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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Independent Americans is a daily news show hosted by Paul Rieckhoff. He’s a fighter, a patriot, and an independent political and media force to be reckoned with. After serving as a soldier in Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff emerged as one of the most dynamic political and social leaders in America. In every episode, he breaks down the most important issues facing our country. And he interviews the most influential and compelling people. He’s taking on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. If…
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Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIndependents are the water in the Blue wave. Trump cornered is dangerous. Dems are really gonna be annoying. 4 IVA wins. Vets win big nationally. Especially women vets.
4 IVA wins. Vets win big nationally. Especially women vets. GOP sports figures win again. They’re coming for Hegseth. No more political ads in sports!…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffDem’s Blue Wave: Powered by the Indy Tsunami. Everybody Hates Trump. Indy Vets For Senate Lost—But Won By Playing.
Vets Win. Closed Primaries Cooked Results. Is Iran Imminent Now? Vets Day is Next. Election Results Breakdown. Paul Rieckhoff records before sunrise on the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffExpect the Unexpected. The Independent Wave. 6 Indy Vets Look to Make History. New Iran Strikes. Mark Cuban Nailed It. Haley Stevens is the new Tulsi Gabbard. Trump on Vietnam. Election Day Breakdown.
It is election day 2026, and Paul Rieckhoff is wide awake before sunrise in New York with one message: expect the unexpected. The Wall Street Journal is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTy Pinkins on Obama, Clinton, Schumer — and the Democrats who sacrifice Black voters every cycle.
On the eve of election day, Paul Rieckhoff sits down with Ty Pinkins — Army veteran of 21 years, three combat tours, Bronze Star recipient, Georgetown-trained…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffObama snatches the mic. Trump’s casting goes off a cliff.
Darlene Graham, Ken Paxton & the Herschel Walker problem. PLUS: Alaska’s dirty trick and the indy surge. Media Blitz Pod Obama snatched the mic. That's the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCan Obama save the Dems in the final stretch? Trump’s Bolsonaro problem. Ohio, Georgia, Alaska down to the wire.
One week out from Election Day 2026, the country is staring at a split screen that tells you everything about the rigged two-party system. Barack Obama is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffElection predictions, leadership & lessons from running for President w/ Senator Bob Kerrey.
AI’s threat to both parties? Osborn’s race in Nebraska. Trump loves talking about asses. Friday Football. Two days out from the election, Paul Rieckhoff sits…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCan Indy Vet Todd Achilles Pull It Off in Idaho? Does Sen Jim Risch Hate Veterans?
Deadlock in Israeli Elections. Bolsonaro Lands in Miami After Fleeing Brazil. Remember Alex Pretti? Idaho is one of the most independent-minded states in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump is Already Attacking the Election. The stupid arch vs Arlington & Vets. JD Vance Continues to Suck.
MS Senate Race Tightens—the Indy is Ignored. Jay-Z for Super Bowl Halftime. Brewers Fever! We are less than one week from the most consequential election of…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCan Obama close the deal? Lawler on the ropes. Cait Conley’s breakout ad. And why independents decide it all one week from now.
Seven days out. The marathon is almost over, and the 90 million independents who have been written off, condescended to, and told they don't really exist are…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHillary Clinton Stupidly Smears McConaughey. Sara Haines Follows Matthew’s Lead on The View.
Hegseth Broke Eisenhower’s World. Bloomberg - $80M to Dems. Vance Sells Out Ukraine and Continues to Suck. The partisan machine is scared, and it's showing. In…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s billion dollar ballroom vs $6 diesel. Dan Osborn vs.Pete Ricketts.
Something is cracking in the Midwest. Iowa farmers are staring at $1,000 fill-ups for their tractors, fertilizer costs through the roof, and a White House that…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffDead-Heat in Nebraska. Dan Osborn neck-and-neck with a $7M self-funder.
93 counties, 200 events, and riding a wave McConaughey just supercharged. Iran, the USS Lincoln, and Christmas on a credit card. Plus: Friday Football picks…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s 180 on Ukraine. Witkoff calls Putin a “humanitarian.”
Musk’s Starlink shutdown blindsides Kyiv. Bodnar, Osborn, Achilles, Bengs & the indy vets shaking up the Senate. Media Blitz Pod Paul Rieckhoff joins Connell…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff$7M vs $6,800. Independent Marine vet Matt Baker is taking on both parties in Va Beach.
The Iran forever war, the McConaughey moment, no debates and a rigged fight by design. Paul Rieckhoff sits down with retired Marine Colonel Matt Baker, the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMcConaughey 2028? The Hollywood star’s independent moment. Bengs ties Rounds in S Dakota. Musk asked Trump to throttle Starlink.
The independent movement had a breakout weekend, and Paul Rieckhoff walks you through every piece of it. Matthew McConaughey went public with a message that…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPriming the steal. Trump ‘a greater threat’ to elections than Russia, China and Iran.
National Guard spotted at DC drop boxes. Four more years? The third-term flirt returns. Media Blitz Pod Senator Mark Warner — the top Democrat on Senate…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“Spray and pray” Trump’s chaos strategy from Cuba to Iran to Ukraine. Hegseth’s culture war bender. Mike Johnson pumps the brakes. Media Blitz Pod
Paul Rieckhoff hits the news circuit for a rapid-fire breakdown of a week where the wheels came off the Trump foreign policy machine. Elon Musk throttled…
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Inside AUSA with Kevin Baron. Anduril and Palantir mobbed. Code Pink crashes Hegseth.
The drone revolution is here. F1, Cadillac, and the sports-defense overlap. Plus: Friday Football Picks Kevin Baron — founder of Elevation Global Strategies…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHope in the heartland. Greg Ballard on standing up to gerrymandering and the GOP in Indiana.
Indiana isn't supposed to be where the independent movement breaks through. It's a deep-red state, 41st in voter turnout, where 95% of the legislature is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump folds to Putin — again. Zelensky emerges as leader of the free world. Hegseth’s “Culture war bender” and firing squad livestream stunt.
Donald Trump is in full spray-and-pray mode. One day he's threatening Iran and Cuba, the next he's cutting a diesel deal with the Kremlin and backstabbing…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump says Ukraine needs a new president. Independents say America does.
PLUS: Newsom, the 25th, and a failure of imagination by the democrats heading into the midterms. Trump floated the idea that Ukraine needs a new president…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCould Texas go blue? Paxton’s scandals, Trump’s war, and a Senate race Trump owns. PLUS: The pre-midterm Iran strike debate. Media Blitz Pod
Texas is still red. But Ken Paxton is a scandal-plagued candidate standing on that stage only because Donald Trump put him there — and Trump knows it. With a…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIVN.US Crossover special: EXCLUSIVE - Paul Rieckhoff on the Let Vets Vote lawsuit.
Paul Rieckhoff walks his kids to their public school on primary day in New York City — and has to explain to his seven-year-old why Dad, an Iraq veteran and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffAdam Kinzinger: Will Trump attack the 2026 elections? Why GOP support is finally cracking. Can Talarico flip Texas?
Adam Kinzinger is back. The former GOP congressman, Air National Guard lieutenant colonel, January 6th committee member, and founder of Country First sits down…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth, Vance, Rubio: The 2028 Pentagon primary is already on. Ukraine's brutal winter ahead. October 7th at three years. Media Blitz Pod
Pete Hegseth wasn't on the USS Abraham Lincoln when sailors were stuck at sea for more than a year, running short on rations, reporting suicide attempts, and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWTF Wednesday: Trump’s unhinged Iran speech: “Let Them Take Out Los Angeles.” Shapiro backs open primaries in PA. Indy vets Bengs, Achilles Lead in SD and ID.
President Mayhem is off the rails, and he's getting more desperate by the day. On this WTF Wednesday edition of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff breaks…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump runs home to Alabama. GOP internal polls worse than public. Independents below 10% on Trump — the sleeping giant stirs. Media Blitz Pod
Trump is retreating to friendly turf while the ground shifts under the whole rigged two-party system. Paul Rieckhoff takes you inside a Media Blitz week — a…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump's Iran war rolls on as Iraq War officially ends. Hegseth auditions for President. Paul sues New York over closed primaries. Media Blitz Pod
The last American troops have left Iraq. Donald Trump actually did what Obama and Biden wouldn't. But the present under the tree is a new, unauthorized…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffVeterans Sue New York Over Closed Primaries. Hegseth Purges 20% of Generals. Iraq Ends After 20 Years — Iran Just Beginning. Media Blitz Pod
The rigged two-party system just picked a fight with the wrong people. Paul Rieckhoff and Independent Voter Project attorney Chad Peace are taking New York…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffFriday Football: Connell McShane. How to fairly cover Trump’s America on TV.
