The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: Seattle businesses look to private security in downtown to protect against crime, and Tina Podlodowski keeps lying about Ann Davison. \ Merck seeks FDA authorization of antiviral COVID-19 pill. \ Do proper research.

A huge victory for religious freedom as Washington backs off attack on the confessional seal. New rule changes from USPS could create some vote-by-mail complications this November. Washington police are using virtual reality to train. How the shutdown is affecting air travel. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio's Chris Sullivan on weekend traffic. // Quick Hit: Katie Porter’s campaign is absolutely imploding and it couldn’t happen to a worse person.

Washington voters will vote on if they want long term care funds to be invested into the stock market. Some Seattle city employees are still not coming into the office. Sound Transit wants yet another property tax increase to ameliorate its budget deficit. Bob Woodward is once again saying what Trump is doing is “worse than Watergate.” // Big Local: A Federal Way couple had their Dahlia garden destroyed by a passerby. The Everett City Council might renew a law inhibiting people from lying and sitting on public property. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim: What are fans doing to get ready for Mariners games? 

Vandals damaged a BLM mural in Seattle. There are more complaints about food vendors in the greater Seattle area that don’t have proper permitting and are committing health code violations. President Trump was once again snubbed for a Nobel Peace Prize. Some in the Washington State GOP are hoping Seattle is the next city to get federal troops. // The Trump Administration says it has started laying off federal workers as a result of the shutdown. Democrat Senators confronted Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in what was clearly a coordinated political stunt. // How big of a baseball town is Seattle?

The Seattle school board nixed plans to bring back school resources officers. CNBC’s Joe Kernen didn’t pull any punches when confronting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about the government shutdown. There’s a new ‘Sober-Curious’ fad gaining steam across Washington State. // LongForm: GUEST: Congressman Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) on the historic Middle East peace deal brokered by the Trump Administration and an update on the government shutdown. // Quick Hit: Stealing from Boy Scouts, fighting for beach access, and swastikas in Issaquah.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is trying to get a PR victory by enacting two new meaningless executive orders regarding ICE. After a brief scare, it turns out that Dolly Parton is alright. The Supreme Court is hearing a case on state laws that ban ‘conversion therapy.’ // Big Local: A Gig Harbor guitar shop was scammed via credit card fraud. The ‘South Hill rapist’ has been relocated from Federal Way to Auburn. Pop star Benson Boone returned home for a show and paid a visit to his alma mater Monroe High School. // You Pick the Topic: Mask mandates are coming back to a deep-blue county.

President Trump has brokered a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas in what could the beginning the of the end of the war. Exclusive: King County Jail admits it hired people ineligible for the job. // California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter’s week continues to get worse as another unflattering video of her was leaked. // Mariners fans have developed some interesting superstitions during their playoff run.

President Trump held a roundtable on Antifa at the White House today. FBI Director Kash Patel says people will be held accountable for the Biden Administration’s spying on Republican senators. Democrat Senator Cory Booker made a very stupid claim about the proposed continuing resolution. // LongForm: GUEST: Spokane City Councilmember Jonathan Bingle wants to revise a public camping law that has been ineffective. // Quick Hit: The government shutdown reaches day eight as the Democrats continue to hold out on the continuing resolution.

Tacoma might expand its public camping ban. Longtime KIRO 7 reporter Deborah Horne is hanging it up after 34 years. Guest: South Kitsap High School student Dylan is raising awareness for a T-Mobile contest the school has entered in that could mean a new football stadium and gym. // Big Local: A Mariners fan had rare memorabilia stolen from his storage unit at his Mercer Island condo. Tacoma Parks is undergoing big staffing cuts. Kitsap County is the latest sheriff’s department to suffer major cuts. A 78-year-old Bellevue man is out on bail after possessing child pornography. // You Pick the Topic: A homeless man in Texas tried to kidnap a student after injecting him with an unknown substance.

Exclusive: Over 100 guards hired illegally? Shocking whistleblower claim targets King County Jail. The King County Council has approved the controversial crisis care center in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. It’s ‘Banned Books Week,’ which is a very misleading title. // Democrat candidate for Governor in California Katie Porter had an absolute train wreck of an interview that couldn’t have made her look more unlikable. // The Mariners game didn’t go very well today.

