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    Border Czar: ICE & CBP Working On Minneapolis “Drawdown Plan”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 46:11


    A major reversal in Minneapolis, a change at the top, and a new tone. A look at what Tom Homan taking charge means for a city on the brink. Plus, new CNN analysis of the Alex Pretti shooting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Elizabeth Warren To GOP: Time To Speak Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 47:26


    The ICE debate intensifies as dramatic new video shows Alex Pretti clashing with agents 11 days before his death. Plus, a threat from the President to the Minneapolis mayor sets off a chain reaction about the role of police.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump & Officials Begin To Point Fingers After ICE Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 46:19


    Stephen Miller deflects blame to the agents on the ground while the drumbeat grows louder for Kristi Noem's job. Plus, Donald Trump's moment of concession includes a pledge and a throw under the bus. Also, a man rushes Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    New Video & Analysis Contradict DHS Account Of Citizen Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 46:51


    A watershed moment for gaslighting in dark times. Does the spin of Alex Pretti's death prove there are bounds for brazenness? Plus, how gun rights are apparently not universal for some on the right.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    FBI Agent Who Tried To Probe Renee Good's Shooter Resigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 46:43


    The feds defend the detention of a preschooler while introducing a new catchphrase for the outrage. Plus, Donald Trump's assertion that NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan draws rebukes from Prince Harry to America's greatest ally.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Ice Detaining 5-Year-Old Boy, Father At Texas Facility Amid Outcry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 46:34


    Federal officers begin arresting protestors who rushed a Minnesota church while the White House alters pictures of a suspect. Plus, did ICE use a preschooler as bait?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Walks Back Threats Against Greenland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 46:12


    Donald Trump backs off his Greenland threats. But, is it worth the price of isolating Americas allies? Also, protestors in Minneapolis confront ICE agents about stopping people based on race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Western Alliance In Crisis Amid Trump Threats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 55:36


    Police in Minneapolis sound the alarm on ICE in the streets who are now stopping cops. Plus, the DOJ subpoena Minnesota Democrats as liberals reach their limits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Ties His Greenland Push For Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 46:35


    A look at why the president suggests he's threatening to invade a NATO ally over a Nobel snub. Plus, the DOJ vows to prosecute anti-ICE protesters who stormed a house of worship.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Walz On DOJ Investigation Of Him: “Dangerous, Authoritarian”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 46:42


    A storm intensifies as the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into Minnesota's Democratic leaders while ICE surges in the state. Plus, Donald Trump suffers brutal feedback on his progress report.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 46:22


    Boiling point in Minneapolis and Donald Trump threatens the Insurrection Act as the governor begs him to remove ICE from the streets. Plus, the opposition leader hoping to lead Venezuela gives Trump an incentive to back her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Another Shooting In Minneapolis Involving Federal Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 54:06


    As a majority of Americans say ICE Is making cities less safe, the administration delivers a message with street confrontations on the rise. Plus, he told protestors to take over their institutions, now Donald Trump is changing his tune.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    American Tensions: ICE Confrontations and Political Unrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 46:16


    Abby Philip dives into the growing chaos surrounding ICE raids and their violent confrontations with demonstrators, particularly in Minneapolis following a deadly ICE shooting. The segment features an intense debate between commentators on the current state of federal enforcement actions and public protests.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Backlash After DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into Fed Chair Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 46:19


    The DOJ takes Donald Trump's vendetta against the Federal Reserve to an extraordinary level. Plus, after ICE's shooting of a citizen in Minneapolis, DHS is flooding the state with more agents while the White House attacks those speaking up.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Political Sides Rush To Judge ICE Agent's Shooting Of Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 47:29


    New angles of ICE's fatal shooting in Minneapolis showcase a Rorschach test for a divided nation. Plus, Tucker Carlson calls out the right for being hypocritical on their reaction to this tragedy versus Charlie Kirk's death.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Vance: ICE's Shooting Of Woman A “Tragedy Of Her Own Making”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 47:17


    The Trump administration attacks the woman shot by ICE, claiming she caused her own death. Plus, after instantly calling the incident domestic terror, federal officials are now blocking Minnesota from the evidence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Anger After ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Woman In Minneapolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 47:28


