Russia Helping Iran Target U.S. Troops? Gas Prices Rising and Election Integrity

Trump’s Iran war fallout, Russia sharing intelligence with Iran, rising gas prices, and the SAVE Act battle over election integrity. Plus: War Porn messaging, Washington’s brain drain, and Rubio vs Vance.Is the United States stumbling into a wider conflict — and are Americans about to feel it at the pump?This week on Political Rehab, Matt Robison and Matt Wylie tackle a week where foreign policy, political strategy, and economic reality all collided.The White House has begun releasing highly produced strike videos from the Iran conflict — slick, cinematic clips critics say look more like a Call of Duty montage than a war briefing. Is this modern messaging… or propaganda designed for social media?At the same time, reports suggest the administration may be pushing experienced national security experts out of government, raising a troubling question: are we projecting strength abroad while hollowing out the expertise that actually keeps the country safe?Then a shocking intelligence report: Russia may be sharing information with Iran that could help locate American troops and ships in the Middle East.If that’s true, why isn’t it the biggest story in Washington?Back home, the political fallout is starting to show up somewhere Americans actually notice — gas prices.As tensions in the Middle East disrupt oil markets, the White House appears to be betting the economic pain will fade before voters head to the polls. Wylie calls that gamble “Russian roulette with the Republican majority.”Meanwhile inside Republican politics, another question is quietly emerging: who comes after Trump?At a private gathering of donors, support reportedly broke heavily toward Marco Rubio over JD Vance, raising new questions about the future leadership of the MAGA movement.Then the show goes deeper into one of the most explosive fights in Washington right now: the SAVE Act and the battle over election integrity.Republicans say new voter ID rules are needed to protect elections.Democrats say the bill could block millions of legitimate voters.But what does the actual evidence say about voter fraud, mail ballots, and election security?Finally, the show wraps with two signature segments:That’s Bullshit – a look at the contradictions inside the “Make America Healthy Again” movement and the politics of vaccines.Dose of Hope – why wild scientific ideas like space mirrors, salt batteries, and fusion energy remind us that the future is still being invented.Political Rehab is the only show where a Republican strategist and a Democratic insider argue about politics like normal human beings.Smart politics.No spin.No hangover.