Democrats tried to grill Attorney General Pam Bondi on Capitol Hill today, and it didn’t go well for them. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker once again compared Trump to Hitler. Seattle’s World Cup organizing committee is trying address concerns about potential human trafficking. MSNBC grotesquely tried to blame a fire that that killed a South Carolina judge on Trump supporters. // LongForm: GUEST: Eric Trump provides an unfiltered look at the political persecution of his family. // Quick Hit: A felon in San Francisco that has been arrested 91 times is trying get out of jail time for the death of two people.

A bunch of cringe leftists are trying to pretend that the situation in Portland isn’t as bad as it actually is. On the two-year anniversary of October 7, Washington students are marching in support of Hamas. Washington’s fiscal situation is much more dire than its Northwest neighbors Oregon and Idaho. // Big Local: A vandal broke into the Washington state Capitol. A far-left activist from Orcas Island joined the flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces near Gaza. Pierce County deputies arrested yet another person impersonating a police officer. // You Pick the Topic: John Stewart went after Chuck Schumer for being a ‘human flat tire.’ Some young people are taking a liking to old technology.

The King County crisis care center coming to Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood could be much more expensive than previously thought. Starbucks went through a big round of layoffs after store closures. The Biden Administration was spying on Republican senators during the January 6 probe. // Guest: Seattle City County president Sara Nelson has some disagreements with soft-on-crime comments Bruce Harrell made in last week’s mayoral debate. // An email from a government office put Jason in a very bad mood.

What’s Trending: Seattle Public Schools are handing out disturbing ‘gender-affirming’ supplies to students. Seattle’s anti-ICE posters reveal the Left’s violent fantasies—and their pathetic weakness. Guest: Lake Forest Park Police Chief Mike Harden wants residents to consider a public safety levy lid lift. // LongForm: GUEST: President and CEO of Security Services Northwest Joe D'Amico on their lawsuit against Washington State for its new tax on services. // Quick Hit: The Democrat candidate for Attorney General in Virginia Jay Jones is in hot water after texts messages of his revealed he made disturbing comments about violence towards a state legislator.

Chicago PD is not sending anyone to assist with attacks against ICE agents. Will the Washington state legislature make some changes to the Keep Washington Working Act? Guest: Saul Spady’s emotional reaction at last night’s Mariners game went viral. // Big Local: A Covington Walmart employee destroys voter signatures and police arrest the suspect for show before immediately releasing him. A Lincoln High School assistant principle made racist social media posts in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. // You Pick the Topic: A new trend has grown adults participating in childish activities.

A federal district court judge put a pause on President Trump deploying the National Guard to Portland. The Mariners split their first two games of the playoffs over the weekend, and our friend Saul Spady had a viral moment at the game. // Bad Bunny hosted SNL over the weekend to plug his Super Bowl halftime show performance. // Even left-wing media is calling out Democrats for the government shutdown.

What’s Trending: UW professor Cliff Mass gets called names after his blog releases opposing carbon tax initiative. \ Trump calls for China to investigate Biden, MSNBC is losing their mind. \ Jason is going to complain about Sea-Tac when he returns to the show, and a Huffington Post reporter lies about the whistleblower complaint.  

It’s going to be a crazy sports weekend in Seattle. Local coffee shops are trying to seize on the recent Starbucks closures. There’s an epidemic of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships. Guest: We Heart Seattle Founder Andrea Suarez announces an exciting new fundraising campaign. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan // Quick Hit: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to replace pharmacies and grocery stores that have closed down. A record number of people are reporting homeless encampments in Seattle.

The man charged in a shooting at Seattle’s waterfront a few months ago apparently had pitched an idea for ‘violence-deterring paintball turrets’ to the city council earlier that morning. Why are so-called ‘pro-Palestinian’ activists not pushing Hamas to accept the latest peace deal? Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) has a weird hot take on the shutdown. Guest: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood. // Big Local: South Kitsap Highschool needs your support. A man was arrested in Port Angeles for masquerading as a Walmart employee in order to steal beer. Firefighters are working to get the Blewett Pass fire under control. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on the Mariners new playoff menu.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s debate performance last night was nothing short of a debacle. Guest: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) gives an update on the government shutdown. // A mob of UW students chased after a man that stormed into a classroom and made a Nazi salute. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) claims Republicans want a white America. // A Seattle gig-worker law has led to some harmful unintended consequences. Washington’s minimum wage went up yet again.

