Noem Out, Iran War “Far From Over,” and Talarico’s Win

Pivot

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Kara and Scott break down Trump’s dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the economic effects of the Iran war, and the highlights from Tuesday's first 2026 midterm primaries. Plus, OpenAI's Pentagon deal blows up in Sam Altman's face, and the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger lands on Scott’s “worst acquisitions” list. Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠.Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcast⁠⁠.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Scott is always late as if he's the most important person, and yet he's not.
0:08.2	Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher.
0:13.5	I'm Scott Callowah. And where are you, Scott?
0:16.0	Somewhere over the North Atlantic, Kara. Where are you?
0:18.6	All right. I am in my studio in D.C.
0:21.3	But we record this.
0:22.3	Corey, maintain eye contact.
0:25.2	Maintain eye contact.
0:27.5	Is Corey Lewandowski with you?
0:29.3	Lundowski, yeah.
0:31.0	So I'm fairly certain he's not going to keep his job either.
0:35.5	I'm guessing.
0:36.2	Well, let me just give people back it up for a minute.
0:38.5	Scott, we recorded earlier but had to hop back on, hence why you're on a blame and we're
0:43.2	redoing this.
0:44.2	President Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary, Christy Noem, or given her a fake job.
0:48.9	Trump announced the move on true social, saying Noem had served us well and has had numerous and spectacular results.
0:55.9	He announced the Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen would replace Noam.
1:01.0	Noam is stepping into a new role, apparently. She wasn't quite fired. I don't know what this is.
1:05.2	It's like a firing case. Oh, no, she was fired. I get it.
1:07.9	It's like Special Envoy to Hulu original programming or something. No, she's special envoy. Let's get it right. I get it. It's like special envoy to Hulu original programming. No, she's special
1:12.8	envoy. Let's get it right. Special envoy to the shield of the Americas. I don't even, that's like a bad
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