What To Expect From The Midterms + US Attorney Jeanine Pirro

Jan 27, 2026

Jeanine Pirro, former judge and prosecutor now U.S. Attorney for D.C., talks crime and prosecution priorities. She discusses how prosecutorial choices change public safety. Conversation covers federal and national-security-related cases and how enforcement plays out in high-profile investigations.

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Senate Control Determines Governing Capacity

A Senate majority is crucial for confirming appointments and blocking Democratic obstruction or impeachments.
Josh Holmes argues a 53-47 Republican majority materially affects governance and judicial outcomes.

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North Carolina Could Break Spending Records

North Carolina's open Tillis seat will be extremely expensive and competitive, potentially drawing unprecedented spending.
Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper's name ID and crime record are central to how the race will shift once spending begins.

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Turnout, Not Just Policy, Decides Georgia

Georgia is a pivotal battleground where turnout differences between rural and suburban voters decide the result.
John Ossoff bets on suburban Atlanta turnout and money to offset rural Republican strength.

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The fellas are laying the whole Senate map on the table and getting real about what’s actually at stake for the next two years.

We get into why holding the Senate matters so much for a Trump administration, from confirmations to the very real threat of impeachment politics coming roaring back if Democrats get the chance.

Then we start walking state by state through the early battlefield, where the money is going to flood in, where the margins are going to be brutal, and where Republicans can realistically grow the majority.

We start with North Carolina, because the fellas think it’s shaping up to be one of the most expensive races in American history—potentially a $600 million monster. We talk through the matchup dynamics, why the Democrat name ID advantage is real early, and why the race changes once the spending begins. Then we jump to Georgia, where Ossoff’s entire plan looks like it hinges on Republicans not showing up in the rural areas in a midterm—so the primary becomes its own test of who can actually build the kind of turnout operation it takes to win.️

From there, we hit the rest of the map: Susan Collins once again fighting upstream in Maine while Democrats try to sort out their own mess, Michigan opening up with Democrats in a fractured primary and Republicans feeling like they’ve got a real shot, and the Texas situation that could turn into a full-blown runoff slugfest with massive consequences.

We also get into Alaska’s quirks and why polling there is always a mess, Ohio’s matchup potential, Iowa’s open seat and why candidate quality matters, and the Louisiana calendar that’s set up to produce a low-turnout sprint into a runoff.

Then we talk with US Attorney Jeanine Pirro about crime in D.C., what changes when prosecutors actually prosecute, how the federal component of her office plays into major cases, and why she’s approaching public safety like it’s the job—not a press strategy.
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