Democrats are flat out lying about the reason for the shutdown. Tumwater Middle School is pulling Let’s Go Washington’s permit for their rally. The Mariners now have their first round opponent. // LongForm: GUEST: Seattle Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson. // Quick Hit: Large investors are buying up Seattle homes.  

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Mayday USA against the City of Seattle for the violence that broke out at their rally at Cal Anderson Park. White House Press Secretary put the gauntlet down on Democrats this morning. Guest: State Senator Drew MacEwan (R-Shelton) on Olympia Democrats’ new taxes that went into effect yesterday. // Big Local: Another WWII-era grenade was found. This time it was in Tacoma. Over $40,000 of fuel was stolen during a Pierce County siphoning scheme. The ‘South Hill Rapist’ Kevin Coe has been released from prison. // You Pick the Topic: San Francisco residents think the city has become a little too dog-friendly.

A teenager requested that the Build-A-Bear workshop in Southcenter Mall name her bear Charlie Kirk, and the manager refused. Guest: Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) on the Democrats’ ridiculous demands to reopen the government. // A Let’s Go Washington rally is triggering liberals. // Pet owners are trying to get out of going to work.

How does the government shutdown affect Washington? It’s going to be a jam-packed sports weekend in Seattle. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) on why Democrats are to blame for the government shutdown. // Quick Hit: Get ready for more new taxes that go into effect in Washington this week.

New tax hikes went into effect today across Washington and it’s hurting nonprofits, not just businesses. Chuck Schumer had a funny audio/visual gaffe while being asked about the shutdown by CNN. Guest: Mike Columbo, Partner at Dhillon Law Group and Republican National Lawyers Assoc. Board of Directors on the indictment of James Comey. // Big Local: Residents of Thurston County are urging the board of commissioners to not make budget cuts to the sheriff’s office. A toddler in Hartline found a live grenade in his yard. It’s Salmon Days in Issaquah. // You Pick the Topic: Former Fox host Leland Vittert told a jarring story about an interview he did with a Palestinian woman.

It’s day one of the government shutdown and Democrats have put themselves in between a rock and a hard place. Money is pouring into the Seattle mayoral race. // An op-ed in the Tacoma News Tribune evaluates whether or not Donald Trump is Hitler. // Dolly Parton is going through some health complications. Corey Lewandowski says there will be ICE agents at the Super Bowl after Bad Bunny was announced as the halftime performer.

Jason Rantz stopped by the Guy Benson Show, heard noon-3pm on Seattle Red 770 AM, to discuss the unrest in Portland.

A government shutdown appears to be inevitable. There were a series of car crashes into businesses in both Lynnwood and Tacoma. // LongForm: GUEST: Dana Loesch reacts to smears against Pete Hegseth, notes Democrats would clearly be to blame for a government shutdown, and celebrates the low ratings for Jimmy Kimmel. // Quick Hit: Teen crime is plaguing major blue cities from Seattle to New York.

Microsoft president Brad Smith takes on Washington Democrats. President Trump called out Seattle’s crime crisis. // Big Local: A Lynnwood city council candidate has domestic violence convictions on his record. A Federal Way Walmart is closing, which means its employees have to either transfer to a new store or lose their jobs. Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders is dealing with potentially major cuts. The Port of Seattle will remain open even if there is a shutdown. // You Pick the Topic: The Chicago Teachers Union paid tribute to a domestic terrorist and convicted cop-killer.

Meet the illegal aliens accused of targeting a CBP helicopter with a laser in Portland. President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced new standards as they attempt to get woke out of the military. // Democrats continue to lie about the state of Portland. How do Washingtonians feel about the idea of having troops deployed in Seattle? // President Trump announced a new deal with Pfizer to drop the prices of some prescription drugs as well as a new ‘TrumpRx’ website. Portland and Seattle are churning out woke doctors.

Oregon is suing the Trump Administration over sending the National Guard into Portland. A government shutdown on Wednesday seems likely, and the Democrats own it. // LongForm: GUEST: Independent journalist and host of Undivided, Brandi Kruse, explains that Portland officials practically dared Trump to send in troops thanks to their own inaction. // Quick Hit: Gang violence is plaguing New York City. Eric Adams takes a parting shot at Zohran Mamdani as he drops out of the NYC mayoral race.