Hegseth calls the press treasonous. From Fordham to Imus to NewsNation. Preparation beats panic. And a love letter to NYC. Pete Hegseth just labeled the press…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffLet vets vote. 3.1 million New Yorkers locked out of primaries. Rieckhoff & IVA files landmark lawsuit to blow up closed primaries.
Paul Rieckhoff is on the courthouse steps in Foley Square, filing suit against the state of New York. The question in front of the court is as old as the…
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Trump’s Iran quagmire meets the Midterms. Independent vets lead the charge while Democrats play catch up. Latino Voters in Texas Turning on the GOP. Media Blitz Pod
Paul Rieckhoff joins the MSNBC table with Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone and former Harris senior advisor Mike Nellis to break down the political…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“Why I’m Suing the State of NY.” The #1 threat to America isn’t Trump — it’s AI. OpenAI meddles with three federal sites. Iran War sucking chest wound hits GOP at the pump.
The number one threat to America isn't Donald Trump — it's AI. That's Paul Rieckhoff's argument on episode 635, and the New York Times just handed him fresh…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWill Trump’s Iran War drag down the whole GOP? Tillis, Murkowski, Collins, Rand Paul break ranks.
The Iran war isn't just a foreign policy story anymore — it's the political story that's about to reshape 2026. Trump's own base is fracturing, GOP pollsters…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran’s President in NYC. Xi in DC. AI Without Guardrails.
How one independent could change everything in the senate. And the 45% of Americans nobody's talking about. Media Blitz Pod Iran's president is on U.S. soil…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffFriday Football: The collision of sports and politics with Joshua Robinson, Wall Street Journal Sports editor.
Trump and the World Cup, Iran War Blowing up F1, Congress vs Football. Plus: Why AI can’t solve chess. Ranch dressing diplomacy. Sports may be the last thing…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffBob Chew: Colorado’s Independent Navy Vet taking on Hickenlooper — and the Republicans and Democrats. 52% reject the duopoly. $8T in debt and counting.
Colorado has become one of the clearest case studies in America of what happens when voters lose faith in the rigged two-party system. A mere 25% of the state…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHurricane Season 2026. Trump hits the UNGA. Cuba, Iran, the media—all in the path of the storm.
Zelensky brings light to NYC. TrumpTV is Here! Independents vs GOP Dark Money. Giants Crash out in LA vs the Rams. We All Bond in the Suck. Hurricane season is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffAI is THE national security issue. Is Trump gonna hit Cuba now? Is space war next?!?
Hegseth Has Been Hiding Iran Dead #s. War on the Moon? Trump Bans CNN, MSNow, Politico. Ovechkin is an Agent of Putin. UNGA Week. Ed Sheeran Speaks Out. Paul…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Iran War a “Sucking chest wound.” Seven Republicans break on war powers. Canada to the EU. Diesel over $6. 45% of US voters now Independent. Media Blitz Pod
The Iran war has cascaded from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb to your grocery bill, and the president has two bad choices left: capitulate or…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIs Trump losing control of everything? Massie moves on Hegseth. The Fed hikes rates. Ukraine goes all-in. Plus: Ed Sheeran walks into a buzzsaw. Media Blitz Pod
Is Trump losing control of everything? That's the through-line this week as the system starts pushing back on multiple fronts at once. Paul Rieckhoff breaks…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCan Ed Sheeran bring peace to the Middle East? Congress shuts down two weeks early. 19% Approval for Trump. The Iran War Grinds On. PLUS: Friday Football!
Congress has left the building — for two months. No AI legislation, no check on an Iran war the American people never signed up for, no oversight while Trump…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“They’re getting rich, you're getting screwed.” Russia feeding Iran intel to kill Americans. LSU, Lane Kiffin, and the death of College football. Media blitz pod
Russia is quietly feeding Iran the intelligence it needs to kill American service members, the munitions stockpile the administration swears is full is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPolygraphs, Purges, and the Snake Pit Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon. What is the Pentagon Doing About AI?
The 60 Minutes Propaganda Machine. No Pressers Since May. with Dan Lamothe The Pentagon has gone dark. No press conferences since May. No real embeds in an…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth’s Hollowing Out Of The Pentagon. 80 Generals Purged. A Downed Jet, A $100k Missile, And A 60 Minutes Propaganda Play. Media Blitz Pod
An institution at war is being hollowed out from the inside. As many as 80 generals and admirals have been fired or had their promotions blocked. Trusted…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff25 Years Later, The Truth Finally Drops. 170,000 Pages, A Seventh Bell, And Cancer Cases Tripling. If They Lied, They Should Go To Jail. Media Blitz Pod
Twenty-five years. That's how long it took for the truth about the air at Ground Zero to finally reach daylight. This week New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen. And The Most Beautiful.” 9/11 - 25 Years Later With Connell McShane.
