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Dawn Stensland welcomes Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters live in studio for a wide-ranging conversation about the political fight ahead in Pennsylvania and across the country. Gruters discusses the GOP's strategy to hold the House and Senate, the importance of competitive races involving Congressman Ryan Mackenzie and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, and why Pennsylvania remains one of the most important battlegrounds in America. Dawn and Gruters also dig into election integrity, affordability, gas prices, school choice, and the Republican Party's message to working families. Gruters lays out the RNC's focus on voter confidence, poll watching, lawsuits, and ground-game operations, while Dawn presses him on how Republicans can better reach voters in Philadelphia, the collar counties, and communities frustrated by crime, education failures, and rising costs. Later, Dawn reacts to the latest headlines, including President Trump's comments on a possible Iran deal, the tragic killing of Penn State student Billy Schmitt, the return of the flesh-eating screwworm threat to U.S. livestock, and the media's coverage of Washington, D.C. cleanup efforts. Plus, Dawn and the crew lighten things up with debates over folding pizza, fast food, long showers, and the eternal question: McDonald's or Burger King?

The U.S. House just voted 215-208 to invoke the War Powers Act and force an end to America's illegal war for Israel in Iran. Four Republicans — Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett, and Warren Davidson — joined every Democrat and told the White House the slaughter needs to stop.

VOV1 - Hạ viện Mỹ do đảng Cộng hòa kiểm soát vừa thông qua nghị quyết yêu cầu Tổng thống Donald Trump chấm dứt sự tham gia gia của quân đội Mỹ trong cuộc xung đột với Iran. Kết quả phản ánh mối lo ngại ngày càng tăng ngay trong nội bộ đảng Cộng hoà về cuộc xung đột chưa hồi kết kéo dài 3 tháng qua"Nghị quyết đồng thời số 86 của Hạ viện yêu cầu Tổng thống, theo Điều 5C của Nghị quyết về Quyền lực chiến tranh, rút lực lượng vũ trang Mỹ khỏi các hoạt động quân sự với Iran.”Nghị quyết được thông qua với tỷ lệ 215 phiếu thuận và 208 phiếu chống. Bốn nghị sĩ Cộng hòa là Tom Barrett, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick và Thomas Massie đã bỏ phiếu cùng các nghị sĩ Dân chủ để ủng hộ văn bản yêu cầu Tổng thống rút lực lượng vũ trang Mỹ khỏi các hành động quân sự tại Iran trừ khi Quốc hội tuyên chiến hoặc cho phép sử dụng vũ lực.Dù nghị quyết chủ yếu mang ý nghĩa biểu tượng do vẫn cần được Thượng viện thông qua và có thể đối mặt với sự phản đối từ Nhà Trắng, kết quả bỏ phiếu cho thấy sự chia rẽ ngày càng rõ nét trong Quốc hội Mỹ về cách chính quyền Tổng thống Donald Trump xử lý cuộc xung đột. Đây cũng là lần đầu tiên Hạ viện thông qua một nghị quyết như vậy sau nhiều nỗ lực bất thành trước đó.Trong khi đó, Mỹ và Iran tiếp tục đưa ra những đánh giá trái ngược về triển vọng chấm dứt xung đột. Tổng thống Donald Trump hôm qua bày tỏ sự lạc quan về tiến trình đàm phán, cho rằng các cuộc tiếp xúc với Iran đang diễn ra tích cực và có thể sớm đạt được bước đột phá. “Chúng tôi đã có những hành động mạnh mẽ vì những lý do nhất định và Iran đã đáp trả. Tuy nhiên, tôi nghe nói các cuộc đàm phán đang diễn ra rất tốt, thực sự rất tốt. Tất nhiên, chưa ai có thể chắc chắn điều gì sẽ xảy ra, nhưng nếu có đột phá thì điều đó có thể diễn ra ngay trong cuối tuần này.”Trái với đánh giá của Washington, Ngoại trưởng Iran Abbas Araghchi cho biết hiện không có “tiến triển đáng kể” nào trong các cuộc đàm phán với Mỹ trong những ngày gần đây, dù hai bên vẫn duy trì các kênh liên lạc gián tiếp. Nhà ngoại giao hàng đầu Iran đồng thời tái khẳng định lập trường của nước này rằng bất kỳ thỏa thuận ngừng bắn nào cũng phải bao gồm Lebanon. Theo ông, cuộc chiến chỉ có thể kết thúc khi giao tranh tại Lebanon chấm dứt và quân đội Israel rút khỏi lãnh thổ nước này.Trong một diễn biến liên quan đáng chú ý, Israel và Lebanon cùng ngày tuyên bố gia hạn thỏa thuận ngừng bắn hiện có, với điều kiện Hezbollah chấm dứt các hoạt động quân sự tại miền nam Lebanon. Thỏa thuận do Mỹ làm trung gian cũng đề xuất thiết lập các khu vực an ninh do quân đội Lebanon kiểm soát hoàn toàn. Tuy nhiên, triển vọng đạt được một lệnh ngừng bắn lâu dài vẫn còn nhiều thách thức khi các cuộc không kích và giao tranh tiếp tục diễn ra tại nhiều khu vực của Lebanon.Tổng thư ký Antonio Guterres hôm qua bày tỏ lo ngại trước những diễn biến căng thẳng trên thực địa. Ông kêu gọi các bên kiềm chế, tông trọng chủ quyền và toàn vẹn lãnh thổ của nhau. Người phát ngôn của Tổng thư ký Liên hợp quốc Antonio Guterres, ông Stephane Dujarric cho biết: “Tổng thư ký Liên hợp quốc Antonio Guterres vô cùng quan ngại trước các báo cáo về thương vong dân sự. Ông kêu gọi tất cả các bên kiềm chế tối đa và tránh bất kỳ sự leo thang nào nữa có nguy cơ làm suy yếu các nỗ lực ngoại giao đang diễn ra. Chủ quyền và toàn vẹn lãnh thổ của tất cả các quốc gia phải được tôn trọng đầy đủ. Tổng thư ký Liên hợp quốc tái khẳng định sự ủng hộ hoàn toàn đối với tất cả các nỗ lực hòa giải đang diễn ra và kêu gọi các bên tham gia một cách xây dựng, thiện chí vào các sáng kiến ngoại giao.”Trong bối cảnh giao tranh tiếp diễn, giá năng lượng thế giới tăng cao và nguy cơ bất ổn kinh tế lan rộng, áp lực đối với cả Mỹ và Iran trong việc tìm kiếm một giải pháp ngoại giao cho cuộc xung đột đang ngày càng gia tăng./.Thu Hoài/VOV1Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump phát biểu tại Nhà Trắng ngày 3.6.2026 ẢNH: REUTERS

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is the Republican fight against Trump's $1.8 billion fund a one-off or a turning point? Michael examines the collapse of a proposed $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund tied to claims of government “weaponization” and asks whether Republican opposition marks a meaningful shift in Trump-era politics. While acknowledging Trump's legitimate grievance over the illegal leak of his tax returns, Michael explores why many GOP lawmakers viewed the fund as a bridge too far. Featuring remarks from Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and analysis of the behind-the-scenes pressure campaign that killed the proposal, this episode considers whether Republicans have finally found a willingness to challenge their own president—or whether this was simply an isolated exception. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonathan Plucker, a research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, and Fordham's own Alicia Anderson, policy and editorial associate, join The Education Gadfly Show to discuss new research on how little states and the federal government invest in advanced education. How much funding goes toward gifted education, AP, IB, and other advanced learning opportunities, and why is it so hard to track where those dollars go?Then, on the Research Minute, Brian Fitzpatrick examines new research on Algebra I achievement gaps and finds that many are rooted as early as third grade and grew worse during the pandemic.Recommended content:Broad support, barely funded: The paradox of advanced education in America —Jonathan Plucker, Alicia Anderson, Matthew Makel, and Shaun Dougherty for AdvanceThe Leaky Pipeline: Assessing the college outcomes of Ohio's high-achieving low-income students —Stéphane Lavertu, Thomas B. Fordham InstituteBuilding a Wider, More Diverse Pipeline of Advanced Learners —The National Working Group on Advanced EducationOhio's Lost Einsteins: The inequitable outcomes of early high achievers —Scott Imberman, Thomas B. Fordham InstituteA Widening Chasm: The Divergent Paths of High- and Low-Achieving Students in Algebra I After the Pandemic—Benjamin Backes, Michael DeArmond, Elise Dizon-Ross, Dan Goldhaber, and Alejandra Salazar, CALDER (2026)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? We would love to hear them. Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

