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The cowards' oath

The question Jon Ossoff asked director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton wasn’t difficult.

3 hrs ago • Steve Schmidt

Epic incompetence

Donald Trump has always been a failure, from Atlantic City to the Iran war, and the crackpots and criminals he has assembled around him guarantee MAGA…

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Don't point a gun at America

The dignity of the United States is real.

Jul 15 • Steve Schmidt

MAGA is falling apart

ICE has killed another person, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, in Maine, while the war with Iran continues.

Jul 14 • Steve Schmidt

8:03

The party that quit America

This is a true story based on actual events.

Jul 14 • Steve Schmidt

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REACTION: "Secretary of War" Hegseth threatens Senator Mark Kelly with investigation

Nov 24, 2025 • Steve Schmidt

Reporting live from the No Kings rally in Iowa City

Oct 18, 2025 • Steve Schmidt

No Books. No Money. Just the Truth.

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J.B. Pritzker has opted out of pretending

Sep 3, 2025 • Steve Schmidt

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The grievance machine with Steve Schmidt and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych, Karen Wesley, Marissa Levine, Pattye Ludwig 🇺🇸, Patricia Pustell, and many others for tuning into my conversation with…

Jul 9 • Steve Schmidt

Racist rants and a Supreme Court win for Katie Phang

Holy Schmidt! It's Friday: Katie Phang and I joined 'The Jim Acosta Show'

Jun 26 • Steve Schmidt and Jim Acosta

1:06:45

Sinking the "super pardon" with Steve Schmidt and Rep. Jamie Raskin

Thank you Black Man Spy - Malcolm Nance, Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, ArleneMach, HJ, Karen RN, and many others for tuning into my conversation with Rep…

Jun 25 • Steve Schmidt

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Dead Air: A monumental mess with Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan

Thank you Jim Bourg, Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Melissa Tart, Pattye Ludwig 🇺🇸, Skutt Hope, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead Air…

Jun 22 • Steve Schmidt

1:12:04

Black rain in Moscow with Steve Schmidt and Ken Harbaugh

Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych, Caro Henry, Melissa Tart, Noble Blend, Christina Reamy, and many others for tuning into my conversation with Ken of The Ken…

Jun 21 • Steve Schmidt

1:03:25

Media

A gentleman and a bully

PLUS: Join Dean Blundell and me for today's edition of "Dead Air" at 12 pm ET

Jun 8 • Steve Schmidt

The hit on "60 Minutes"

There are many words that can be used to describe “60 Minutes:”

Jun 2 • Steve Schmidt

"I was in the room" is the problem

PLUS: Join Dean Blundell and me for "Dead Air" at 12 pm ET today

Apr 27 • Steve Schmidt

The toast that will define a generation of journalists

There is a moment in every profession when the abstractions fall away.

Apr 24 • Steve Schmidt

The Warning does not take a back seat when it comes to criticizing the rot of America’s corporate media, which has done terrible damage done to the…

Apr 4 • Steve Schmidt

History

The greatest Roosevelt you've never known

Here is the fifteenth installment of my series called “The Cause” as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

Jul 12 • Steve Schmidt

Frederick Douglass: "What does the 4th of July mean to a slave?”

Here is the fourteenth installment of my series called “The Cause.” Here are the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth…

Jul 4 • Steve Schmidt

250 years later, the test is ours

The founders risked everything. What are we willing to defend?

Jul 2 • Steve Schmidt

War on honor: how Pete Hegseth is erasing the legacy of America's greatest generation

PLUS: Join Ken Harbaugh and me to talk about his latest article for "The Atlantic" about the "warrior-witches" of Ukraine's resistance TODAY at 11 am ET

Jun 21 • Steve Schmidt

From malaise to madness: how America proved Jimmy Carter right

Today is a wretched day.

Jun 14 • Steve Schmidt

Dead Air with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

1:17:18

Dead Air: Red, white supremacists & blue with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

Thank you Grace Lovelace, Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Bruno Bettati, Melissa Tart, Christina Reamy, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead…

Jul 6 • Steve Schmidt

Dead Air: A monumental mess with Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan

Thank you Jim Bourg, Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Melissa Tart, Pattye Ludwig 🇺🇸, Skutt Hope, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead Air…

Jun 22 • Steve Schmidt

1:12:04

Dead Air: Garden Pest with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

A recording from Steve Schmidt's live video

Jun 8 • Steve Schmidt

1:12:57

Dead Air: Ivanka and Jared's special "discovery"

Thank you Lev Parnas, Cat: Poli-Psych, Caro Henry, Carole, Jeanne Elbe, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead Air” with Dean…

Jun 6 • Steve Schmidt

1:07:38

Dead Air: Disgrace at Delaney Hall with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

Thank you Lev Parnas, Cat: Poli-Psych, Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Melissa Tart, John H, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead Air” with…

Jun 1 • Steve Schmidt

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Dead Air: No sanitizing the sinners | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

Thank you Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Jim the Historian, Pattye Ludwig 🇺🇸, Miss Myra, and many others for tuning into today’s edition of “Dead Air,” with…

Jul 13 • Steve Schmidt

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The truth about Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham died this weekend, and many are choosing to remember the man he once was instead of the harm he ultimately inflicted.

Jul 13 • Steve Schmidt

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