Twenty-five years later, Paul Rieckhoff finally tells his own 9/11 story in full. Sitting at Ground Zero with Fox Business correspondent Connell McShane, Paul…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff9/11 - 25 Years Later with Rob Serra. The Air Was Never Safe. Mamdani Docs Reveal What They Knew And When. Why Trump and All Politicians Should Stay Away.
Twenty-five years on, the story of 9/11 is being hijacked again — by politicians running for cover, by a president inventing himself into the rubble, and by an…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThey Chose Wall Street Over The Firefighters: The Ground Zero Toxin Lie Exposed. Trump’s Prime-Time Flop Up Against The NFL. “Every Day Is Like A 9/11 For Ukraine.” Media Blitz Pod
On the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Paul Rieckhoff broadcasts from Lower Manhattan with the memorial lights going up over his shoulder — and a fresh…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff25 Years After 9/11. Mamdani Drops Toxin Docs. “They Lied, We Died.” Plus: Mullen On Afghanistan. The Digital Dunkirk. Abbey Gate. Admiral Mike Mullen (Replay)
Standing blocks from Ground Zero on the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Paul Rieckhoff opens with the news dropped by New York City Mayor Mamdani…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“Tactical Penetration” and Rieckhoff’s Unplanned Moment on the Moment with Katy Tur. JD Vance’s Gold Star Fumble. Hegseth’s Popularity Plummets. Media Blitz Pod
Labor Day weekend, the end of one summer and the start of the most consequential fall in American politics in a generation. Paul brings you a rapid media blitz…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffRepublicans Run From Hegseth. Lawler Breaks Rank. Pentagon Purge Continues. The Question Slotkin Asked That Nobody's Answering. Media Blitz Pod.
One week out from the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Pentagon is being gutted in plain sight. Pete Hegseth is on plan — arguably ahead of it — and Army…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPentagon In Chaos. Driscoll Out. Promotions Frozen. Hegseth Paying Trolls On X. Plus: Independent Senate Candidates Achilles, Bengs And Bodnar On The Rise. Media Blitz Pod
The Pentagon is in open chaos and the man in charge is the reason. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll — a Ukraine hawk, a drone-defense innovator, and a close ally of…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran Ceasefire Going Nowhere. Ukraine’s Kinetic Sanctions Bleeding Russian Oil. Trump’s Weak Hand In China. With Preston Stewart (REPLAY)
Iran was supposed to be over. It isn't. The ceasefire is going nowhere, 40% of the Navy is parked in the region, the tab is past $29 billion and climbing, and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffAdmiral James Stavridis Former NATO And SOUTHCOM Commander. (Replay) Trump's Iran Roller Coaster, Masked ICE Agents In The Airport Terminals, And The Looming Cyber Tower Nobody's Watching.
The waters are rough and Americans deserve a pathfinder who can actually read the map. Admiral James Stavridis — former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, former…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGeneral Barry McCaffrey (Replay). America Is The Bad Guy. Can Nato Survive Trump?
Plus: The Last Us Troops Leave Iraq. “Who Talks Like That?” The Four-Star General on Trump’s Greenland Threats, Davos Humiliation, and ICE Moving Like It’s…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth’s Culture War Is Breaking The Military. Push-Ups, Purges, And A Navy Stranded At Sea. Why Was The Army Chief Fired Days After Questioning A Kid Rock Flyby? Media Blitz Pod
Paul Rieckhoff sounded the alarm on Pete Hegseth before he was confirmed, and everything he warned about is now playing out in real time. The acting secretary…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIndependent Vets Surging In Idaho, Montana, Nebraska & South Dakota. Achilles Up 5 On Risch. Plus: Abbey Gate 5 Years Later: 13 Empty Seats. Zero Accountability. Media Blitz Pod
Five years after the bombing at Abbey Gate, 13 Gold Star families are still waiting for a real, bipartisan accounting of what happened during the withdrawal…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump vs Canada. RIP Dolly Parton. Plus: Joe Cirincione. (Replay) 6,000 Warheads, Seven Minutes to Launch. Trump's Finger on the Nuclear Button.
The Cold War is over. The weapons are not. The United States and Russia still hold roughly 6,000 nuclear warheads each — most on hair-trigger alert — and one…