Authorities in Southern California say the risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated after a damaged chemical tank at an aerospace facility cooled and released pressure through a crack. While no injuries or chemical leaks were reported, tens of thousands of residents were initially evacuated, highlighting the seriousness of the incident and ongoing safety concerns. Sweden has officially reached “smoke‑free” status after the share of people who smoke regularly dropped below 5% of the population—the international benchmark for that label. The milestone reflects decades of declining smoking rates, from about 16% in 2003 to 4.8% in 2025, driven by strict tobacco policies like higher prices and advertising bans, along with shifts toward alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches. Rep. Tom Suozzi alongside Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, introduced bipartisan legislation to stop any taxpayer payouts from the fund, arguing it bypasses Congress’ authority over federal spending. The issue has sparked growing bipartisan backlash, with critics warning the fund could potentially provide payments to people claiming they were targeted by the government, including some connected to the January 6 attack, and raising concerns about oversight and accountability. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities in Southern California say the risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated after a damaged chemical tank at an aerospace facility cooled and released pressure through a crack. While no injuries or chemical leaks were reported, tens of thousands of residents were initially evacuated, highlighting the seriousness of the incident and ongoing safety concerns. Sweden has officially reached “smoke‑free” status after the share of people who smoke regularly dropped below 5% of the population—the international benchmark for that label. The milestone reflects decades of declining smoking rates, from about 16% in 2003 to 4.8% in 2025, driven by strict tobacco policies like higher prices and advertising bans, along with shifts toward alternatives like snus and nicotine pouches. Rep. Tom Suozzi alongside Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, introduced bipartisan legislation to stop any taxpayer payouts from the fund, arguing it bypasses Congress’ authority over federal spending. The issue has sparked growing bipartisan backlash, with critics warning the fund could potentially provide payments to people claiming they were targeted by the government, including some connected to the January 6 attack, and raising concerns about oversight and accountability. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ralph welcomes back union organizer, Chris Townsend, to discuss the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers. Then, political scientist Lee Drutman lays out a system of proportional representation that would take away the incentive to gerrymander congressional districts. Plus, Ralph gives some quick takes on Thomas Massie's primary loss, fish hopped up on cocaine, and the situations in Lebanon and Ukraine.Chris Townsend has been a union member and labor leader for more than 45 years. He was most recently the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Union Organizing Director. Previously, he was an International Representative and Political Action Director for the United Electrical Workers Union (UE), and he has held local positions in both the SEIU and UFCW.[The upcoming AFL-CIO] convention is deliberately kept secret. It's what I describe as sort of a hideout strategy. It enables the leadership to not have to discuss or take positions that for them are difficult, such as: What is the labor movement going to do to confront the rampant lawlessness and criminality of the Trump regime? What is the labor movement going to do to address the rampaging inflation that is eating up living standards? There's no wage policy. There's no bargaining policy of the Federation. What are they going to do to address the ongoing national health care crisis and disaster?... And what are they doing about the crisis of the unorganized?Chris TownsendThe labor movement finds itself (I would submit) with the leadership disinterested in going out and organizing the unorganized. But even for those who do (and there are some), the laws—Taft-Hartley primary among them—provide such a minefield that we have to run through, that our ability to organize on any scale for decades has been stopped. And therefore, we are condemned to a perpetual shrinking size, resources, and whatnot. [And what] might help for folks to figure out how or why this is happening is that the labor movement is systematically being converted from trade union fighting organizations, membership-driven fighting organizations, to harmless not-for-profit organizations. And this is today's administrative layer of trade union leaders that don't see anything wrong with that. But that doesn't help anyone in the shop, in the office, in the workplace. And it doesn't help anyone looking to the labor movement for something better—better treatment, better wages, better benefits, better conditions, better health and safety in the workplace.Chris TownsendLee Drutman is a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America, where he focuses on electoral reform, Congress, and democratic health. He writes the newsletter Undercurrent Events and co-hosts the podcast Politics in Question. And he is the author of The Business of America is Lobbying and Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America.The whole issue of gerrymandering is really just an outgrowth of this way that we use single-winner districts with winner-take-all votes. It's also what entrenches the two-party system in the US, which limits the choice of voters. So there's this one weird voting mechanism that we have that most countries have gotten rid of, that is an antiquated voting system, that preserves the two-party system and makes gerrymandering just inevitable—and that's the use of single-member districts. Now, in a proportional system, you take away the districts, and you do this statewide, you can carve up larger states into a few multi-member districts. And then seats get allocated proportionally by party share. That takes away the entire incentive of gerrymandering, it gives voters everywhere meaningful choices, meaningful votes, and it is just a superior system of representing the pluralism and diversity of our pluralistic and diverse society.Lee DrutmanPeople like the idea of proportional representation as basic fairness—that people think that parties should get seats in proportion to the share of votes they get. I did some polling on it a few years ago, and I'm hoping to do a little bit more… But I think that one of the challenges is people don't entirely understand how it works. And so it's a challenge to poll people on a concept that they don't know about. But I think more and more people understand it. And from the polling I've seen, at a principles-based level, people get the idea that proportionality is a form of fairness, and people like fairness.Lee DrutmanKaty O'Donnell is the editorial director at Haymarket Books, a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.News 5/22/26* Our first story this week has to do with what appears to be the impending downfall of ultrazionist media personality, Bari Weiss. Weiss, who resigned from the New York Times to found the Free Press and then sold that venture to become “Editor-in-Chief” for CBS News under the Ellison regime, is reportedly facing down the barrel of her role being scaled back substantially. Puck reports “As Paramount closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery…members of the senior leadership team have had informal discussions about changing Bari's mandate at CBS News—and, eventually, CNN—in ways that would give her less control over the linear product.” This piece cites her missteps stewarding CBS News, including her inability to improve the ratings for Evening News, even failing to secure new anchor Tony Dokoupil a travel visa to China in time for President Trump's recent visit to the People's Republic. While a total dismissal of Weiss seems unlikely in the near future, such a dramatic reduction in her clout would constitute a tremendous, humbling blow.* Moving to state-level news, last week, Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis announced he would be commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for tampering with voting systems to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the Centennial State. Peters will now be eligible for parole June 1st. This move has been widely condemned, most notably by the Colorado Democratic Party which voted by a margin of over 90% to officially censure Polis. In a statement, the CDP wrote, “Reducing [Peters'] sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice…It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you're friends with the president.” According to NBC, the CDP also banned Polis from being able to “participate as an honored guest, speaker or officially recognized representative of the Colorado Democratic Party at party-sponsored functions.”* In more positive state-level news, NPR reports Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a bill banning prediction market sites like Polymarket and Kalshi – which allow consumers to “place…wager[s] on…future outcome[s], like sports, elections, live entertainment” – from operating in the North Star State. This makes Minnesota the first state in the nation to ban the prediction betting platforms. As this story notes, the Trump administration is pursuing legal action on behalf of the platforms, ensuring a legal battle over whether states can act to protect their own consumers from these predatory betting services. Minnesota Rep. Emma Greenman, who introduced the measure, is quoted as saying, “We as a state should decide how best and what regulations we think should attach to gambling, to protect public safety, to protect our kids.” The administration, meanwhile, specifically the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is arguing in court that prediction market industry regulation should be the sole preserve of the federal government.* Looking toward Congress, this week saw a number of high-profile primaries, including in the state of Pennsylvania. Leading up to that primary, the Pennsylvania machine went all out against the congressional campaign of State Representative Chris Rabb. Rabb, who had won the endorsements of everyone from AOC and Rashida Tlaib to Jamie Raskin and Philly DSA to the Philadelphia Inquirer, was targeted by a barrage of anonymous text messages to Philadelphia voters accusing him of “spreading conspiracy theories and holding extremist views,” per the Inquirer. What is remarkable about this smear campaign, however, is that it was organized by Philadelphia's Democratic City Committee and that it violated federal election law by failing to disclose that fact. In another troubling portend of things to come, one of the texts featured an “AI-generated image of Rabb acknowledging his supposed lack of legislative accomplishments in Harrisburg.” Rumors have long circulated that Governor Josh Shapiro wanted Rabb to lose, and worked the backrooms to this end while avoiding public statements.* Yet, despite all of that, Rabb prevailed – winning over his two establishment-backed opponents with around 45% of the vote compared to his opponents, who each won approximately 30% and 24% respectively. The Pennsylvania primaries turned out to be a good night for progressives more generally, with Bob Brooks – a firefighter's union chief and former state rep. who successfully united the Democratic Party behind him, winning the endorsements of both Governor Josh Shapiro and Senator Bernie Sanders. Brooks will face off against freshman Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie in November in the R+1 seventh district of Pennsylvania, while Rabb's general election campaign is seen as little more than a formality in the D+40 PA-03.* Yet, if it was a good streak for Democratic progressives, it was a very bad one for Trump critics within the GOP. This week, Thomas Massie lost his primary in Kentucky's fourth congressional district, buckling under the war chest deployed against him in what amounted to the most expensive House primary on record. Massie joked that “My vote was never for sale, so they bought a congressional seat. They found out what it cost.” Massie, perhaps Trump's most formidable intra-party opponent in the House during his second term, worked with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on bills ranging from the Epstein Files Transparency Act to War Powers Resolutions related to the administration's actions in Venezuela and Iran. In retaliation, Trump made it clear that he would go to any lengths to ensure Massie would not be reelected. That said, Massie will remain in the House until January and has indicated that he will make that time as painful for Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson as he possibly can. Moreover, during his concession speech, Massie's supporters chanted for him to run for president in 2028, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Whether he is even entertaining that thought is unclear, but if he did run as a right-wing independent candidate, one could easily imagine him capturing a large enough share of the vote to deny certain states to the Republican nominee. Meanwhile, his ally across the aisle, Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, said in a statement that Massie “lost because he had the guts to stand up to the Epstein class and against the war…He won voters under 45 by 30 points…Tonight, I say to [his] voters who feel rejected by Trump. We welcome you. Join our coalition to take on a rotten system and stand for the working class over the Epstein class.”* Massie isn't the only Republican targeted in the latest round of Trump purges. Downballot, Trump loyalists have ousted the Indiana Republicans who resisted Trump's pressure to implement mid-decade redistricting, but the real scalps he is claiming are in the Senate. Last weekend, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana lost his primary runoff. Fox reports this makes Cassidy the “first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in 2012.” Trump wasted no time in dancing on Cassidy's political grave, writing on Truth Social, “His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of a legend, and it's nice to see that his political career is OVER!” His supposed disloyalty, of course, refers to Cassidy's vote to convict Trump in the Senate trial for his second impeachment following January 6th. Former Senator Mitt Romney, who also voted to convict, is quoted in this article saying that Cassidy is a “person of character,” and that his “departure is a loss for the country.” Cassidy, however, is likely soon to be joined by longtime Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn. Cornyn is currently making his last stand against scandal-ridden Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that runoff election. Trump has long prevaricated regarding whether and whom he would endorse in this race, at times leaning towards either candidate but remaining neutral up until this week, when he formally gave the nod to Paxton, per the Texas Tribune. This move has caused great consternation amongst Senate Republicans and cautious optimism among Democrats, who see Paxton as the weaker opponent to go up against Democratic nominee James Talarico in November – giving Democrats their best chance in years to flip a Senate seat in Texas.* What Cornyn's next move will be is a mystery, especially as he has not yet officially lost the Texas primary. Cassidy, however, appears to have chosen the Massie route of going down fighting. This week, Cassidy flipped his position to become the deciding vote in favor of the Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran – successfully pushing it through along with support from fellow Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul, despite disloyal opposition from Democratic Senator John Fetterman. The measure was then sent back to the House, but fearful it might actually pass – Democratic holdout Jared Golden had vowed to vote yes, and war-weary House Republicans Thomas Massie, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Barrett were all signaling their support – leadership abruptly canceled the vote, per MSN.* One factor cited in the Republicans' calculus around this latest War Powers push was the absences of Members of Congress. In their view, the absences would have given Democrats the votes they needed to win. Two of these absences have garnered substantial attention in the media: those of Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida. The 83-year-old Wilson, who was missing for a month with little public acknowledgment or explanation, has finally resurfaced, saying that she was undergoing a major eye surgery but still plans to seek reelection. In a remarkably tone-deaf comment, a source close to the Congresswoman was quoted in Axios saying “missing votes is not a sign she's sick or retiring…She shows up when she wants to.” Still, at least her absence has been explained and she has now returned to her duties in the House. Congressman Kean's disappearance is more mysterious. As of May 21st, Kean has not “been seen in Washington for more than 75 days,” NOTUS reports. When his absence first began to gain media traction, his Chief of Staff added fuel to the fire with the cryptic remark “there are no cameras where Tom is.” Now it is being reported that his neighbors back in New Jersey haven't seen hide nor hair either. There has been some indication that Kean is dealing with a personal or medical issue, but Speaker Mike Johnson claims to have no knowledge of the particulars. It is not controversial to say that being an American Member of Congress is too important to simply be AWOL for long periods of time, especially without deigning to explain why to one's constituents. Something must be done.* Finally, we turn to Latin America, where former president Evo Morales has leveled claims that the government of his native Bolivia, in coordination with the DEA and the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is plotting to “detain or kill” him, TeleSUR reports. According to this report, “Morales detailed specific military units allegedly involved, including the Army's Ninth Division in the tropical region under Colonel Franz Andrade Loza, whom he said the government promised to promote to general and appoint as armed forces commander ‘if he finishes off Evo.'” Morales also “cited an F-10 unit under Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Giménez Ortuño,” a former aide to the defense minister in the government of the unelected U.S.-backed regime of Jeanine Áñez. These allegations sound somewhat outlandish, but in a moment when the U.S. has recently kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, worked to undermine the governments of Mexico and Colombia via the Hondurasgate scheme, and just recently moved to indict 94 year old Raúl Castro for his role in an incident three decades ago when the Cuban government downed a civilian aircraft that entered their sovereign airspace, it does not seem so far fetched.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

