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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…
Episodes
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffRosie Perez. (Replay) The Queen of Boxing Talks Politics. Weinstein’s Reckoning. Beating Trump. Mental Health. Why Latino Voters Won’t Vote Socialist. Raise Better Boys.
Rosie Perez has spent her whole life getting back up. From a brutal childhood to an Oscar nomination, from Do the Right Thing to Birds of Prey, from AIDS…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIs Trump Already Stealing the Midterms? Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania in the Crosshairs. Calling Colbert to Run in South Carolina. Media Blitz Pod
Trump is not hiding the ball. He is telegraphing, in plain sight, that his number one strategic priority is dismantling the next election — because free and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth Campaigns in Iowa as the USS Lincoln Rots at Sea. Trump's Crypto Show While America Burns. Data Centers: The New Third Rail. Media Blitz Pod
A Secretary of Defense stumping at a congressional campaign event in Iowa. A carrier crew stretched past the breaking point with no embedded reporters to tell…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffEXCLUSIVE: Jesse “The Body” Ventura is Back! And Unloading! Is He Running for President? The Trumps: “A Family Of Cowards.”
The “Illegal” Iran War, His Favorite Wrestler. DJT in the WWE Hall of Fame. Hegseth, Klobachar, The Debt, USS Lincoln, Socialism’s Surge, La Casa De MSNBC. And…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff3 Million Independents Locked Out of Voting in Florida’s Closed Primary.
And Dems Nominated Another Socialist for Senator. And a Former Republican-turned-Dem who Can’t Win. Darline Graham Knows Nothing. Calling Stephen Colbert!…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffBeating The Machine. Wildfires And Why Spokane Is Looking More And More Independent. With Danny Tarkenton
Independent Veteran For Spokane Prosecutor on: Open Primaries Real World Impact, 60,000 Displaced Neighbors, And What Right Looks Like. Why The Uss Lincoln…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffEngine 65’s 9/11: Five Floors, a Bad Knee, and a May Day That Saved Their Lives. Firefighter Al Barry Tells All.
Twenty-five years on, the loudest lesson from 9/11 is still the quietest one: appreciate every damn day. In this replay from the Independent Americans archive…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff9/11: 25 Years Later (Replay) - Ground Zero Firsthand. “From Blue Sky Into Armageddon.” FDNY (Ret) Rich Naviasky On 9/11, Deutsche Bank, And The Illness The Job Wouldn’t Cover.
Twenty-five years on, the stories from 9/11 are the ones we cannot let calcify into a slogan. In this replay conversation, Paul sits down with retired FDNY…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffSenator Joe Manchin & Heather Manchin. Their Plan To Break The Two-Party Machine. Why Montana Could Change Everything.
The Independent Movement's Tipping Point. How One Senate Seat And Two Or Three House Seats Are All It Takes To Break Both Parties. For the first time on…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe 9/11 Kids Washington Forgot with Lila Nordstrom. 50,000 Students in the Exposure Zone.
Sent Back to School While the Fires Still Burned. Why Isn't Women's Health Covered by the 9/11 Health Program? 25 Years of Political Theater. Twenty-five years…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffRob Serra: 9/11 Hero On The Broken Promise. 257 FDNY Dead From 9/11 Illness.
Another Firefighter Lost 30 Minutes Ago. Why ‘Never Forget’ Became A Punchline. His 9/11 Anniversary Message: “Don't Be A Dick”. Inside The Deutsche Bank Fire…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff935,892 Independents Locked Out of Connecticut's Closed Primary Today. PLUS: Bankhead the Dem Montana Senate Spoiler Handing Trump Another Seat.
Most Americans checked out for August. Paul Rieckhoff didn't. From a beach house on Long Island, he cuts a fast, urgent episode to hit what the corporate media…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth On Thin Ice. Trump Family Getting Rich Off Defense Contracts While Troops Die. The MAGA Civil War Is On. Media Blitz Pod
Pete Hegseth is on thin ice, and the reason should worry every American with a family member in uniform. U.S. commanders are reportedly picking and choosing…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffExtremes Take the Primaries, the Middle Gets Left Behind. El-Sayed Squeaks Through in Michigan.