    Anger on the streets after an ICE agent fatally shoots a woman in her car. The White House is calling it self defense while witnesses call it murder. Plus, as the United States seizes two more oil tankers linked to Venezuela, tempers flare on Capitol Hill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rubio Tells U.S. Congress That U.S. Considers Buying Greenland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 47:24


    The administration openly flirts with taking a NATO ally by force. Would the world fight back? Plus, in the Trump era, some autocrats get captured while others get loved.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Says He's In Charge Of Venezuela After Ousting Maduro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 47:15


    Oil, drugs, or democracy? Donald Trump's conflicting reasons for the brazen capture of Nicolas Maduro. Plus, the President puts other nations on notice, warning they may be next. Also, Pete Hegseth punishes Sen. Mark Kelly for a similar message the defense secretary once issued about illegal orders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    House Republicans Release Jack Smith Testimony On NYE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2026 93:41


    The House Judiciary Committee on New Year's Eve released a transcript and video of its closed-door hearing with Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led the two failed prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Judge: Top DOJ Officials May Have Pushed To Prosecute Abrego Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 95:31


    After denying any involvement in his Tennessee prosecution for alleged human smuggling, internal DOJ files suggest otherwise. Will it help Kilmar Ábrego García's claim of a vindictive prosecution?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Exclusive: CIA Drone Strike Targets Port Facility In Venezuela

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 93:04


    CNN has exclusively learned that the CIA carried out a drone strike in Venezuela earlier this month. It is the first known United States attack inside the country. Sources tell CNN that the target appears to have been a remote dock on the coast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GOP & Consumer Confidence Reports Show Two Sides Of Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2025 47:11


    A tale of two economies. A surprisingly strong report but why don't things feel more affordable for most Americans? Plus, a look at who is getting in and who is getting out this midterm season. Also, MAGA embraces Nicki Minaj.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    DOJ Releases New Batch Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Docs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 47:14


    Thousands of new Epstein files are released and, as the President's name appears, the Justice Department blasts untrue and sensationalist claims. Plus, the Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Chicago.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Turning Point Event Shows Deep Divide Within MAGA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 48:42


    Is the MAGA feud a sign of bigger problems ahead? Plus, the vice president spoke at Turning Point USA and didn't denounce any of it. Plus, the DOJ takes back some of what was released in the Epstein files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump DOJ Releases Trove Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 46:41


    They're the subject of scrutiny, conspiracy, and mystery. Now, Pam Bondi faces a midnight deadline to release all of the Epstein files. Plus, President Trump puts his name on the Kennedy Center despite legal questions about whether he can do that.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Addresses Nation Amid Unpopular Economy, Fractured GOP

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 46:28


    The President makes his case despite an unpopular economy, a fractured base, and an anxious republic. Plus, centrist Republicans buck their speaker as America's healthcare hangs in the balance. Also, Donald Trump takes his trolling to a brand new level.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump's Chief Of Staff Makes Stunning Remarks On Staff, Policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 46:37


    A stunning interview from Donald Trump's gatekeeper. Trump's chief of staff says she's surrounded by a right wing zealot, a conspiracy theorist, and a president with the personality of an alcoholic. Also, as unemployment hits a four year high, JD Vance admits there's an affordability crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Attacks "Deranged" Rob Reiner After His Tragic Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 46:52


    How low can American leadership go? The President uses Rob Reiner's tragic murder to attack him politically. One conservative says the Reiner response shows why more of Trump's supporters are leaving him. But, a new report suggests he's not listening.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    RNC Chair Says GOP Facing “Certain Defeat” But Need Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 46:37


    Donald Trump's hand-picked RNC chair predicts doom is coming as new cracks emerge in the President's armor. Plus, new pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's estate shows his world was both secret and bipartisan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Indiana GOP Rejects Trump's Redistricting Map In Rebuke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 46:10


    The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump's months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela In Major Escalation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 46:52


    President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that the US had taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move which risks inflaming tensions with that country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Grades His Unpopular Economy As An “A+++++”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 46:35


    The President hits the road to sell and unpopular economy and, just like rising prices, he's grading on a curve. Plus, Donald Trump calls for the deportation of a sitting congresswoman.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump To Hit Road As More Americans Sour On His Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 46:07


    As more Americans say they are worse off financially this year, and they're paying more for groceries, Donald Trump turns on the gaslight. Plus, the President walks back the green light on releasing the video of the second strike.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Boat At Center Of “Double Tap” Strike Was Not Headed To U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 45:54