May 23, 2026, 9 AM; In the past week, two of his biggest Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Bill Cassidy, lost their respective primaries to keep their seats after Trump pushed for their defeat. Trump has also made remarks that seem to threaten the seat of another critic within his party, Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who has dared to, at times, go against Trump's agenda. Fmr. Ohio Gov. John Kasich joins The Weekend to discuss how Trump treats members of his party who oppose his agenda. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Speaks in Rockland County to boost Rep. Lawler President Donald Trump, while visiting Rockland County on Friday (May 22) to appear with Rep. Mike Lawler, began testing his midterm message that was ostensibly on the economy. Lawler's district, which includes Philipstown, will be one of the most closely watched House races this November. The event at Rockland Community College in Suffern was meant to promote the tax law Trump signed last year, particularly the quadrupling of the deduction for state and local taxes, which is critical in a high-tax state like New York. Trump called Lawler "fantastic" and mused about how the congressman was a "pain in the ass" as he badgered the administration on expanding the deduction. He pulled Lawler onstage during the event, and the congressman thanked the president "for working with me to deliver a big win" for the people in his district. He said that more than 90 percent of the people in District 17 were able to fully deduct their state and local taxes. During his remarks, the president veered away from the economy from the start, going off on tangents about voter identification, crime in cities, transgender women in sports and "Dumocrats," his new chosen moniker for the opposition party. He complained that toiletries are locked up in pharmacies, making them harder to buy, and polled the audience on what he should call his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Eventually, he landed on the topic of the speech, telling the crowd that he and his party worked to slash taxes and increase take-home pay, while Democrats opposed the effort at every turn. "I cut your taxes, cut the taxes on workers, families, small business, who are the soul of this state," Trump said. Listing off the provisions of the tax law, the president said: "These are all Republican tax cuts. The Democrats voted against every one of these tax cuts." Also appearing with the president at the event Friday was Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Trump-backed Republican candidate for governor. Trump said, "Guys like Mike Lawler, guys like Bruce Blakeman, you put them in, they'll turn it around." The White House has been looking for more opportunities to highlight Trump's economic accomplishments as his approval rating on the economy has slumped. About one-third of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling the economy, according to a new AP-NORC poll, down slightly from 40 percent at the start of his second term. Trump had promised to bring prices down, but gas prices have surged this year due to the war in Iran. Lawler is just one of three House Republicans who represent a district won by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in 2024. Unlike the other two — retiring Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who's been a critic of Trump policies — Lawler has chosen to embrace the polarizing president in hopes of not alienating Republican voters who support the party's leader. "Look, the people who hate the president — and that's their sole basis for their vote — are likely never voting for me, and you know, obviously, you need to turn out your base, and you need people energized," Lawler told The Associated Press in an interview on the sidelines of the White House congressional picnic earlier this week. "Moreover, I have a record in my district that is one I'm very proud of, and a record that appeals to a broad middle." Lawler, wearing a red ball cap emblazoned with "Mr. SALT," the acronym for the state and local tax deduction he fought to include in the bill, added, "I am confident that I will be reelected on my own merits and my own record." Trump established a SALT cap in 2017 through his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Last year's law expanded the SALT deduction to $40,000 from $10,000 after arduous negotiations with Republicans, including Lawler, whose district has high local taxes. The law also raised the average tax refund for New Yorkers to more than $3,800, according to data provi...