Democrats Drop Out in Idaho and South Dakota. Media Blitz Pod The rigged two-party system delivered another round of primary results this week, and the pattern…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMamdani BOE Quietly Crushes NYC Open Primaries. Tucker, MTG & Massie’s Third Party. Al-Sayed Doesn’t Understand Weapons.
Brian Bengs—Indy Vet For Senate in South Dakota: the Dem Dropping Out & His Head-to-Head vs GOP Incumbent Rounds The independent movement is surging — and the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffDems’ Far-Left Michigan Mandani Wins. Why El-Sayed Will Struggle With Independents.
"Let's F***ing Go." Dem Drops Out in South Dakota: Brian Bengs vs Mike Rounds Is On. Two Independent Vets Win in Washington While Their County Burns. Michigan…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWTF WEDNESDAY: Spokane Is Burning. Ballots in the Fire Zone. Four Independent Vets on the Line.
PLUS: The Pentagon's Body Count Bookkeeping Trick. Blanche Ready to Weaponize DOJ. Democrat Spoilers in the Way in Montana, South Dakota. A Marine Vet in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffA Huge Primary Day for Independents. Four Indy Vets on One Ballot in Washington State. Another Trump Head Fake Iran Deal.
Plus: "Independents Aren't Real"? Kasich's Partisan Slander, Manchin's New PAC, and 45% of America Says Otherwise. Trump says he's close to an Iran deal. He's…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffKasich Put On Blast: “Antiquated Views”. “All Gas, No Brain.” Trump's Iran War Tanks the Economy.
Governor John Kasich went on national TV and told Paul Rieckhoff, to his face, that independents aren't really independent — that come November they'll just go…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Slush Fund Standoff & Blanche's Epstein Problem. Cornyn Unleashed - GOP Breaks Over Iran.
Trump's approval with independents just hit 24%. Republicans are going home to their districts and getting an earful about an unauthorized, unconstitutional…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump: “We’ll Beat The F—- Sh— Out of Iran”. The War Is a "Black Hole" — and Dragging Republicans Down With Him.
9/11 Families Telling Mamdani to Stay Away For 25th Anniversary Next Month. Media Blitz Pod The Iran war is overflowing. Saudi Arabia is now actively engaged…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffEXCLUSIVE: The Democrat Is Out In Idaho. It’s now an I vs an R for Senate. Independent Vet Candidate Todd Achilles On The Blockbuster News.
The Iran War, Skyrocketing Prices and Jim Risch—A Really, Really Old Opponent. Like Really Old. Defending Public Lands. Independents Are Not The Spoilers. The…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffSenate Confirms Clayton as DNI. Charlamagne tha God: America “Moonwalking” into Trump Midterm Attack.
Lindsey Graham Funeral—Zelensky in DC. The Dem Spoiler in Montana. Space City Week Continues. Media Blitz Pod From the 100 degree shadow of the Saturn V in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGovernor JB Pritzker. Can He/Dems Reach Independents? Trump’s Nasty WHCD Remarks, The Bears Leaving CHI, Mamdani, Open Primaries and 2028.
The Insurrection Act and The Role of Governors. How to Win Over the Other Side. WNBA All-Star Game. Rocket City, USA, NASA and Trash Pandas. Trump is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffNo Embeds, No Briefings, No Truth. “A Head for an Eye” Rubio Won’t Rule Out Hitting Civilians. Media Blitz Pod
The Secretary of State went on television and refused to rule out striking civilian targets. "A head for an eye," Marco Rubio said — boasting about sending a…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffReality Check Time For Trump? $95 Billion, Four Coffins, and a Stupid Rally In Georgia.
Iran Now Less Popular Than Iraq, Vietnam, Or Afghanistan. Media Blitz Pod A president who never served is once again diminishing the cost of war — calling…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWhy Isn’t Barron Trump Going to Iran? The Stories of the KIA. Iran, Mali and the Saudi Nuke Deal.
Mamdani vs Netanyahu and Why The Answer to the Extreme Right Isn't the Extreme Left. Media Blitz Pod Four young Americans are dead. The Secretary of Defense is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Iran Quagmire. Hegseth in the Hotseat. More Dead Soldiers. Again.
Another War, Another Congress That Can’t Stop It. Media Blitz Pod Six months in and Americans already revile this war more than they came to revile Vietnam…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffArizona Tests Trump. McCain's Revenge & More Indys than Dems in AZ.
