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WarTalk: Lame Duck War, Pete on Notice, Team Yankee

and what makes a good staffer

Jordan Schneider and Phoebe Chow
Nov 09, 2026

Welcome to WarTalk, post-midterms edition. There’s fallout for everything we cover. We’re going to talk about the Iran war, the future of the Pentagon, Congress and defense, and whether we’ll still have a Secretary of War for the next two years. We’ve got the full gang here.

We discuss:

  • Iran in the driver’s seat: Why the midterm results leave Trump desper…

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