The Situation Report for September 19, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw shares his thoughts on Charlie Kirk and the divisive, partisan reaction to his assassination. He analyzes what we know about the TikTok deal that could finally remove China’s control over America’s most popular social media app. And he covers the promising results of President Trump’s historic second visit to the UK, the surprising reason Ilhan Omar’s censure vote failed, and much more.

Some thoughts on Charlie Kirk and the future of Turning Point

Optimism on the Trump Administration’s TikTok deal

Venezuelan narco boats get the “steel on target” treatment

President Trump goes to Windsor Castle

Media Bias Alert: MSNBC whitewashes the Charlie Kirk assassination

Israel launches major offensive on Gaza

The charges against Luigi Mangioni

Fed cuts interest rates

So long, Kimmell

US House fails to censure Ilhan Omar

The latest effort by Sec. RFK to fix the U.S. organ transplant system

Read of the week: WSJ’s “Tyler Robinson and America’s Lost Boys”

Episode Note: This week’s SITREP was recorded a few hours before the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. At the end of the episode, we’ve included the initial thoughts Rep. Crenshaw shared in a video posted on social media after news broke of the assassination.

The Situation Report for September 11, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers Poland’s historic attack on Russian drones, President Trump’s latest bold policy moves in the wars against cartels and violent crime, and more major developing headlines across America and the world.

Russian drones downed over Poland

Operation Midway Blitz – President Trump’s latest crackdown on violent crime and illegal immigration

Cartels, meet the F-35

Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar

Chaos in Nepal

Bias Alert: The media’s pathological compassion toward violent criminals

Power struggle at News Corp.

House of Cards – French Edition

The Supreme Court takes on President Trump’s tariff policy

Troubling trends in education

Cracker Barrel admits their rebrand was a bad idea

Never forget the heroes of 9-11-2001

Prayers for Charlie Kirk and his family

After President Trump’s federalization of DC law enforcement, attention is turning to the root causes of violent crime and the policies needed to restore safety in America’s cities. Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman joins Rep. Crenshaw to break down the data, the myths, and the realities behind the crime waves in DC and other urban areas – from bail reform and policing shortages to homelessness, public disorder, and the social contagion of mass shootings. A hard look at what’s working, what isn’t, and what it will take to make our communities safe again.

Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and senior editor of City Journal. He focuses primarily on the public policy of antisocial behavior, including issues of crime, drugs, and public disorder. Find him on X at @CharlesFLehman and read his research at Manhattan Institute.

The Situation Report for September 4, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw returns from August recess to cover major developments in the war against the cartels, the redistricting battle that is transforming the battleground makeup for the 2026 midterms, and President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on crime in our nation’s capitol. All this and much more in just 16 minutes.

The Minneapolis school shooting - Democrats once again exploit a tragedy for political gain

Mid-decade redistricting – Republicans start to even the score against wide-spread Democrat gerrymandering

Plea deals and precision strikes - A very bad month for the cartels

The legal precedent for President Trump’s crackdown on DC crime

Good news for American energy dominance

“Rocket City” - Why Huntsville, Alabama is the perfect spot for U.S. Space Command

MEDIA BIAS ALERT: The legacy media is ignoring paid leftist influencer campaigns

If You Read Nothing Else: "The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Strike"

On the morning of November 4, 2019, a random act of cartel violence in Mexico sent shockwaves across the world. A convoy of Americans, in a chance encounter with the Juarez Cartel, were shot, burned alive, and left for dead in the road near their community. Nine American citizens died, and five of them were relatives of Adriana Jones: her sister Rhonita and four of her young nieces and nephews. Adriana joined Rep. Crenshaw to recount the sheer, inhumane brutality of that day, the aftermath, and the systemic failures within Mexico’s police and government which allow tragedies like this to occur.

Adriana Jones is the President of American Families Against Cartel Terrorism, an organization dedicated to advocating for justice and support for the victims of cartel violence and organized crime.

Jonathan Levin is the co-founder and CEO of Chainanalysis, a crypto investigations company that analyzes blockchain data to track down cartels, terror financiers, and cybercriminals. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about how criminal networks and hostile regimes use crypto to finance operations, move drugs, and evade sanctions. They cover the crypto legislation which passed in Congress last week. And Jonathan gives a high-level overview of how blockchains and stablecoins work. A comprehensive episode for anyone interested in the promises and perils of digital assets like Bitcoin.

Prior to starting Chainanaylsis, Jonathan was the CEO of Coinometrics, a company focused on blockchain intelligence. He also worked as a postgraduate economist researching cryptocurrencies at the University of Oxford. Find Jonathan on X at @jony_levin.

Andrew Guernsey is a senior advisor to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Department of Health and Human Services. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to share the Trump Administration’s groundbreaking work to expose the flawed science and political bias behind gender-affirming treatments for minors. They dive into the recent HHS report that reveals just how weak the evidence is for these treatments—and how the Biden administration had quietly pushed them using taxpayer dollars, pressuring medical organizations, and spreading misleading information.

Prior to serving under Secretary Kennedy, Andrew served as a Policy Advisor in the U.S. House and Senate, including for Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Read the full Gender Dysphoria Report from HHS here: https://opa.hhs.gov/gender-dysphoria-report

The Situation Report for July 24, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers the biggest story of the week: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral to the Department of Justice over the Intelligence Community’s “Russia collusion” claims from 2017 – laying out what Director Gabbard found and what happens next. He also covers new trade deals, defunding gender transition procedures, a disturbing report on America’s organ transplant system, and much more.

President Trump seals new trade deals with key Indo-Pacific allies

Hospitals lose federal funding for gender transition procedures on minors

DNI Tulsi Gabbard makes a criminal referral over the Russia collusion scandal

An investigation into the organ transplant system reveals disturbing practices

YouTube deletes thousands of propaganda accounts tied to China and Russia

Get well soon, President Trump

Classic Coca-Cola is coming to a shelf near you

Read of the week: “The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Attack”