Today's Headlines: Two January 6th police officers — Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges — filed a lawsuit to block Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund, naming Trump, Todd Blanche, and Scott Bessent, while exactly one Republican congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick, called it out publicly — prompting Trump to immediately shitpost about Fitzpatrick's wife. On the primaries, Tuesday's results confirmed that Trump owns the GOP completely: Mitch McConnell lost his Senate primary to a Trump-endorsed challenger, Georgia has two runoff races next month with no clear Trump favorite in either, and Alabama is in redistricting limbo with a special primary coming in August. The through-line is simple — any hint of dissent costs you your job, even as Trump's approval rating drops and voters are furious about costs. The Ebola outbreak is moving fast, with over 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths — a 30% jump in a single day — a 30-50% fatality rate, no treatment, and a vaccine still months away. The International Rescue Committee says Trump's USAID cuts left the region dangerously unprepared to catch the outbreak early, though the State Department has now pledged to fund 50 treatment clinics, which is good, and also something USAID was already doing before it was gutted. Remember when shitposting about Charlie Kirk was treated like a crime? Well, a retired Tennessee cop spent 37 days in jail and lost his job over a Facebook post quoting Trump after a school shooting — Perry County will now pay him $835,000 for the First Amendment violation, which seems like an expensive lesson. In real life Succession, James Murdoch officially acquired roughly half of Vox Media including New York Magazine and its podcast network for over $300 million, with The Verge and Eater not included in the deal. SpaceX filed for its IPO yesterday at a $1.25 trillion valuation — one day after Elon lost his OpenAI trial — with Musk's compensation package including a billion shares that only vest when there's a permanent Mars colony of at least one million people, so that's his retirement plan. OpenAI is filing for its IPO tomorrow at an $850 billion valuation, Anthropic is raising money at a $900 billion valuation, and Trump endorsed Spencer Pratt for mayor of Los Angeles, calling him "a character" and "a big MAGA person," with Pratt currently polling between second and third ahead of the June 2nd primary. Resources/Articles mentioned: NYT: Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump's Payout Fund PBS: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP. 6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries NBC News: Ebola death toll rises as two Americans are flown to Europe for monitoring Politico: Relief group says Trump cuts ‘led to delayed detection of deadly Ebola outbreak' AP News: Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement NYT: James Murdoch Buys Half of Vox Media CNBC: SpaceX's historic IPO plans: Billions in losses and Musk's massive ownership CNBC: OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday: Source LA Times: Trump signals support for Pratt in L.A. mayoral election: 'I'd like to see him do well' Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Smerconish welcomes Mark Halperin for a wide-ranging conversation on the latest political flashpoints: the controversy surrounding potential compensation for January 6 defendants, growing Republican resistance to Donald Trump, tensions with Iran, and Trump's public feud with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Halperin explains why some GOP lawmakers may finally be willing to push back — and what it could mean heading into the midterms. Plus, Michael reflects on the legacy and final political warnings of the late Barney Frank. Original air date 21 May 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1 - Millville, New Jersey is fighting back against AI Data Centers in their town. What do polls say about the want nationally? 110 - Is this Joe of Exton, again? 115 - Where did Trump not poll well down the shore? What's going on in Cuba? 120 - More of your calls. 135 - What is the Brian Fitzpatrick camp's response to President Trump's comments to his fiance, Jackie Heinrich? 140 - Do we really need to be indicting Raul Castro with murder right now before the midterms? Your calls.

12 - Chris Rabb wins in Philadelphia! What kind of chaos will a Hasan Piker backed candidate bring into Philadelphia? How did other races turn out yesterday, including Scott Presler's, Allante McAuley's, and Thomas Massie's? 1220 - Your Joe of Exton type calls. 1235 - Republican Trial Lawyer Wally Zimolong is here today. What does Wally know about this Anti-Weaponization Fund for those targeted by the government? What are the parameters to apply to maybe receive funds? What type of politicians will be on the committee? Have people already applied? 1250 - Why are Philadelphia Public School students home today? 1 - Millville, New Jersey is fighting back against AI Data Centers in their town. What do polls say about the want nationally? 110 - Is this Joe of Exton, again? 115 - Where did Trump not poll well down the shore? What's going on in Cuba? 120 - More of your calls. 135 - What is the Brian Fitzpatrick camp's response to President Trump's comments to his fiance, Jackie Heinrich? 140 - Do we really need to be indicting Raul Castro with murder right now before the midterms? Your calls. 2 - Why are kids not in school today? Where did all of Jalen Hurts' money for air conditioning go? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Is there Netanyahu Derangement Syndrome? How did a bunch of white liberals decide to elect Chris Rabb? 225 - Your calls. 235 - Steve Feldman, ZOA Philadelphia Executive Director, is here today. What does he think about Chris Rabb and his anti-Semitic views being elected to represent the area Congress? Are Philadelphia public schools also leaning into being anti-Jewish? What should Jewish peers think or do about people like this? 250 - The Lightning Round!

Pitching won the week for the Milwaukee Brewers, who head to Chicago just 1 1/2 games out first place and chasing the team they're about to meet, the Cubs. Though the two losses of the week came in frustrating fashion, Milwaukee won back-to-back series against the Padres and Twins. Journal Sentinel Brewers writer Todd Rosiak and host JR Radcliffe look at Jacob Misiorowski's next-level dominance, Christian Yelich returning (then disappearing, then returning again), bullpen issues, Quinn Priester, Robert Gasser and the left side of the infield, where a couple prospects are knocking down the door while current Brewers continue to struggle.In Three Up Three Down (29:30), they discuss a meeting with a Wisconsinite pitcher, a Bob Uecker mural and lots of craziness down in Nashville. In Remembrew When (44:10), JR goes back to 2012 to examine a similar gut-punching loss to Wednesday's setback against San Diego, and in Todd's Take of the Week (49:15), a look ahead to the division leader on the schedule.Then, JR chats with relief pitcher Brian Fitzpatrick (53:00), who may have gotten sent down late in the week, but has emerged as a pleasant surprise as a player who wasn't even in big-league camp during spring training. He's the perfect case study of a player who dealt with college injuries became a diamond in the rough, then developed into a quality big-league option.

Brewers senior vice president of player development and performance Cam Castro joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the Brewers' and Sounds' start to the season, the recent MLB debuts for Jeferson Quero, Brian Fitzpatrick and Coleman Crow, and how the Brewers to win in the margins and behind the scenes with resources they use in player development.

This week on Face the Nation. Back in the US following a whirlwind diplomatic mission to China, President Trump faces backlash here at home when it comes how he's handling the economy While the reviews for the President's trip to China -- and details about the deliverables from the meeting of the world's two biggest economic superpowers -- are still coming in, it's Mr. Trump's efforts on the domestic economy that are getting panned at home.The administration's messaging on the economy and new numbers showing the fastest increase in the inflation rate in three years have Republicans increasingly concerned about the party's chances in the midterm electionsWe hear from the President's top trade representative, Jamieson Greer, plus Taiwan's Representative to the US as well as the heads of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the House, Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick and New York Democrat Tom Suozzi.  Plus, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates also joins us to discuss the threats America faces. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Brewers won both series this week, but the week was marred by injuries to Brandon Woodruff, Jacob Misiorowski, Ángel Zerpa and even a rehabbing Jackson Chourio. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe discuss how the Brewers can weather all of them, mainly because most should be reasonably short term, but it's certainly leaving the team with questions heading into the new week. Will the offense finally have more punch once Chourio and Andrew Vaughn are back? Is there anything else they can do to create a more complete lineup? Quinn Priester's rehab outings have been rough, too. But, the team still has ample starting options, Misiorowski looks incredible, Kyle Harrison likewise looks great and William Contreras enjoyed a monster week with the bat. Do they dare talk about ... Greg Jones?In Three Up Three Down (37:00), they check in on some minor-league intrigue, a tantalizing debut for Brian Fitzpatrick, ABS and more. Remembrew When (49:30) goes back in time to just last year for more Miz Magic and in Curt Blanche (52:30), Curt says farewell to a dear friend.Then, JR chats with Shane Drohan (58:45), who got his first career Major League win this week. They discuss his unusual relationship to baseball, the frenzy of getting taken during the COVID draft and how a sneaky injury derailed his Rule 5 opportunity.

The Brewers went 3-3 vs the Pirates and D-Backs, including two beating of the Snakes. Unfortunately the big story was Brandon Woodruff's diminished velo and early exit. Brian Fitzpatrick debuted, Chourio and Vaughn rehabbed, and Kyle Harrison dominated.Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel!

On this week's episode, Mike Petrilli is joined by David Griffith and Brian Fitzpatrick to discuss Fordham's latest report, From the Teacher's Desk: A Science of Reading Progress Report. Drawing on a nationally representative survey of K–3 teachers, they examine what educators understand about reading instruction, how state policies are shaping classroom practice, and where progress has been made. The takeaway: While many teachers are embracing the science of reading, gaps in knowledge and implementation remain.Then on the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines new evidence on student attendance, finding that most variation is driven by student characteristics rather than school districts, raising important questions about policies that tie funding to average daily attendance.Recommended content: From the Teacher's Desk: A Science of Reading Progress Report —David Griffith and Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas B. Fordham InstituteWonkathon 2025 Anthology: What comes next for the science of reading? —Edited by Brandon L. Wright and Elainah Elkins, Thomas B. Fordham InstituteImperfect Attendance: Toward a fairer measure of student absenteeism —Jing Liu, Ph.D., Thomas B. Fordham InstituteHow Large are District Effects on Student Attendance? Implications for School Funding Based on Average Daily Attendance David S. Knight and Mark Olofson, EdWorkingPapers (2026)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? We would love to hear them. Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

12 - More political violence! There was an attempted assassination on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Why does rhetoric like the one spewed by Hasan Piker contribute to this? Does Jimmy Kimmel think assassination jokes are funny? 1215 - Bill O'Reilly joins us today after the scary situation unfolded right in front of his eyes as a shooter attempted to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. What was his recollection of the moment? How could this have happened? Why does Bill have a problem with how Norah O'Donnell conducted her interview with President Trump after the shooting? What are Bill's thoughts on Hasan Piker? How is Trump feeling about a third assassination attempt? What has Bill been working on lately? 1230 - Side - associated with Great Britain 1250 - What did Brian Fitzpatrick say that infuriates Dom? Your calls. 1 - What is wrong with this Philadelphia public school that it doesn't have working bathrooms and a rat infestation? Why have city Democrats and The Inquirer turned on Dr. Ala Stanford? Should ICE be rebranded? How impressive is Oz the Mentalist? 110 - Your calls. 120 - Why do we have primaries behind party lines? Your calls. 135 - Why do we not joke about Presidents being killed? 140 - Your calls. 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 155 - Is the Secret Service and Presidential security up to the task? 2 - How does the local media not see the story of Hasan Piker's rhetoric and the uptick of assassination attempts as a story? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - Was the shooting on Friday staged? 230 - Allante McAuley of Flip Philly Red and Danielle Carter-Walters, VP and Founder of Chicago Flips Red both join us today. What does Danielle see out of Philadelphia at their rally this afternoon? Where are they and what have they been up to him this afternoon? Why has he become a target of City Hall's ire? What does Danielle think of Chicago's mayor Brandon Johnson? What's next for the movement? Are they getting cheesesteaks? 250 - The Lightning Round!