There’s a shocking amount of lead in school water sources across Washington. President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is convening a meeting of America’s top military commanders on Tuesday. Al Sharpton says deploying federal troops is ‘very frightening.’ Washington voters will consider a new measure that would invest the state’s long-term care funds into the stock market. // Big Local: It’s time for Tacoma’s annual ‘Pothole Palooza,’ which shows that the city isn’t even doing the bare minimum. Pierce County is devoting millions to a mobile opioid treatment team. Volunteers installed benches at bus stops in Spokane. // You Pick the Topic: A Republican lawmaker in Ohio proposed a new bill that would let utility companies control your thermostat.

The Trump Administration is taking on Antifa in Portland while local authorities pretend there’s nothing wrong. Leaders in Washington are desperate for a fight with Trump. King County might start placing signs on restaurants that have committed labor violations. // An Anti-ICE protester’s car went into a lake while she was yelling at agents. Illinois J.B. Pritzker continues to use inflammatory language about ICE. // Starbucks has unveiled its new protein drinks. Are they any good? Bad Bunny’s previous anti-ICE comments are in the spotlight after it was announced he will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.

What’s Trending: Inslee pushes executive order on vaping, SoDO homeless group moves closer to T-Mobile Park, Jason reviews The Politican, and soccer fans try and guess Jason’s source. \ Rep. Dan Newhouse weighs in on the whistleblower report and explains his support of the SAFE Banking Act, which lets banks work with pot shops. \ Des Moines newspaper parts ways with reporter who wrote a hit piece on Busch Light kid.

More attacks on Let’s Go Washington signature gatherers. Democrats are trying to blame Republicans for the looming government shutdown. Going to Washington parks is about to get more expensive. // LongForm: GUEST: Chris Sullivan says weekend traffic is going to be a nightmare. // Quick Hit: Lynnwood has nixed its retail cannabis ban.

President Trump says Seattle and other cities hosting the FIFA World Cup could lose games if they are unsafe. Another scandal for Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell. Guest: State Senator Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) on Washington’s grim budget forecast, which Democrats are blaming on Trump. // Big Local: Over one thousand dollars of equipment were stolen from a Marysville youth football league. A Tacoma man is raising awareness after his dog died by what he suspects was a fentanyl overdose. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on Tylenol and pregnant women and King County workers not going into the office.

Mariners playoff games means there could be hundreds of thousands people visiting downtown Seattle. Mariners playoff tickets sold out in a matter of minutes. The Mariners are shutting down Root Sports. Sinclair’s ABC stations will start airing Jimmy Kimmel again. A massive drug bust in Washington confiscated pills significantly more deadly than fentanyl. // The Left is making James Comey a martyr for being indicted. // A Seattle startup is trying to make landline phones cool again.

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson and other local lawmakers are demanding that KOMO put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. An update on the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility yesterday. Guest: A signature gatherer was harrassed at a Bonney Lake Walmart.

The City of Longview has canceled plans to rename a street “Charlie Kirk Way” because it is too expensive. Seattle is putting up fencing around the city to prevent crime and drug use in alleyways. The Seattle darkness will soon be upon us. Guest: King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn says county employees need to get back into the office. // Big Local: A Centralia Church is suing Lewis County for banning its needle exchange program. Activists are hopeful that a new court ruling will increase transparency at Tacoma’s ICE detention center. The city of Roy’s treasurers paid themselves thousands more than they were allowed to. // You Pick the Topic: Mets broadcasters criticized Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw for skipping a game to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial.

Starbucks is closing hundreds of coffee shops and introducing a new round of layoffs. King County government workers are still not back in the office. The Mariners’ recent success has been a boon to the local economy. // Democrats are doing their best to get the government shutdown so they can blame the GOP. Democrat Senator Chris Murphy says anti-ICE rhetoric coming from the Left is not an incitement to violence. // Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for making false statements and obstruction of justice.