Hegseth’s $37 Billion Ask. Three Weekend KIA Troops Identified. Media Blitz Pod. Arizona is where the MAGA machine keeps breaking its teeth, and this episode…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTestosterone Tests For The Military, Summer Smoke Storms, Diarrhea Lettuce, Water Park Injuries with Dr Vin Gupta
Dr Vin Gupta on How To Stay Healthy in Trump’s Summer of WTF. Every six months, Paul brings in a doctor the country can actually trust. This time it's Dr. Vin…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffBreaking: Two US Service Members Killed By Iran In Jordan. Quick Response Pod
Two US service members were killed and one is missing after another Iranian strike on American forces in Jordan. That brings the confirmed US KIA count to…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Declares War On The Midterm Elections. Trump’s Prime-Time Election Speech — And What Comes Next.
Plus: The Iran Forever War Grinds On. Hegseth’s Blue Angels “Morale ”Stunt. Quick Response Pod Donald Trump has been telegraphing this punch for months, and…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“It Will Be His Case For War Against the Midterm Elections.” Rieckhoff’s Warning Before Trump’s Big Primetime Speech Tonight. Quick Response Pod.
From a smoky, humid Times Square with the Canadian wildfires blanketing the city, Paul Rieckhoff delivers a quick-response warning ahead of Trump's primetime…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Low-T SECDEF? Hegseth’s Weird, New Thing. World Cup Down to Argentina and Spain. Quick Response Pod.
Pete Hegseth is running the Pentagon like a locker room. He's blocking women from the top ranks of the U.S. military while opening the door for men to get…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Forever War Hits Home. More Threats. And Another Ice Killing.DC Guard Extended Through 2029.
Plus: Independents Under Attack: The Fight For South Carolina. E.Jean Carroll Finally Receives Justice. United Removing Middle Seats. Trump's forever war isn't…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffICE Kills Again. Trump’s War with Iran is Back on. Again. Lindsey Graham Is Gone — Pass the Sanctions.
Plus: DOJ Issues Subpoenas for NYT Qatar Plane Coverage. Jay Z is back. World Cup Final Four. MLB Allstar Game is Something Good. No guests today — just Paul…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Platner Post-Mortem: Rieckhoff Takes On the DNC Establishment
Paul Rieckhoff joins the roundtable to dissect the wreckage of Graham Platner's Maine Senate campaign — alongside Bangor Daily News political editor Michael…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Worst Ceasefire Ever, Trump's Stumbles & the Qatar Jet.
A quick-hit media blitz — Paul Rieckhoff's back-to-back TV appearances in one place. First, on NewsNation Now, Paul unpacks Trump's expanding conflict with…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPlatner Collateral Damage Continues. Iran War Overflows Again. Trump Embarrasses at NATO.
The Democrats Will Not Save You in Maine—or Anywhere. Cuba is Next. Sen Mitch McConnell is MIA. Independent is Not “a Schtick”. World Cup. And New Professional…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPlatner: Out. Trump’s War: On. Chaos in Maine. Chaos in the Middle East.
Two stories broke in the same news cycle, and both are gut punches for anyone who cares about accountability. In Maine, Democratic Senate candidate and former…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran, Cuba, World Cup and What Comes Next with Admiral James Stavridis.
Plus: Trump is a Jinx. US Men Implode in Seattle. Platner Continues to Implode in Maine. Optimism for America 250. The New Toy Story is Important. America just…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Biggest Soccer Match in American History. Trump Inserts Himself into the World Cup.
FIFA, Balogun, and the Trump Jinx. July 4/America 250/Independents Day Reflections. It's America 250 week, the World Cup has swept through New York, and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGovernor Wes Moore on July 4th/America 250.
His Counter-Narrative To Trump On Patriotism, Open Primaries In Md, The Lessons Of The Knicks, And an NBA Team In B’more. Independents Day Special It’s…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffKen Burns on America at 250: The Revolution, Patriotism, Baseball and the Fight for Democracy.
July 4th is two days away. America is turning 250. And there is nobody we’d rather hear from right now than America’s historian, Ken Burns. Paul Rieckhoff is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGen. Barry McCaffrey on the Danger of Thinking War Can Be Easy. Plus: Trump, Greenland & the US as a ‘Predator Nation’.