12 - More political violence! There was an attempted assassination on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Why does rhetoric like the one spewed by Hasan Piker contribute to this? Does Jimmy Kimmel think assassination jokes are funny? 1215 - Bill O'Reilly joins us today after the scary situation unfolded right in front of his eyes as a shooter attempted to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. What was his recollection of the moment? How could this have happened? Why does Bill have a problem with how Norah O'Donnell conducted her interview with President Trump after the shooting? What are Bill's thoughts on Hasan Piker? How is Trump feeling about a third assassination attempt? What has Bill been working on lately? 1230 - Side - associated with Great Britain 1250 - What did Brian Fitzpatrick say that infuriates Dom? Your calls.

12 - We have more video and commentary on Allante McAuley's ejection from City Hall yesterday. Why is Dom so upset with the city police? 1210 - Side - associated with New Jersey 1215 - Continuing on Allante. These California Democrats show why they're out of touch and putting citizens lives in danger. 1220 - Your calls. 1230 - Congressman Jeff Van Drew is here and he has thoughts on the Southern Poverty Law Center. What does he think about scenarios that were possibly staged and funded by SPLC? What are the current issues that are affecting Republicans before the midterms? 1230 - Congressman Jeff Van Drew is here and he has thoughts on the Southern Poverty Law Center. What does he think about scenarios that were possibly staged and funded by SPLC? What are the current issues that are affecting Republicans before the midterms? 1250 - The Friday Five: Greatest Players in NFL History 1 - PA Senator and GOP Chairman Greg Rothman joins us. Is Hasan Piker on his radar screen? Are Democrats okay with semitism? With a state congressional vote taking place on protecting women's sports, is there no way to get it to the House? What does the PIAA think of the bill? Is there anything being done about political violence and security in PA? 120 - Why is Dom up in arms about Allante McAuley being filmed by PPD? Your calls. 135 - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner joins us today. As a former 7th round draft pick in the NFL, what does this weekend mean to him? What are the alternatives that HUD is presenting in order to get people into homes for the first time? What is Scott doing in Pennsylvania this week? 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 155 - What happened at the Jughandle Inn yesterday? Your calls. What's wrong with New Jersey's development projects? 2 - Why is Dom upset with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick again? Returning to why filming Allante at City Hall by the police is so egregious. 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - There's more that Dom is angry about from Fitzpatrick's latest interview. Your calls. 235 - What will the Correspondents' Dinner be like? Your calls. 250 - The Lightning Round!

2 - Why is Dom upset with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick again? Returning to why filming Allante at City Hall by the police is so egregious. 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - There's more that Dom is angry about from Fitzpatrick's latest interview. Your calls. 235 - What will the Correspondents' Dinner be like? Your calls. 250 - The Lightning Round!

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the House Intel member, former FBI agent and national intelligence subcommittee chair, joins Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to break down to chat about being a moderate in today's GOP, FISA and MUCH more.

1215 - Side - famous person who excelled in more than one career 1220 - Just how bad is this little leaguer's behavior? What did Allante say in front of City Hall today? 1230 - Remember when Elise Stefanik called out the UPenn President and other Ivy League Presidents for not condemning anti-Semitism? She joins us and reminisces on the highest watched hearing in US history. How does her book detail on how we as an American society got to a point like this in our schools? How tremendous have been the Ivy League students speaking out on the atrocities they see on their campuses? How does the book detail those stories, including good actors and bad, schools that are doing things right, and deterring bad schools from continuing hateful practices. What does she think of the Eric Swalwell situation and the zero tolerance policy that must be re-implemented back into Congress? What's next for Elise? 1250 - Your calls. 1 - After an electrifying performance at City Hall today, Allante McAuley joins us in studio today. What was it like today? We revisit his performance. Are these bills City Hall is proposing just all theaters to show their base that they're trying to do something? What is Allante trying to show as an elected state committee member, to both the public and fellow committee members? What event is Allante doing this weekend? How did the Goerge Floyd summer help shape Allante's thinking? 115 - Why is RFK Jr. back in the news? Your calls. 120 - Who is this PA Representative talking out of her behind on education and funding? 130 - Why is Brian Fitzpatrick continuing to distance himself from Trump? Will Embiid play vs the Celtics? 140 - Your calls. 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 155 - Your calls. 2 - Pastor Bill Devlin joins us from Northern Nigeria today! What kind of work has he been doing there and what kind of stories does he have to tell? What does Bill think of the Pope latest comments on war, especially from an Augustinian? What is the “Just War” theory? Why do cardinals wear red? 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - Your calls. 235 - The new affordability nemesis? FIFA! 240 - Your calls. 250 - The Lightning Round!

1 - After an electrifying performance at City Hall today, Allante McAuley joins us in studio today. What was it like today? We revisit his performance. Are these bills City Hall is proposing just all theaters to show their base that they're trying to do something? What is Allante trying to show as an elected state committee member, to both the public and fellow committee members? What event is Allante doing this weekend? How did the Goerge Floyd summer help shape Allante's thinking? 115 - Why is RFK Jr. back in the news? Your calls. 120 - Who is this PA Representative talking out of her behind on education and funding? 130 - Why is Brian Fitzpatrick continuing to distance himself from Trump? Will Embiid play vs the Celtics? 140 - Your calls. 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 155 - Your calls.

1215 - Side - famous person who excelled in more than one career 1220 - Just how bad is this little leaguer's behavior? What did Allante say in front of City Hall today? 1230 - Remember when Elise Stefanik called out the UPenn President and other Ivy League Presidents for not condemning anti-Semitism? She joins us and reminisces on the highest watched hearing in US history. How does her book detail on how we as an American society got to a point like this in our schools? How tremendous have been the Ivy League students speaking out on the atrocities they see on their campuses? How does the book detail those stories, including good actors and bad, schools that are doing things right, and deterring bad schools from continuing hateful practices. What does she think of the Eric Swalwell situation and the zero tolerance policy that must be re-implemented back into Congress? What's next for Elise? 1250 - Your calls. 1 - After an electrifying performance at City Hall today, Allante McAuley joins us in studio today. What was it like today? We revisit his performance. Are these bills City Hall is proposing just all theaters to show their base that they're trying to do something? What is Allante trying to show as an elected state committee member, to both the public and fellow committee members? What event is Allante doing this weekend? How did the Goerge Floyd summer help shape Allante's thinking? 115 - Why is RFK Jr. back in the news? Your calls. 120 - Who is this PA Representative talking out of her behind on education and funding? 130 - Why is Brian Fitzpatrick continuing to distance himself from Trump? Will Embiid play vs the Celtics? 140 - Your calls. 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 155 - Your calls. 2 - Pastor Bill Devlin joins us from Northern Nigeria today! What kind of work has he been doing there and what kind of stories does he have to tell? What does Bill think of the Pope latest comments on war, especially from an Augustinian? What is the “Just War” theory? Why do cardinals wear red? 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - Your calls. 235 - The new affordability nemesis? FIFA! 240 - Your calls. 250 - The Lightning Round!

Brian sits down with Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier to discuss the "decisive action" expected in the Iran conflict and the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Later, legal expert Andrew McCarthy breaks down the Supreme Court's look at birthright citizenship and the alarming rise of "birth tourism" from China and Russia. Finally, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick discusses the DHS funding battle in Congress. [00:00:00] Bret Baier   [00:18:26] Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick   [00:36:50] Adm. Mark Montgomery (Ret.)   [00:55:12] Andrew McCarthy   [01:32:01] Andy Markoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Update: Rob Strickler has suspended his campaign approx. 3/5/2026)Rob Strickler's Campaign for Congress:Rob Strickler is a community-rooted, grassroots candidate running for Congress in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District. His campaign is centered on one core belief: voters deserve a free and fair election and a real choice at the ballot. For more than fourteen years, PA-01 has been represented by the same political family. This campaign is about opening the process, restoring trust, and ensuring that democracy works for everyone, not just party insiders or political dynasties. Rob's approach to leadership is grounded in empathy, integrity, and accountability. He believes governing should be accessible, transparent, and driven by the lived experiences of the people who call this district home. Whether through community conversations, volunteer-powered organizing, or innovative engagement like Democracy Dogs, this campaign prioritizes participation over politics as usual. This page is a space to share campaign updates, highlight grassroots efforts, elevate community voices, and provide voters with clear information about how to get involved. Free and Fair Elections. Take Back Our District. He is running to unseat Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1, 2019-2026] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/brian_fitzpatrick/412721Rob Strickler is joined by his campaign manager Letitia Crippen. She is a dynamic producer and creative strategist at Touch Management, LLC with over a decade of experience programming for television, streaming platforms, and corporate conferences. Letitia synthesizes information and infuses creativity into live productions, making every event magical. As a discussion moderator & director, she's engaged audiences with esteemed figures like Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Tamika Mallory & Dr.Yusefl Salaam (Exonerated 5). Committed to developing the next generation of storytellers and media leaders, she leads digital ministry volunteers, teaches Community Access media courses, AI everyday usage, and mentors marketing and film students. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-talk-weekly--2576999/support.