Some Washington State businesses have been completely caught off guard by new taxes. The Mariners won something! Guest: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank says he's not going to tolerate harassment of signature gatherers for two new initiatives. // LongForm: GUEST: Fox's Griff Jenkins on joining ‘Fox and Friends Weekends,' the need to turn down the political temperature, and Jimmy Kimmel's non apology. // Quick Hit: YouTube is reinstating users that were de-platformed for their comments on COVID and election ‘misinformation.’ Mentally ill pregnant women are downing Tylenol unnecessarily to prove a point: that they have mental illness?

Portland has gone to war with ICE. The King County Council followed in the footsteps of Seattle and passed a ban on software that price fixes rent. GUEST: Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell explains why/how their crime is going down. // Big Local: A Bonney Lake woman harassed signature gatherers. Residents and businesses in Enumclaw are at a breaking point with two major bridge closures. // You Pick the Topic: A man upset his mother after chowing down at a law school acceptance party.

There was a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas today. Residents of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood held a meeting addressing the rampant crime and drug use in the area. Trump ran into a couple of snafus during his visit to the UN yesterday. Were they intentional? // Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air last night and failed to actually apologize. // New polling shows the Democrats better think again if they believe they’re going to coast to victory in next year’s midterms.

Amazon has been sued for allegedly tricking customers into Prime subscriptions. A ‘celebrity’ has teamed up with neighbors to try and preserve a redwood grove in Seattle. Seattle light rail has had some difficulties in recent days. // LongForm: GUEST: Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin explains why she thinks Kroger didn’t act in good faith before closing their Fred Meyer in south Everett. // Quick Hit: Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson says Bruce Harrell is only speaking to the press more because he’s running for reelection.

ICE ads airing in the Seattle area are recruiting local police officers. A corpse flower is stinking up the Amazon Spheres. Guest: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood says their signature gatherers for two new initiatives have been the victims of intimidation and violent threats. // Big Local: Despite facing a large budget deficit, the Peninsula School District wasted a bunch of money on a drone program. Crime has significantly decreased in Federal Way, but there is some bad news as well. // You Pick the Topic: Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting blowback for spoiling her daughter with an expensive 16th birthday present.

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the air, but not in Seattle. One person is dead and another was seriously injured in a shooting in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. // There’s been a series of thefts at quinceañera dress shops across Western Washington. Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh received a guilty verdict today. // Kamala Harris is opening up about her campaign for President and why she didn’t pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate.

Another Seattle tax? Mayor Bruce Harrell wants millions for alternatives to police. UW student group walks back ‘shoot’ politicians with Nerf guns activity after assassination of Charlie Kirk. The United Kingdom, Australia. // LongForm: GUEST: Kayleigh McEnany on the Charlie Kirk memorial and her new Fox News weekend show. // Quick Hit: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fired back at a reporter for suggesting Border Czar Tom Homan took bribes. Charlie Kirk’s death is inspiring more young conservatives to speak up.

Pramila Jayapal voted against Charlie Kirk resolution then lied about what was in it. Jimmy Kimmel has been given a second chance and the irony is he has Donald Trump to thank for it. // Big Local: The 13-year-old Pierce County boy that planned a school shooting has been sentenced to electronic home monitoring. The man convicted in last year’s Point Defiance Park stabbings will be sentenced this Friday. // You Pick the Topic: Employees are dragging their feet in their return to the office.

Charlie Kirk’s memorial yesterday was a tremendously unifying event. // A WSU football player was shot on Sunday morning by a UW student after the Apple Cup. The Mariners have become the talk of Seattle. // The Trump Administration has officially declared Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.

What’s Trending: Students to walk out of class as part of global climate strike, Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not, Movie Reviews: AD ASTRA and BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE, 'Storm Area 51': About 100 people gathered at secret site’s gate to 'see them aliens,' 2 people detained, reports say  //  GUEST: Bob Stelton previews this weekend’s Seahawks game  //  Wall Street CEO Says Elizabeth Warren Presidency Will Tank Economy: ‘They Won’t Open The Stock Market’, Dumb Judd Legum tweet

Parents are concerned about the safety of their children walking to school along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue. Ted Cruz had to give Senator Tim Kaine a lesson in basic American civics. A new study says you should think twice about retiring in Washington or Oregon (but not Idaho). Major businesses are investing big money into Washington’s elections. // LongForm: GUEST: Brian Heywood with Let’s Go Washington is rolling a couple new initiatives. // Quick Hit: GoFundMe removed fundraisers supporting the suspect in the Charlotte light rail stabbing.