The national debt just crossed $40 trillion for the first time — a milestone reached in record time and one guests call an existential threat to America’s future. John Solomon and Amanda Head break down the latest Treasury numbers with Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), who has been sounding the alarm on runaway spending and just introduced legislation requiring dollar-for-dollar cuts anytime the debt limit is raised.
Then pollster Rich Baris joins to unpack the newest generic-ballot numbers showing Democrats leading by 6–8 points and what that could mean for Republican control of Congress this November. Plus: a look at DSA-backed candidates who have been winning Democratic primaries with platforms that include abolishing police, prisons, and borders — and whether those wins are helping or hurting the left heading into the midterms.