For the first time, batteries and solar powered California around the clock, with batteries running as the number one morning electricity source at nearly 6,000 megawatts. Tim Montague and John Weaver break down this milestone and a packed week of clean energy news, from a Supreme Court ruling striking down global tariffs to a Republican push to reinstate the 30% solar ITC. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSCalifornia achieved 24/7 solar and battery power for the first time. Batteries discharged through the night and morning, charged on near-free midday solar, then discharged again in the evening. (PV Magazine)Republican House member Brian Fitzpatrick voted against the "One Big Bill" over the removal of solar and wind tax credits and now pushes to reinstate the ITC. (E&E News)The Supreme Court ruled Trump's global tariffs illegal. John clarifies this removes the 10-20% blanket tariffs on goods like copper, steel, and aluminum. Solar module tariffs, battery tariffs from China (40-60%), and Southeast Asian tariffs remain in place. Indonesia's solar imports surged from 6 megawatts to 2.5 gigawatts of modules in under two years. Petitioners in the AD/CVD investigation now cite "critical circumstances." Expect new tariff action targeting Indonesian modules. (Solar Power World)Hithium completed the world's first open-door fire safety test on a 6.25 MWh battery energy storage system. Even with doors open and safety systems disabled, adjacent battery units were undamaged. (ESS News)Tim reports the number of battery companies at Intersolar roughly doubled year over year, now outnumbering solar module companies.With the ITC phase-out approaching, electricity prices climbing, and battery deployments accelerating, the stories covered here directly affect procurement decisions, financial modeling, and market strategy in 2026. Support the showConnect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

Trump sought $163 billion in cuts, including slashing the EPA by 54 percent, HUD by 44 percent, and the CDC by 41 percent, but even his most loyal House allies let the effort stall under the cover of the budget process. A separate bipartisan attempt to shore up Obamacare subsidies for 24 million Americans also fizzled, with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick warning that letting them lapse would be bad policy and worse politics. The throughline is inertia: Congress will not enact maximalist right-wing cuts, but it will not pass incremental fixes either. Plus, a handoff to the debut of How To!: "How to Be a DJ, Not a Playlist," featuring the DJ with hooks for hands, Tom Nash, on craft, resilience, and commanding a room. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/ ⁠For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist

12 - Is Philadelphia a sanctuary city? NBC 10's Claudia Vargas goes toe to toe with the mayor over where the office stands on the matter? 1215 - Side - associated with victory 1220 - Is Wawa in decline? That's seemingly what the city is saying… Your calls. Is Cherelle Parker actually a good mayor? 1235 - Your calls. 1245 - What is the deal with Brian Fitzpatrick?

12 - Is Philadelphia a sanctuary city? NBC 10's Claudia Vargas goes toe to toe with the mayor over where the office stands on the matter? 1215 - Side - associated with victory 1220 - Is Wawa in decline? That's seemingly what the city is saying… Your calls. Is Cherelle Parker actually a good mayor? 1235 - Your calls. 1245 - What is the deal with Brian Fitzpatrick? 1 - The Teachers' Union is a menace! Corey DeAngelis, school choice Evangelist, joins us again today to explain why and how. How do we prove that the NEA is using children as political pawns now? What leads to these protests possibly being dangerous? How is Oklahoma's school choice enrollment going? Why do teachers need not be afraid of the unions? When are we getting a Corey book? 120 - Is there a worse organization than the UN? Why is former Eagle Seth Joyner squaring off with Brendan Boyle? Your calls. 140 - Kaitlan Collins doesn't realize the hypocrisy of what she said on The Late Show last night. We're going to ban federal law enforcement from being in New Jersey? 150 - Dom Giordano Presents: Progressive Women Gone Wild! 2 - Enes Kanter Freedom, Human Rights Activist, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, former NBA Player, and NYT Bestselling Author joins us again. Why is Chinese athlete Eileen Gu a traitor for being borned and raised in America, but competing for China in the Olympics? Was Enes critical of China before Daryl Morey's “Free Hong Kong” tweet? He tells us a story about that. What was Enes' conversation with Daryl like on his tweet and the advice he gave Enes? Did Enes' endorsement deals dry up after speaking out against the atrocities in his native Turkey? Will Eileen Gu's deals go away? How are his book sales and reviews going? Who is this athlete that we have who stands opposite of Eileen Gu? How are his travels and life going with a bounty on his head? What is Enes' stance on tanking? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - What is RFK Jr. doing with his jeans? Parents SOS sounds the alarm on social media use affecting our children as Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand today. 235 - How much are people paying to see Bruce Springsteen? Is the cat out of the bag that he is a phony? 240 - Your calls. 250 - The Lightning Round! Not! 3 - The show goes on! Why do city officials hate Wawa? 305 - Dom has a question for Kirk. What's everyone's shoe size? 310 - Bucks County rules that ICE detention centers will not be in their jurisdiction. Where are the criminals going to get due process? Has Wawa “fallen off”? 320 - Your calls. 330 - Award-winning investigative journalist, author, and Pulitzer finalist Gerald Posner joins us late in the afternoon here. Why does Gerald find it crazy that CHOP has not reversed course on gender affirming care and surgery? Why does Gerald think that people's minds have turned on how Big Pharma and hospitals handle children when it comes to opiates and then subsequently, gender affirming care? What will eventually curtail these hospitals from doing gender-altering procedures? Does Gerald feel the same way on GLP-1 weight loss drugs? What is Gerald working on next? 350 - Just how much is Springsteen charging for tickets in Philadelphia? 4 - We finish where we start. What does “sanctuary city” mean to Mayor Cherelle Parker? Your calls. 415 - The Lightning Round!

-- On the Show -- Pam Bondi erupts during a House hearing, redirects questions about Jeffrey Epstein to stock market numbers, clashes with Ted Lieu, and refuses to engage directly with Democratic members -- Jim Jordan says protesters cannot enter the Capitol and disrupt Congress, unintentionally describing the criminal conduct of January 6 rioters whom Donald Trump later pardons -- Donald Trump delivers rambling remarks about wind turbines in China and Europe, praises tariffs as his favorite word, and abruptly ends an event without taking questions after scrutiny of Pam Bondi intensifies -- Donald Trump accepts a “Champion of Beautiful, Clean Coal” trophy amid exaggerated praise, highlighting how flattery and branding around clean coal substitute for substantive energy policy debate -- Six House Republicans including Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick join Democrats in a 219 to 211 vote to end tariffs on Canadian imports, prompting Donald Trump to threaten primary consequences -- Trump's central promises on immigration, trade, and the economy are facing broad resistance and failing to deliver the stability he promised -- Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses the Pam Bondi hearing as a circus while projecting midterm confidence, reinforcing party loyalty messaging as scrutiny and internal pressure grow -- Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz criticize the Trump administration's handling of Jeffrey Epstein narratives, signaling potential erosion within culturally influential podcast audiences -- On the Bonus Show: The House passes new voting rules, free speech lawsuits grow over Charlie Kirk commentary, the US military temporarily closed the El Paso airport, and much more...

