The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Are Republicans getting too comfortable ahead of the 2026 midterm elections?

On this episode of Normally, Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz warn against counting Democrats out as election season heats up. From Maine and Minnesota to Seattle and Los Angeles, they examine the political consequences of progressive policies on taxes, housing, crime, policing, immigration, and education. 

Mary Katharine and Karol discuss Los A...

Steve Yates breaks down the major national security and geopolitical stories shaping the week, including new details surrounding the FlyDubai hijacker and troubling questions about radicalization, vetting, and international intelligence sharing.

Steve also examines the departure of U.S. B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security concerns in the United Kingdom and a separate Iran-related spy scandal raisin...

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton have an extensive discussion of a thwarted attack aboard Flydubai Flight 1073 and what Clay and Buck describe as a stunning breakdown in international aviation security. They recount reports that pilot Hamam Al-Hamami had previously worked for Oman Air, where authorities became concerned about his interest in radical ideology, prohibited him from flying, placed him in a deradicalization program, and reas...

Hour 1 of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show opens with a preview of the fast-moving political and cultural stories shaping the day, including President Donald Trump campaigning in Ohio with the 2026 midterm elections roughly a month away, the latest Cornell allegations and the involvement of New York Attorney General Letitia James, WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, a reported plague case in Russia, and Supreme Court Justice Samuel ...

Hour 2 of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show focuses heavily on the controversy surrounding the so-called Cornell Seven, New York Attorney General Letitia James, campus sexual-assault allegations, prosecutorial discretion and due process, before shifting to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the historic leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization draft opinion, the attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kav...

Hour 3 of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show features actor, comedian and Marine veteran Rob Riggle for a wide-ranging conversation about the new film Jimmy, the remarkable World War II military service of Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart, patriotism and sacrifice, as well as the state of modern Hollywood and comedy. The hour then turns to cancel culture and old social media posts, Chris Rock’s critique of “wokeness,&rd...

The 2026 midterm elections are just 29 days away—and Ryan Girdusky is looking beyond the polls to the numbers that could actually determine who wins.

On this episode of It’s a Numbers Game, Ryan breaks down two critical indicators heading into Election Day: campaign spending and voter registration. Republicans are pouring money into key Senate, House, and gubernatorial races, while Democrats are showing surprising momen...

Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford asks a simple question after last week's Senate hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith: when Congress puts someone in the hot seat, does anyone ever pay? Smith has been referred to the Justice Department over his House testimony, but he has not been charged. David walks through nearly a century of Senate investigations, from the 1934 air mail hearings to Watergate, Iran Contra, Enron and th...

Tennessee tried to execute death row inmate Christa Pike by lethal injection. She survived. Pike remained hospitalized, unconscious and on a ventilator after receiving two doses of the execution drug, while Governor Bill Lee ordered a review of what went wrong. Buck reacts to the extraordinary failed execution and asks how a state can botch the ultimate punishment this badly. He also takes on the larger death penalty debate, from l...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joins Tudor Dixon to discuss the Trump administration’s push to expand American energy production, lower costs, roll back Biden-era regulations, and protect U.S. manufacturing.

Zeldin breaks down his visit to Michigan, the future of the Line 5 pipeline, the EPA’s repeal of Biden-era power plant regulations, and why the administration believes environmental protectio...

In Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Clay and Buck recap their eventful trip to Washington, D.C., including Buck’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery for the burial ceremony of his wife’s grandfather, Admiral James Flatley, followed by an informal meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. The hosts describe talking with President Trump about national politics, the media, college football, a...

In Hour 2 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Clay and Buck analyze the latest developments involving Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Middle East oil exports, gas prices, inflation, the U.S. economy, and the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Tehran. They discuss reports that Middle Eastern crude exports have rebounded toward prewar levels as Iran’s ability to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormu...

In Hour 3 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Clay and Buck dive into a pair of high-profile legal controversies, beginning with the reopened investigation into an alleged 2024 sexual assault involving Cornell University fraternity members. The hosts stress the importance of withholding judgment and following the evidence as questions of consent, drugs and alcohol, witness accounts, digital communications, and competing allega...

The Cornell 7 case has taken another major turn. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate the sexual assault allegations surrounding a 2024 incident at a Cornell fraternity, after questions emerged about how police and the local district attorney handled the original investigation. Buck breaks down the conflicting accounts at the center of the case, the debate ...

Steve Yates delivers a Nation States weekend update on the major national security and geopolitical developments shaping the U.S. competition with Iran and China.

Steve examines the attempted attack aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel and developments in the United Kingdom, and discusses what they could mean for Iran, the IRGC, and the possibility of further military action. The FlyDubai investigation remains ongoing; Preside...

Steve Yates delivers a Nation States weekend update on the major national security and geopolitical developments shaping the U.S. competition with Iran and China.

Steve examines the attempted attack aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel and developments in the United Kingdom, and discusses what they could mean for Iran, the IRGC, and the possibility of further military action. The FlyDubai investigation remains ongoing; Preside...

Karol Markowicz sits down with author and Storytime for Grown Ups host Faith Moore to discuss her new romantic comedy, Wooing Jane, a wildly original story that brings Henry VIII into the modern world to help two lonely people fall in love.

Their conversation quickly expands into a bigger question: Have men and women forgotten how to woo each other? Moore discusses chivalry, modern feminism, changing expectations between men and wo...

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton look at the 2026 midterm elections, including the fight for control of the Senate and House, President Donald Trump campaigning in Texas, and the increasingly competitive Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. Clay argues that Republican voters in Texas cannot take the race for granted and urges Texans to treat the contest as a serious battleground heading toward Election Day.  The...

Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show opens with a look at the 2026 midterm elections, including the fight for control of the Senate and House, President Donald Trump campaigning in Texas, and the increasingly competitive Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. Clay argues that Republican voters in Texas cannot take the race for granted and urges Texans to treat the contest as a serious battleground headin...