About this episode

The episode discusses Rep. Eric Swalwell's resignation from Congress and various political topics including tax refunds and protests.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss Rep. Eric Swalwell’s announcement that he will resign from Congress, and whether fellow Democrats knew about his behavior before the revelations of the past week. Then, Matthew Bunson, Vice President and Editorial Director for EWTN and the author of the book Leo the Fourteenth: Portrait of the First American Pope joins the guys to discuss the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo, and whether the Iran War meets the various requirements prescribed by Catholic Just War Doctrine. Next, they talk about whether this year’s 11 percent increase in federal tax refunds will help the GOP’s case for affordability in advance of the 2026 midterms. And finally, they discuss the physical attack by ICE protesters on Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez in Minneapolis over the weekend, and whether her assailants will face justice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon

Guest: Matthew Bunson

Topics covered

• politics
• Congress
• federal tax refunds
• Just War Doctrine
• protests
• GOP
• midterms

Keywords

• Eric Swalwell
• Congress
• Matthew Bunson
• Donald Trump
• Pope Leo
• Just War Doctrine
• federal tax refunds
• GOP
• protests
• Savanah Hernandez

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EWTN, Turning Point USA

Places: Minneapolis

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