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe D’s have lost he narrative, they are trying to blame Trump for the affordability crisis, but he is turning it around on them. The autopen was used to bring Powell, Trump wants it investigated.The gold card has gone live, timing is everything. The affordability crisis is about the [CB]. The [DS] along with foreign gov have been trying to divide the people and the MAGA movement. It is not working, it crumbling and people are learning the truth once again. Trump sets the message and the direction of the midterms. The [DS] is struggling, they will not be able to overcome the economic factor in 2026. This will give the people the power to override anything the [DS] tries to do. Economy (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); “Democrats Know Their Constituents Can’t Read Charts. That’s Why…” Another attempted “gotcha moment” on X by Democrats backfired, revealing that their political strategists and whoever handles their social media accounts lack the most basic chart-reading skills. However, X users pointed out that these political operatives aren’t DEI fools; instead, they seem incapable of telling the truth. https://twitter.com/MajorityPAC/status/1998434136483410412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998434136483410412%7Ctwgr%5E1e2efe6a29f9c814decbe7c889387ccc40d1410c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fdemocrats-know-their-constituents-cant-read-charts-thats-why Just like eggs earlier this year and power bills this fall, Democrat operatives are seizing any opportunity to blame Trump for soaring prices that mainly occurred in the previous four years. X user ALX shows why context matters.  Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/StephenMoore/status/1998763870001991751?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998789965254144171?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998830464321323091?s=20  into 2026. The Fed must do the right thing! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998841970559512878?s=20  to inject $40 billion per month into Treasury bill purchases beginning December 12. The combined policies strengthen liquidity, reduce borrowing costs, and ease credit strains that often stall growth. Bank of America says both stocks and crypto stand to gain as confidence rises. The Fed's actions confirm the resilience of Trump's expanding second term economy. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1999098794412319027?s=20 The post highlights a Wall Street Journal report on Ionic Rare Earths’ discovery of 16 rare earth and critical minerals in Utah’s Mill Creek area, including high-grade lithium and gallium, positioning it as the U.S.’s largest such reserve to reduce reliance on China, which controls 90% of global processing. An aerial image shows the arid Utah landscape near the Great Salt Lake with visible mining pits, underscoring the site’s remote, geologically rich Basin and Range province, where USGS surveys identified potential for 1.5 million tons of rare earth oxides  https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1998846082953130482?s=20 The Trump Gold Card program, launched via executive order in 2025, allows foreign nationals (primarily investors or those sponsored by corporations) to apply for a U.S. green card through expedited channels like EB-1(a) for extraordinary ability or EB-2 national interest waiver. It requires a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee plus a “contribution” or “gift” of at least $1 million per individual (or $2 million via an employer sponsor), with additional amounts for dependents. The funds go to entities like the U.S. Department of Commerce, and applicants must prove a lawful source of money, similar to the EB-5 investor visa.  The process involves filing a new Form I-140G, followed by consular processing abroad—no in-country adjustment of status is allowed—and approvals can happen in weeks, though backlogs from per-country caps (especially for Indian or Chinese nationals) may still cause delays for the actual green card. This program is separate from the H-1B visa system, which remains a temporary work visa for skilled professionals with issues like annual caps (85,000 visas, including 20,000 for advanced degree holders), a random lottery selection process, and criticisms of abuse (e.g., companies using it to displace U.S. workers or suppress wages via outsourcing firms). In fact, alongside the Gold Card, the Trump administration introduced a separate $100,000 one-time entry fee for H-1B applicants to deter such abuses and ensure only “the best and brightest” use it. https://twitter.com/TheRubberDuck79/status/1998791717752062345?s=20  Autopen. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998407015756964343?s=20   to decide if it gets a floor vote. I hope they do the right thing. The Affordability Crisis Is Not a ‘Hoax.' It Is an Existential Threat to the American Dream.  Recently, President Trump has been quoted as referring to the affordability crisis as a “Democrat scam,” “hoax,” and “con job.” Although I think Trump was likely trying to remind Americans that policies enacted when Democrats had total control of the federal government under the first two years of the Biden administration accelerated and exacerbated the affordability problem, it is dangerous for the president to use that type of language. Already, mainstream media reprobates are twisting Trump's words, leading people to believe that he is saying the affordability crisis does not exist.  In proper context, Trump is not denying that middle- and lower-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet; rather, he is trying to assign blame and hang the affordability crisis on the Democrats. But even doing that is politically unwise.  The American people are not nearly as concerned with pointing fault as they are with seeking immediately viable solutions to the untenable reality they face. For many Americans, the affordability crisis is so severe that they think the American dream is no longer within reach. In fact, only 22 percent of young Americans think they will be better off than their parents. Source: redstate.com Political/Rights https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1999146290584678721?s=20 https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1998819294658842681?s=20 https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1998773065870708813?s=20 https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1999144165213380788?s=20 We hope the headlines and social media likes are worth it. DHS: Legacy Media Report Leaves Out an Important Detail on ICE Purchasing Planes for Deportations The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed  the agency has inked a deal for the purchase of six planes for nearly $140 million, which will aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deportations, allowing them to bypass charter airlines. The Post report read: https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1998794208736411870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998794208736411870%7Ctwgr%5Ebd9d4a7f5e7443f5f0455bfbeb427e17d3fa2b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fkatie-jerkovich%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fdhs-confirms-excellent-news-about-deportations-and-its-own-fleet-n2197015 flight patterns.    President Trump and @Sec_Noem are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country. Source: redstate.com US To Ask Visitors For 5 Years Of Social Media History Under New Plan The United States is planning to require visitors from dozens of countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal from the US Customs and Border Protection posted to the Federal Register on Wednesday. Countries on the list include much of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Qatar, Israel, Chile and Brunei. Citizens or nationals of these countries have been allowed to freely travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. If the proposal is adopted, they’ll have to share their online footprint – something that immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants from different categories have been required to provide since 2019. The list also includes; Telephone numbers used in the last five years Email addresses used in the last 10 years IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos Biometrics – including facial, fingerprint, DNA and Iris data Information about one’s family – including  names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, places of birth and residences. The CBP proposal is open for a 60-day public comment period. ESTA – an automated system, costs $40 and is generally valid for two years. An ESTA holder can enter multiple times during that period. Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998484877180604877?s=20   is part of the FBI's Joint Task Force Vulcan investigation out of @FBIHouston to locate, indict, and arrest members of MS-13 leadership “La Mesa.” Great work from @FBIOmaha and partners @HSI_HQ @DEAHQ and more – this admin is taking a whole of government approach to dismantling MS-13 and their presence within the country. DOGE https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998810382576792048?s=20 https://twitter.com/pepesgrandma/status/1998428503759294519?s=20   EU High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime that wrote the 2016 Code of Conduct. The Code Conduct is a document agreed upon by social media companies for removing hate. The improved upon “Code of Conduct Plus” continues to be an important tool under the DSA: “On 20 January 2025, the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (the ‘Code of conduct+') was integrated into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following a positive assessment from the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services. The Code of conduct+, which builds on the Code of Conduct adopted in 2016, strengthens the way online platforms deal with content deemed illegal hate speech according to EU law and Member States' laws. It facilitates compliance with and the effective enforcement of the DSA in this specific area.” This new Conduct Code+ was established as a “DSA Code of conduct”. This empowered civil society organisations to act as watchdogs. “Following its integration, adherence to the Code of conduct+ may be considered as an appropriate risk mitigation measure for signatories designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the DSA.” “The DSA classifies platforms or search engines that have more than 45 million users per month in the EU as very large online platforms (VLOPs)” https://twitter.com/emd_worldwide/status/1998556257251152246?s=20   letter confirms the details of that action. And it arrives at a very appropriate moment. As we watch certain officials in Europe experiment with coercive fines, regulatory threats, and pressure campaigns aimed at shaping American political discourse, the Moraes precedent is worth remembering. The United States views foreign attempts to control U.S. speech as a human rights violation and a breach of sovereignty. Geopolitical https://twitter.com/RMistereggen/status/1998419619220996236?s=20 society destabilised? When a country must hand over cash to escape a policy that harms it, the structure stops looking like a union and starts looking like organized coercion. Let's call the EU what it is: its a mafia organisation. Abolish the EU. Unelected Brussels Bureaucrat Demands Trump ‘Show Respect' for EU, as US President Is Chosen ‘The Most Powerful Person in Europe'   Trump is flexing his political and military muscles all over the world. Those who want respect, give respect.     Trump has just been chosen as ‘the most powerful person in Europe'. ‘ Politico reported: “Top EU officials tried to set the record straight Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a ‘decaying' group of countries ruled by ‘weak' leaders. […] ‘I think they're weak', the Republican said, referring to the continent's presidents and prime ministers, adding, ‘I think they don't know what to do. Europe doesn't know what to do'.” “European Council President António Costa said Europe and the U.S. ‘must act as allies' — and urged the Republican leader to show ‘respect'.   Costa is an unelected bureaucrat – he was not ‘elected', he was ‘appointed' by the same Globalist leaders that are polling 11% to 23% in their countries. Source: thegatewaypundit.com War/Peace https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998980234763219052?s=20https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20   Impeccable. This clip emerged just as Maria Corina Machado, the woman Maduro has hunted for 16 months, escaped Venezuela and arrived in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting his dictatorship. His secret police surrounded the U.S. Embassy thinking she was inside. She slipped out of the country anyway. Her team risked their lives to get her on that plane. Meanwhile, Maduro is on stage crooning about peace. The irony writes itself. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998936856000397477?s=20   showed up in Norway anyway. The 58-year-old opposition leader arrived in Oslo Thursday and waved from the balcony of the Grand Hotel, free and defiant. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded her the prize for her fight against what it called a dictatorship. Maduro’s regime tried everything to stop this moment. It didn’t work.  https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20   freely in accordance with the regime. https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999065856580661500?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998879421491483071?s=20   Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.” “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.” https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998895443347124514?