    The alleged pipe bomber says he believed the election conspiracy as the FBI's number two suggests he pushed conspiracies for cash.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Dems After Seeing Video Of Second Strike: “Very Troubling”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 46:28


    Why images of an alleged war crime may be in the eye of the beholder. Plus, the retribution tour suffers another cancellation. A look at why a grand jury is rejecting Trump's thirst for revenge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    New Contradictions As Timeline Of Boat Strikes Gets Clearer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 46:18


    Closer scrutiny is starting to expose the administration's story as a watchdog says Pete Hegseth put troops in danger. Plus, after the President calls high costs a fake narrative, his money man now blames the electoral map.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GOP Averts Disaster In District That Dems Made Competitive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 46:01


    Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth double down on their distancing from the double tap strike in an alleged drug boat. Plus, the President attacks an immigrant community over fraud and a foe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Hegseth Shifts Responsibility For Double-Tap Strike On Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 46:15


    Damning new accusations about Donald Trump's boat bombings and who ordered the kills. Plus, while the President strikes alleged drug boats, he pardons one of the world's most notorious kingpins responsible for cocaine into America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Officials Say Guardsmen Were “Targeted” In DC Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 47:43


    Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot just blocks away from the White House and both are in critical condition. The suspect is in custody and a source tells CNN that he is not cooperating with investigators.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    FBI Seeks Interview With Democrats In Video Warning To Troops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 46:47


    In a federal escalation, the FBI says they want to talk to the six who told the military to disobey illegal orders. Plus, a leaked chat reveals America's dealmaking between Russia and Ukraine with a war and a MAGA base in the balance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Judge Tosses Trump DOJ's Criminal Case Against Comey & James

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 47:06


    President Trump's revenge tour turns into a debacle as cases against two foes are outright dismissed. Plus, he's calling them the seditious six, and now Pete Hegseth threatens one of them for speaking out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Greene Resigning Amid Trump Feud: “I Refuse To Be A Battered Wife”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 47:30


    Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will be resigning from office in January, stunning some in her own party after a shocking, monthslong political pivot that catapulted her from one of President Donald Trump's closest allies to one of his top antagonists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Floats Execution For Dems Who Say To Ignore Illegal Orders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 46:22


    The president of the United States calls for the execution of several Democrats for telling troops to follow the law. Plus, the Coast Guard will reportedly no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Signs Bill Directing DOJ To Release Epstein Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 47:11


    Signed, sealed, and delivered. But, when will we see all the Epstein files? There is growing concern about transparency and delays. Plus, a key economic report is delayed and Trump's approval numbers are dropping as Americans are fed up with high costs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Epstein Survivors Call On Trump To Sign Bill Into Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 45:40


    Unity on Capitol Hill as the House and the Senate overwhelmingly stand together on the most divisive of topics—the Epstein files. The public is one major step closer to knowing what secrets those files contain. Plus, a royal reception for the Saudi crown prince complete with revisionist history when it comes to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Flips, Urges Republicans To Vote To Release Epstein Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 47:19


    On the eve of the Epstein vote, Donald Trump sees the writing on the wall and reverses his threats against Republicans. Plus, the MAGA civil war takes a new turn as the president defends Tucker Carlson for giving a holocaust denier a platform.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Trump Tries Turning Epstein Spotlight From Him To Foes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 46:14


    As pressure mounts ahead of the vote to release the Epstein files, Donald Tump orders his Justice Department to turn the spotlight on his foes. Plus, despite featuring the issue on the campaign trail, the president calls Republicans who care about Epstein stupid.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GOP Braces For Mass Defections On Epstein Vote After Emails

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 45:48


    As more Epstein revelations surface, a shift emerges. A look at why Donald Trump is bracing for mass defections from his own party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Epstein Email Describes Trump As The “Dog That Hasn't Barked”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 54:26


    Disturbing new revelations about what Donald Trump knew in Jeffrey Epstein's own words. Plus, first they fired the messenger, now the White House says we'll never see last month's jobs report.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    UK Suspends Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Trump's “Illegal” Attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 46:21


    A chilling surprise as America's greatest ally stops sharing intelligence with the United States, fearful that Donald Trump is breaking the law. Plus, while his predecessor downplayed the problem, the President denies economic woes even exist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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