Hour 1: Democratic Socialists of America's platform would worsen the US's financial disposition

This hour, Newell talks about the financial and economic consequences if Democratic Socialists of America candidates were to ever implement the policies that they advocate for. Then, Mike Petrilli, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute & Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins the show to discuss new national poll data showing a major shift in how families view grade inflation and why a long-overdue reality check could put education reform back on the map heading into 2028.