Kelly Sadler: Politically Unstable

President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in a historic summit between the two world leaders. Scholar of China and author Gordon Chang believes, however, that when it comes to leverage, President Trump comes out on top.
On the latest Politically Unstable, Mr. Chang sits down with Washington Times Commentary Editor Kelly Sadler to discuss this meeting, plus more on threats from China.

Plummeting test scores, political activism in the classroom, and a school board spending a staggering $150 million on a school it doesn't need. That's just the beginning of the dysfunction parents are exposing in Fairfax County Public Schools.
Stephanie Lundquist-Arora joins Kelly Sadler to break down the waste, fraud, and abuse plaguing one of the nation's largest — and most troubled — school districts.

O.J. Oleka, CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation, joins Washington Times Commentary Editor Kelly Sadler on Politically Unstable to expose the rampant fraud draining taxpayer dollars across the country. From fake childcare centers in Minnesota to fraudulent hospices in Los Angeles County, Oleka breaks down how these schemes flourish, and why Democratic leaders in states like Minnesota and California turned a blind eye.

Washington Times Commentary Editor Kelly Sadler sits down with Line Drive Public Affairs founder and GOP strategist Tim Murtaugh to break down how Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is not the moderate she claimed to be, as well as the Democrats' push for a redistricting ballot initiative heading into the April 21st vote.

From Jan. 15, 2026: The demonstrations in Iran are at an early stage and could be what eventually brings down the regime, but the U.S. should take steps now, pressure its allies in Europe and the Middle East to express their strong support for the demonstrators and condemn the regime's violent efforts at suppression. Washington Times Commentary Editor Kelly Sadler is joined by Fred Fleitz, vice chair of the America First Policy Institute's Center for American Security, chief of staff of the Trump National Security Council and a CIA analyst.