Dead Air

Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell take on Trump's reported restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink access, his dealings with Russia and the growing crisis of trust in American institutions. Steve makes the case for a Democratic Congress willing to confront Pete Hegseth, investigate corruption and exercise its constitutional power. Plus, an unforgettable local debate performance and the Save America Movement's eff...

It doesn't take a crystal ball to see, Paxton's losin', we can tell. Ken's drinkin' Jack all by himself. Texas choosin' Talarico, we can tell. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell turn to San Antonio, where Donald Trump hits the campaign trail for Ken Paxton, takes shots at James Talarico, and gets interrupted by protesters. Naturally, he handles it with all his usual grace and restraint. Steve and Dean get into Paxton's leaked audio, t...

The gloves are off, and so are the filters. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell are taking a trip through three Senate debate stages, starting in Maine, where Susan Collins has some explaining to do about a donor who funneled illegal campaign money through a shell company. Her defense? He's in jail. It's the O.J. Simpson school of “I didn't do it, but if I did…” Then it's down to Georgia, where Jon Ossoff is saying e...

Donald Trump went to Ohio and declared that Republicans were on the verge of defeating their political enemies “once and for all.” In this episode of "Dead Air," brought to you by the Save America Movement, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell break down Trump’s escalating rhetoric, Pete Hegseth and the dangerous dysfunction at the Pentagon, and the enormous question looming over the midterms: If control of Congress ch...

On today's episode of "Dead Air" Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell talk about the final weeks before the midterms — and what must come next. Congress must come back to life. The Article I branch must be prepared to impose its constitutional authority on the Article II branch. That means oversight. Investigations. The power of the purse. And accountability from hour one. The future of the coun...

Trump pulls out the White House tour and a military flyover for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Cool planes, right? Xi? Xi, did you see my bombers? Then there’s Nancy Mace’s new podcast, "Get Maced," where she puts on a Catwoman costume and explains why the Iran war needs to end — just not until after the election. It’s a good laugh until you remember this is real life and that is an actual sitting member of C...

Fan favorite Marshan Camese returns to "Dead Air" today. Steve and Dean talk all things Louisiana with him: the new congressional map, the shake-up to this year’s elections, and Louisiana’s truly remarkable ability to keep sending guys like Mike Johnson and Clay Higgins to Washington — Higgins being the only member of the entire U.S. House to vote against the bill compelling the Justice Department to release its J...

Return of the Mitch (There he is). Return of the Mitch (Rollin’ in). Return of the Mitch (Peace sign). You knew that he’d be back (Did we?). Return of the Mitch (Thumbs up). Return of the Mitch (Wrong vote). Return of the Mitch (Aides! Aides!). After more than 90 days away from Senate votes, Mitch is back. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell also head north as Trump’s trade war with Canada pushes America’s close...

Dead Air is back — and this time, Steve and Dean are coming to you from Europe. They’re traveling with their 20-year-old sons through some of the darkest chapters in human history, showing them how fascism took hold in Nazi Germany: slowly, one day at a time. Dachau didn’t start as a death camp. It started as a work camp and the parallels are impossible to ignore. Steve and Dean are here to talk about the history ...

Donald Trump has spent the year making Washington look a little more like… Donald Trump. REBUILT THIS CITY is revisiting some of Dead Air’s favorite attempts to remake the nation’s capital in his image. We’ve got the Reflecting Pool mess from start to finish, the claw landing on the White House lawn, and all the gold, flags, and questionable decorating decisions in between. Plus, we’re bringing back S...

If there’s one thing you can count on from this White House, it’s a good ole scam. "Summer of Scam" is revisiting some of Dead Air’s favorites: Don Jr. and Eric’s drone investments, Melania being hailed as a “visionary,” and Jared and Ivanka’s plans in Albania causing a bit of a problem with the locals. Plus, we’re revisiting Steve and Dean’s conversation with former Border Patr...

Religion, politics, and Donald Trump — what could possibly go wrong? DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS digs into some of our favorite "Dead Air" moments about the religious zealotry that has taken hold of this administration. Trump takes on Pope Leo; a giant golden Trump statue heads for Florida; Pastor Paula White enters the picture; and Steve and Dean sit down with author and theologian Brian Recker to talk about faith, power, a...

Congress went home, the Senate cleared out, and "Dead Air" is taking a little break — but we’re not leaving you alone with the news. Today at 12 pm ET, we’re digging into the "Dead Air" archives for EAT THE PRESS, a best-of collection featuring some of our favorite media meltdowns and moments from the past few months. Trump walks off "Meet the Press" in Wisconsin; Steve and Dean take on the disaster that was the W...

Donald Trump has a lot going on. He’s pulling the last U.S. aircraft carrier out of the Pacific, Iran says the latest agreement is dead, and Americans are getting crushed by the cost of groceries, gas, and health insurance. But what does Trump really want? To travel around with Natalie Harp and build his ballroom. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell are here to discuss Trump and Natalie’s very special bond, while the rest o...

Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have been stuck at sea for more than 260 days, families are sounding the alarm, and multiple sailors have attempted to go overboard. Pete Hegseth’s response? Everything’s basically fine. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell are here to talk about the sailors being pushed to the edge, while Hegseth gets jittery and the administration looks the other way. Plus: Mike Lindell lost another e...

The reflecting pool case just collapsed, and now everybody's pointing fingers. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell break down how the Trump administration quietly dropped charges against the Olympic canoer, blamed the reflecting pool damage on botched repairs, then threw Jeanine Pirro under the bus. You can't make this up. Plus: Montana's Senate race gets messier, and the 37 candidates scramble for Toronto mayor. 

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Donald Trump got booed by a crowd in Vegas, can't seem to locate his missile stockpile, crashed out on Truth Social (surely not after midnight), and he dropped the hair-loss drug he's used for years — but who needs those when you've got a smokin' hot wig? Steve and Dean are here for all of it. In case you were wondering, yes, Steve's wig is on the way. Live at 12 pm ET, "Dead Air" is back to get to the bottom of the Missiles ...

On today's episode of "Dead Air" with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell, they assert that the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was more than an embarrassing spectacle. It was a public confession of institutional failure. The people entrusted with holding power accountable laughed, applauded, and socialized with the very figures undermining American democracy. Journalism isn’t performance. It’s a public...

Today's episode of "Dead Air" is coming at you harder and faster than a Blue Angels flyover at a Florida Beach. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell tackle Pentagon Pete's plans to provide gender-affirming care to the troops, the ex-wife of the ICE agent who shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero exposing him as a violent loser who should never have been given a gun. Tara Palmeri joins to discuss Todd Blanche's humiliation in front of ...