Nvidia’s Spy Drama, Iran War Status, and Where Conservative Evangelicals Go From Here

This week, AI chipmaker Nvidia opened an investigation into its CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy. National security expert and author Elizabeth Neumann joins the show to break down the AI/spy saga and its ramifications for the U.S. Then, retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer Mike Nelson examines the impeachment effort aimed at Pete Hegseth, as well as the status of the U.S. war with Iran. We also talk with pastor and professor Daniel Darling about post-midterm introspection for conservative evangelicals.   REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: Hegseth Should Go. But Probably Not This Way. by Mike Nelson. The Questions Conservative Evangelicals Should Be Asking by Daniel Darling. Welcome to CT Leaders by Monty Waldron. CT Leaders Free 30-day Trial. CT Leaders - Become a Member! GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN:  Join the conversation at our Substack.  Find us on YouTube.  Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice.    ABOUT THE GUESTS:   Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations: on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the Director of National Intelligence during the Obama administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention in the first Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News.   Mike Nelson is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute, and a contributor to The Dispatch. In the Army, he served at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, including as the Deputy Director of the US Central Commander’s Action Group, Future Operations director of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Syria, Director of the Baghdad Targeting Cell, and as a special forces company and Operational Detachment Alpha commander in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He deployed eleven times to Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Qatar, and Kosovo with the 82nd Airborne Division, the 5th Special Forces Group, Joint Special Operations Command, and Special Operations Command-Central.   Daniel Darling is an author, pastor, and thought leader. He serves as the Director of The Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Assistant Professor of Faith and Culture at Texas Baptist College. Dan has served in a variety of senior executive nonprofit positions. He has also pastored churches in Illinois and Tennessee.   ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly news analysis podcast from Christianity Today. Each episode offers commentary on current events and headlining news with a roundtable of premier guests, and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world   The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more.    “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer & Moderator: Courtney Blair Producer: Nathan Nipper Associate Producer: Crystal Dady  Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps  Executive Producer: Erik Petrik  Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices