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American Power Extra: Putin’s New Plan to Break Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine may be entering a new phase.  After years of grinding offensives and enormous losses, Russia has made little net battlefield progress in 2026. No

What Did Trump Actually Get From Xi?

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph break down the Trump-Xi summit, the limited agreements that came out of it, and why both countries m

One Week Ago, Mr. Global Died. Here’s What He Wishes He’d Done Differently

One week ago, Matt Randolph, better known as Mr. Global, suffered a massive “widowmaker” heart attack. During emergency treatment, his heart stopped twice, requiring doct

Ambassador Kurt Volker on What It Will Take to Stop Putin

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen and Chad Scott are joined by former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and former Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker

American Power Extra: Trump, Xi and the Race to Control the Future

In this American Power Extra, Chad Scott breaks down what’s at stake in the Donald Trump and Xi Jinping summit, from tariffs and China’s control of critical minerals to t

The Iran War Is Spreading

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph break down the Houthi advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil p

American Power Extra: Would You Sell Your Vote for $5,000?

In this American Power Extra, Matt Randolph takes on the idea that a $5,000 check should be enough to buy political loyalty. He explains why desperately needed financial

Omer Bartov on Gaza, Genocide and American Complicity

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph are joined by Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, to exami

American Power Extra: What Even Is Trump's Foreign Policy?

In this American Power Extra, Chad Scott breaks down the contradictions at the heart of Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy. From fighting a war with Iran while

Did Trump Get Played on Venezuela’s Oil Deal?

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph dig into Trump’s Venezuela oil deal, from questions about the country’s massive reported reserves an

American Power Extra: Two Americas

In this American Power Extra, Matt Randolph breaks down the growing divide between America’s “ownership economy” and its “paycheck economy.” While stocks soar and billion

America Can’t Afford a Trade War With Canada

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph unpack how Trump’s escalating trade fight with Canada could have consequences far beyond

American Power Extra: The China-Russia Threat Everyone Gets Wrong

Everyone gets the China-Russia relationship wrong. One camp sees a unified anti-American alliance. The other sees a fragile marriage of convenience destined to collapse.

What the USS Lincoln Crisis Reveals About the U.S. Military

Nat Towsen, Chad Scott and Matt Randolph unpack the crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and what it reveals about military leadership, morale and America’s ability to p

American Power Extra: Why American Healthcare Fails Us

America built its healthcare system around the promise of rugged individualism: work hard, take responsibility, and take care of yourself. But illness does not care how r

How Energy Became the World's Most Powerful Weapon

This week on American Power, Nat Towsen, Chad Scott, and Matt Randolph explore how oil has become one of the world's most effective geopolitical weapons. They unpack new

Are We Running Out of Missiles?

This week on American Power, host Nat Towsen is joined by military analyst Chad Scott and energy expert Matt Randolph to examine two stories with major implications for A

Sen. Martin Heinrich on the AI Race America Might Not Be Ready For

Senator Martin Heinrich joins American Power to explore why energy has become one of America's most important national security challenges. Together with Nat Towsen, Chad

American Power Extra: How Trust in Elections Gets Broken

Donald Trump says election security is one of his top priorities, but do his actions match his rhetoric? In this American Power Extra, Chad Scott examines how U.S. elect

Energy Expert Robert Rapier on America’s Biggest Energy Myth

Energy expert Robert Rapier joins American Power to explain why the Iran war continues to affect gas and diesel prices, even though the United States is the world’s large