Gen. Barry McCaffrey on the Danger of Thinking War Can Be Easy. Plus: Trump, Greenland & the US as a ‘Predator Nation’. Reflections on the End of Iraq…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“War Is Chaotic — and We Went In Without a Strategy'" with General Mark Hertling.
“War Is Chaotic — and We Went In Without a Strategy'" with General Mark Hertling. Plus: Iran, Hegseth & 'Fitness Cultism’. Why His Son Chose to Serve. A…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“Don’t Lose Hope”with Admiral Bill McRaven. Plus: #1 National Security Threat Is K–12 Education.
What Is an Illegal Order? The Four-Star Navy SEAL Walks Us Through It. A Million Russian Casualties, And The Precedent We Can’t Afford To Break. Independents…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“Hegseth Has Gone Too Far.” The Pentagon Purge Hits General Donahue.
Plus: Why Trump Needs NATO More Than NATO Needs Trump. Pete Hegseth has been quietly purging the Pentagon of anyone who might outshine him, contradict him, or…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump vs the GOP. NYC Latest Example of America’s Primary Problem.
Iran Deal is the Worst Deal Ever. DSA Runs the Table, WIll it Cost the Dems? The story of the Real SAV Act. Who Do You Trust in Post-Truth Era? America has a…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMamdani and the Socialists Run the Table in NYC. Senate Finally Checks Trump’s Iran War Powers.
Primary Fallout. Trump Blows Up Housing Bill for SAVE Act—Because He’s Focused on the Elections. DJT Thinks He’s a UFC Fighter. Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Are Leaving the GOP and Trump. Primary Day In New York, Maryland, Utah. 2.5M Independents Blocked Out.
Iran Now Costs $80B! Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami. Will Trump Jinx World Cup Fever? The MAGA machine is cracking. Tucker Carlson — a 35-year Republican…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHenry Rollins. On Trump, Iran, America 250, The Cramps. 13 Dead For What?
What About an Arc de Healthcare? Trump’s Destruction of Our Shared Symbols is an Attack on All of Us. World Cup Joy, Living in the New South, Friendly, Helpful…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Iran Blunder. “The Biggest Loss in a Generation”. Putin, China and North Korea are All Watching. Is Cuba Next?
Paul Rieckhoff and journalist David Rhode rip into the wreckage of Trump's Iran operation — a campaign sold as an existential fight that ended with sanctions…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff"World War Z" Author Max Brooks on Veterans, Hope & the Antidote to Despair.
IVA showcase: Veterans Meeting the Moment: Todd Achilles on His Idaho Senate Run & Ridgecrest, CA Mayor Travis Endicott. Father’s Day 2026. The Iran operation…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffKnicks Joy From the Canyon of Heroes. Plus: Trump’s Iran “Losing Deal”. “The Game is Rigged” - Why 45% of America is Now Independent.
It was a split-screen American day. In New York, two million people packed the Canyon of Heroes for a Knicks parade that felt closer to VE Day than a…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Independent Plan to Flip Tennessee with Lauren Pinkston - Independent for Governor of Tennessee.
With 2 Million Independent TN Voters 775k Votes is the Magic Number. Where Do Trump Voters Go Next? Reason Over Extremism. Independence Never Goes Out Of…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffNew Poll: Political Independents Hit Their Highest Level In A Decade. Iran, Deal Or No Deal?
B-52 Bomber Crashes In California. Trump At NYC Parade? Knicks At White House? Primaries Tues In Alabama, Dc, Georgia And Oklahoma. NYPD Rise To The Moment…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Knicks Are The Champs! Trump’s Obscene UFC Dream Comes True.
The Greatest MAGA Military Recruiting Ad Ever. Iran and US Say They Have a Deal. Hegseth: Ecuador and Guatemala Are Next. Fox Gobbles Up Roku. USA Soccer Wins…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff"The Selling of the White House" Trump's UFC Fight Night and the Corruption That Toppled Orbán.
The people's house is being rented out for a pay-per-view cage match. On his own birthday, Donald Trump is staging a UFC event at the White House — with…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“It’s Not Just Broken — It’s Rigged” How The Closed Primary System Stifles The Power Of Independents.
The two parties don't just run the game — they run the refs. In this News Nation panel conversation, Paul Rieckhoff makes the case that America's closed…