Zinberg, Director of the Public Health and American Well-Being Initiative at Paragon Health Institute and a former White House health policy advisor to President Trump, joins Newt to explain what the Sanders bill would actually do, why countries like Britain and Canada offer a cautionary tale, how Medicaid reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill address sustainability, and what it will take to root out the fraud draining billions from America’s health programs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will it take to open America's next frontier? Newt looks to the stars, beginning with Abraham Lincoln's Pacific Railway Act of 1862 as a model for unleashing private investment in space. From reusable rockets and nuclear propulsion that could shorten the trip to Mars, to a permanent American presence on the moon, the first American child born there, and hotels orbiting Earth, Newt describes how a new space economy could create jobs, inspire a generation, and see America's 300th birthday celebrated across the solar system. Inspired by Newt's new book, America's Golden Age, available now, this episode explores the coming golden age of space—and the policies that will help America get there first. Subscribe to Newt's World for more conversations about American history, innovation, public policy, and the future of our nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could artificial intelligence be the most important development in human history? Newt explains why he believes AI will define the next 50 years, how it differs from the computing we've known for decades, and why its real power comes from combining with medicine, robotics, and space. He shares three predictions he's willing to defend, from robotic gardeners in the 2030s to self-driving trucks and a boom in cruises, and takes on the hard questions: how free nations keep AI from becoming a tool of control, and why keeping the lead over China must be a national security priority. Inspired by Newt's new book, America's Golden Age, available now, this episode explores the promise and the risks of artificial intelligence—and how America can lead the way. Subscribe to Newt's World for more conversations about American history, innovation, public policy, and the future of our nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.