{"id":5790,"date":"2025-11-06T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/368-jim-vandehei-venezuela-war-powers-act-vote-can-congress-finally-stop-trump-on-something-the-shutdown-slams-vets-national-security-axios-leadership-lessons-learned-being-a-good-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:07:00","slug":"368-jim-vandehei-venezuela-war-powers-act-vote-can-congress-finally-stop-trump-on-something-the-shutdown-slams-vets-national-security-axios-leadership-lessons-learned-being-a-good-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/368-jim-vandehei-venezuela-war-powers-act-vote-can-congress-finally-stop-trump-on-something-the-shutdown-slams-vets-national-security-axios-leadership-lessons-learned-being-a-good-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"368. Jim VandeHei. Venezuela War Powers Act Vote. Can Congress Finally Stop Trump on Something? The Shutdown Slams Vets &amp; National Security. Axios Leadership Lessons Learned. Being a Good Leader. Diaper Diplomacy, Fatherhood &amp; 6 Rules for the Modern Man.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA1936956364\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Your host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\"><u>@PaulRieckhoff<\/u><\/a>) welcomes dynamic, influential and highly-successful (yet humble) Axios CEO Jim VandeHei (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JimVandeHei\"><u>@JimVandeHei<\/u><\/a>) for an unfiltered look at the election aftermath, democracy\u2019s crossroads, and how Americans can reclaim control from broken institutions and divisive algorithms. And they also dig into the potential expansion of Trump\u2019s military strikes on Venezuela, whether a vote this week from Congress on a War Powers Act bill can stop him, and how the government shutdown is hitting the Pentagon dangerously and especially hard. Whether discussing congressional failures, presidential overreach, what it means to be a modern man, or how to \u201cclean up your algorithm\u201d for sanity and truth, Jim delivers candid advice and hope for a more resilient America. Packed with moments of wisdom on leadership, service, patriotism, and the media&#8217;s future, this episode is a must for independent thinkers everywhere.\u200b\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories&#8211;and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. Its independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve&#8211;and stay vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5bcG6QmOQkE\"><u>WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Follow Jim VandeHei on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JimVandeHei\"><u>social media<\/u><\/a> and support his work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/\"><u>Axios<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a> and all of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/candidates\/\"><u>the IVA candidates<\/u><\/a>\u2013including two that won last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/u><\/a> of Independent Americans. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) welcomes dynamic, influential and highly-successful (yet humble) Axios CEO Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) for an unfiltered look at the election aftermath, democracy\u2019s crossroads, and how Americans can reclaim control from broken institutions and divisive algorithms. And they also dig into the potential expansion of Trump\u2019s military strikes on Venezuela, whether a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/368-jim-vandehei-venezuela-war-powers-act-vote-can-congress-finally-stop-trump-on-something-the-shutdown-slams-vets-national-security-axios-leadership-lessons-learned-being-a-good-leader\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">368. Jim VandeHei. Venezuela War Powers Act Vote. Can Congress Finally Stop Trump on Something? The Shutdown Slams Vets &amp; National Security. Axios Leadership Lessons Learned. Being a Good Leader. Diaper Diplomacy, Fatherhood &amp; 6 Rules for the Modern Man.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c3f6c3d708224db167361740373106e2.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Your host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) welcomes dynamic, influential and highly-successful (yet humble) Axios CEO Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) for an unfiltered look at the election aftermath, democracy\u2019s crossroads, and how Americans can reclaim control from broken institutions and divisive algorithms. 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