Midterm Polls, Space Force Weapons, and the US-Greenland Deal Explained

You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for September 21, 2026. 

We open with the Top 3 Things You Need to Know, starting with the midterm outlook and a deep dive on dueling polls—Polymarket, The Economist, the New York Times/Siena survey, and a new Marquette Law School poll—all pointing different directions on control of the House and Senate. We debate whether apathy or overconfidence among Republican voters could tip the balance, and weigh the influence of figures like Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie on the party's cohesion. From there we cover President Trump's announcement of a new "AI Force" and a forthcoming AI czar, his decision to bar Politico, CNN, and MSNBC from the White House press pool, and the Fifth Circuit's ruling striking down the federal ban on interstate handgun sales.

We then turn to the Secretary of the Air Force's stunning revelation that the U.S. Space Force already possesses an operational orbital weapons system, and what that could mean for satellite defense and missile tracking.

Next up is American Mamas, where Teri Netterville and Kimberly Burleson join us to discuss the fallout around the Lindsay Clancy juror who was doxxed after the trial, the racial undertones in the media coverage, and the broader conversation about jury tampering and accountability.

We dig deep into President Trump's remarks calling the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt a "Democrat plot," parsing what he may have meant and where the Secret Service's conduct under the Biden administration fits in. We also break down the new U.S.-Greenland agreement, why it matters far more strategically than the Danish press is letting on, and what it means for Arctic defense and mineral access.

We touch on a First Amendment ruling against a University of California misgendering policy and what it means for free speech on campus, then land on our Bright Spot: Toys R Us announcing 120 new standalone retail stores nationwide this Christmas, and why getting kids into physical stores again matters. We close out with a look at a study on how Democratic versus Republican women view men, and a Moment of Whoa about an 84-year-old man returning a library book 130 years overdue.

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