Mike reacts to surprise Republican victories and a growing House majority while blasting media doom-and-gloom predictions. He tracks the Angel Tree campaign as it surges toward its massive Christmas goal for children of incarcerated parents. The show turns fiery as Mike exposes anti-ICE protesters caught unable to explain why immigration laws shouldn’t be enforced. He also unloads on Minnesota prosecutors after a repeat rapist, freed through plea deals, is charged again—calling the system dangerously broken.