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Mississippi just elected its first Democratic senator in more than four decades, giving Democrats 55 seats with Alaska still counting. Before the new majority is even sworn in, a lame-duck Congress is busy burying, rushing and locking things in.
I start with the money. A fund launched by Dominari Holdings, where Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump hold a combined stake of more than 10%, put about $30 million into XWELL, the airport spa company. Months later its subsidiary XpresTest landed nearly $40 million in CDC and State Department Ebola contracts, and the company never publicly announced either award (per ProPublica). This one is ALLEGED: the contracts are documented, improper influence is not proven. If the Hunter Biden board seat bothered you, keep the same energy here.
Then the Hegseth impeachment. Thomas Massie forced eight articles covering the Iran war, the boat strikes, the Maduro operation, Yemen and alleged retaliation against Sen. Mark Kelly. The House voted 211 to 204 to send it to committee, and somehow online leftists turned that into a referendum on Hakeem Jeffries. A new House can bring it back in January.
On Israel: Trump says aid ends this year. The current deal runs through 2028, and Israeli outlets report a new one that would continue aid for five more years before ending it, with negotiators aiming to finish before Democrats take Congress. I also lay out where I stand on Israel.
Research on a Dime breaks down the "20 million new votes" chart Trump shared. A projection is not a count, more votes is not more fraud, and the voting system is safe because fraud is rare, not because anything is 100% certain.
The Deep Dive Trend covers the assault allegation against people at a Turning Point USA event, first posted by the Unfuck America Tour. TPUSA disputes it, there are no charges, and the police inquiry is still open.
We close with good news: Scotland's fish comeback, a teen's free app for autistic kids, a quarter million pounds of donated food, the healing ozone layer, Voyager 1 and dogs that sniff out invasive plants.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:45 Welcome and What's on Tonight's Show
05:26 Trump Sons, XWELL and the $40M Ebola Contracts
11:28 Mississippi Flips Blue: Democrats Reach 55 Senate Seats
16:44 The Hegseth Impeachment: Massie's Eight Articles
22:34 The 211 to 204 Vote, Explained
24:13 Why Online Leftists Are Blaming Hakeem Jeffries
29:32 Is Israel Aid Really Ending? The Reported 2033 Deal
38:18 Where I Stand on Israel
41:35 Research on a Dime: The "20 Million New Votes" Claim
48:09 Deep Dive Trend: Turning Point USA Allegations
49:10 Chat Questions: Georgia Ballots and Voter Fraud
54:21 The TPUSA Allegation and the Unfuck America Tour
1:00:38 ALIVE Podcast Network
1:01:32 Good News
1:07:22 Outro
CORRECTIONS
06:34 The pardon line Trump was reported saying was "within 200 feet of the Oval" (WSJ). On Nov. 9 he said "within a thousand miles."
10:16 The State Department says the Ebola awards were competitive. Don Jr. and Eric are advisers and shareholders at Dominari, whose fund invested in XWELL. They are not on XWELL's board.
21:52 I could not confirm Ted Cruz said Hegseth should resign or be impeached. Sen. Thom Tillis did call for him to be fired.
22:54 The Nov. 10 vote was on a motion to refer the resolution to committee, not a vote on impeachment itself. Massie was the only Republican to vote against referral.
31:38 The January 2025 Gaza ceasefire did take effect. Israel resumed strikes in March 2025.
33:10 The Iran war began in February 2026, about nine months ago, not over a year.
55:24 TPUSA says the man at the center was removed from the group, and that the police report contains no sexual assault allegation. The allegation is unproven and disputed, and no one has been charged.
59:35 I could not verify the chat claim that 95% of voter fraud comes from MAGA. Sentencing Commission data does not track party.
1:04:10 The food drive collected more than 250,000 pounds, not 250.
1:06:05 Voyager 1 reaches one light-day on Wednesday, Nov. 18, not Monday. The autism app is called Kora.
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