Neil W. McCabe: Trump’s Space Academy Reflects Growing Importance of Space Force

by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 31, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Longtime political reporter Neil W. McCabe, a U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army veteran, said President Donald Trump’s decision to establish a commission to design a proposed U.S. Space Academy reflects the growing importance of space operations to America’s military....

McCabe: Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Agreement

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 19, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Veteran Washington correspondent Neil W. McCabe said Friday that continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah remains the greatest threat to the newly signed U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Appearing on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, McCabe discussed...

McCabe: Ceasefire Extension Buys Time as U.S. Positions for Potential Escalation with Iran

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 26, 2026 | News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, World

Amid renewed but fragile diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran, veteran D.C. political reporter Neil W. McCabe suggests that the current ceasefire may be less about peace and more about strategic timing. Speaking during Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick...

Oil Prices Tumble After Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open, McCabe Says Spike Was Driven by ‘Fear’

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 18, 2026 | News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, World

Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic triggered an immediate decline in oil prices, a development national political reporter Neil W. McCabe said reflects easing geopolitical fears rather than a significant change in global...

Leahy Floats Jeff Clark as ‘Wildcard’ AG Pick as Trump Seeks Bondi Replacement

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, made the case for Jeff Clark as a potential wildcard pick for attorney general, as President Donald Trump seeks a permanent replacement following last week’s ouster of Pam Bondi. In the interim,...

Neil W. McCabe: Signal Chat Example of a ‘War Against the Trump Administration Being Fought from the Inside’

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 28, 2025 | National, News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

National political reporter Neil W. McCabe said he believes the journalist from The Atlantic who was mistakenly included in a group chat among top Trump administration officials is an example of “a war against the Trump administration being fought from the inside.” On...