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999140870516576385?s=20  6th no-confidence vote, Zhelezaykov said, “I hear the public's dissatisfaction and consider the protection of democracy my top priority,” choosing to step down. Protests erupted in November over a 2026 budget packed with tax hikes, higher social contributions, and bloated spending. Even after scrapping the budget, crowds demanded total regime change, early elections, and a crackdown on corruption, culminating in massive rallies yesterday across Sofia and beyond. This is a rare public uprising toppling a government in real-time! With Bulgaria set to join the eurozone on January 1, the collapse risks economic chaos, currency shifts, investor panic, while exposing deep rot (corruption scandals cost $3B yearly, per EU audits). Zhelezaykov's exit might spark a power vacuum, pitting pro-EU reformers against nationalist factions. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1998875723931812291?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999099346676334925?s=20  Allegations that some staff members may have ties to Hamas, with zero indictments, no formal charges, and no due process. Washington, once UNRWA's biggest donor, froze funding in January 2024 after Israel accused roughly a dozen staff members of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that triggered the war. If the move goes through, it would effectively criminalize a major arm of humanitarian relief in Gaza and beyond. Although, it’s been noted that such sanctions would be highly unusual, since the U.S. is both a U.N. member and the host nation of the body that created the agency in 1949. Despite this, Trump previously reaffirmed that the U.S. would not fund UNRWA earlier this year. In October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also referred to UNRWA as a subsidiary of Hamas: “UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it… The United Nations is here, we're seeing the work they're doing… They’re on the ground. We’re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.” https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/1998824786022003044?s=20  billion they seized might well come up   https://twitter.com/WallStreetMav/status/1998849819071353071?s=20   is going to demand their frozen assets be returned. I suspect the current people in power don't expect to be around or forced to deal with that problem when it arises. They just want their money laundering schemes to continue being funded. Short term planning by the EU. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1998991133033054636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998991133033054636%7Ctwgr%5E279dcf506be99c0c99616930f129b9a99fcd7bf2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwatch-ukraine-strikes-another-oil-tanker-russian-shadow%2F https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999118921564090787?s=20 Trump talks Ukraine peace deal with Macron, Merz and Starmer President Donald Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, a White House official said, as the U.S. president continues to push for an end to the conflict while expressing skepticism that Kyiv stands a chance of coming out ahead. Source: politico.com Zelenskyy Signals Openness to Elections After Trump Criticism President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Ukraine to hold a presidential election despite its war with Russia, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say he is prepared to hold a vote within months if parliament and Western allies make it feasible. Zelenskyy responded, saying the decision is solely for Ukrainians. “This is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners,” he said. Ukraine’s constitution bars elections under martial law, but Zelenskyy signaled he’s willing to hold one anyway and asked the U.S. and European partners for help securing a wartime vote. “Since this question is raised today by the president of the United States of America, our partners, I will answer very briefly: Look, I am ready for elections,” he said. “Then, in the next 60 to 90 days, Ukraine will be ready to hold the elections. I personally have the will and readiness for this.” Zelenskyy’s five-year term expired in May 2024. Source: newsmax.com Medical/False Flags FDA Reviewing Deaths Potentially Linked to COVID Shots The Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether COVID-19 vaccines were tied to any deaths, government officials announced this week. The FDA is “doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to COVID vaccines,” Andrew Nixon. a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement. Manufacturers report that the FDA is also reviewing the safety of RSV immunizations. COVID-19 vaccines were deployed in late 2020 under emergency use authorization. Less than a year later, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became the first to receive full FDA approval. Source: newsmax.com [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1998789285281968322?s=20  with all the other America-hating Somalis! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998806184846045404?s=20 BREAKING: Democrats Flip Miami – Eileen Higgins Wins Mayoral Runoff Election: Decision Desk Democrats flipped Miami Mayor's office on Tuesday. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami City Manager who served on Trump's DHS transition team. Higgins will be Miami's first Democrat mayor since 1997. Fox News reported: It took nearly 30 years, but Democrats finally broke their decades-long ballot box losing streak in Miami, Florida, the city known as the nation's “Gateway to Latin America.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/chad_mizelle/status/1998565231136747996?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998912315672977728?s=20   are: Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Tom Kean, R-N.J., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Chris Smith, R-N.J., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio. Full passage vote could happen Thursday. President Trump's Plan REVEALED: DC pipe bomb suspect obsessed with My Little Pony art, fan fic: report My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Brian Cole Jr, the man charged with placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees' Washington, DC headquarters the evening before January 6, 2021, was reportedly a massive fan of the children's series “My Little Pony,” making fan art and fan fiction dedicated to the characters.Per the New York Post, Cole, 30, appeared to have gone by usernames including iDeltaVelocity, Bron1Delta, Delta1Forgotten, and Blue Velocity online. In one account on an online forum, Cole allegedly posted dozens of fan art pieces dedicated to the My Little Pony franchise. Many of the art pieces feature characters with light purple bodies and multicolored hair.In a Tumblr account associated with the username delta1forgotten, Cole allegedly wrote in response to another user's drawing of a My Little Pony character with a machine gun, “Eh… I'd give her an RPG [Rocket-Propelled Grenade]. What can I say? Explosions are COOL!!”My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr Daniel Chadborn wrote in his book “Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom,” “The subculture of Bronies was very online and unique and attracted a lot of male fans, who were breaking gender norms, which attracted a lot of attention.”He noted that the subculture is generally not sexual, however, he is not surprised that some members within the community are troubled. “Someone who is disaffected is often going to look for spaces to engage in, for a sense of identity and belonging.”Cole also allegedly wrote fanfiction dedicated to the franchise, with one story marked as being an “adventure/horror” story featuring the characters Applejack and Applebloom  Source: thepostmillenial.com Winning: Woke D.C. Police Chief Stepping Down Following Trump's Bold Moves to Federalize the DC Police Force and Send in National Guard https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1997992364367884758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1997992364367884758%7Ctwgr%5Edc94739b1880255ed9a381d0aefa9d1b2da25236%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwinning-woke-d-c-police-chief-stepping-down%2F ‘Righteous Anger’: Erika Kirk Shuts Down Insane Conspiracies Surrounding Her Husband’s Murder Erika Kirk appears to have possibly reached her breaking point as she addressed those insane conspiracies surrounding the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk, and to say she didn’t hold back is a serious understatement. During her appearance on Wednesday on Fox News’ Outnumbered, Kirk was asked about the accusations and claims floated by podcasters like Candace Owens and others surrounding the assassination of the late co-founder of Turning Point USA, including speculation about where Charlie is buried. No rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there. “My silence does not mean that I’m complacent,” Erika continued. “My silence does not mean that somehow Turning Point USA and all of the handpicked staff that loved my husband and that my husband loved them is somehow in on it. We are busy building.” Erika said she understands a lot of the noise is people trying to find answers to the horrific killing of her husband, and made it clear no “rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there.” Kirk said she does have a breaking point, though, and it’s when influencers and others go after those she loves, like her family, her Turning Point USA family, and her Charlie Kirk Show family. “When you go after the people that I love, and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode, going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this… NO!” Erika said, as the host Harris Faulkner pointed out, she’d never seen Kirk like this before. “This is righteous anger because this is not okay, it’s not healthy,” she added. “This is a mind virus… but this is not okay. But just know your words are very powerful, and we are human.” “My team are not machines and they’re not robots, they are human,” Erika continued. “We have more death threats on our team and our side than I have ever seen. I have kidnapping threats. I have…you name it, we have it. And my poor team is exhausted, and every time they bring this back up, what are we supposed to do, relive that trauma all over again?”  . Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1998877640862904429?s=20 https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1998867607429292200?s=20 2846 Feb 21, 2019 12:02:07 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 6b73ac No. 5304336  Dz8HH2lWwAIQX5K.jpg-large.jpg https://twitter.com/JudahsTrumpets/status/1098604676621189122 Be ready for the ‘Q’, Anon(s). Eyes on increasing +each day. You are the NEWS NOW. Handle w/ care. Q 3628 Nov 25, 2019 12:05:46 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 000000 No. 7370121  https://twitter.com/Incarcerated_ET/status/1198990090757914625 Enemy of the People. You are the NEWS NOW. Facts matter. Q https://twitter.com/medeabenjamin/status/1998886707891155231?s=20 https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1999140426222088595?s=20 https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1938072642374058297?s=20  Bejamin briefly – who had an interesting history of speaking to Chinese media. She co-founded Global Exchange with her husband, Kevin Danaher, which goes on a number of “Reality Trips” to various closed countries – Cuba, Venezuela, among others. If you’ve followed me long enough … you know that’s a big red flag. State-facilitated exchange trips are one of the most common “soft power” tools that countries have in exporting their ideology to others. https://twitter.com/AAGDhillon/status/1998429763744976927?s=20 Supreme Court OKs Trump's Firing Of Biden FTC Appointee The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant victory, ruling that he can remove Federal Trade Commission leader Rebecca Slaughter after months of legal challenges. Trump has sought to dismiss Slaughter, a Democrat appointed by former President Joe Biden, since March. The court also agreed to consider whether presidents may dismiss FTC commissioners without cause. In the meantime, Slaughter will not be allowed to remain in office. Source:  conservativebrief.com  https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998163014336561437?s=20 https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/1998237338678563300?s=20 Trump Sinks Anonymous Reports by Reaffirming Support for Hegseth, Noem Trump sunk the anonymous reports while fielding questions from the press during a roundtable with tech CEO in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1998886540215472413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998886540215472413%7Ctwgr%5Ec250eb4c9bce232b03b56224d33227964e8f8b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1998886540215472413 Trump's comments follow an Atlantic report that Trump “is starting to tire of the scandals surrounding Hegseth,” citing “an outside adviser to the White House and a former senior administration official.”They also come on the heels of an MS Now report, citing two anonymous sources, and claiming that “White House officials have grown frustrated with Kristi Noem's leadership of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to calls for a new secretary to more aggressively support key parts of the president's deportation agenda.” Source: breitbart.com https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1999130198906728645?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998453138857099684?s=20   primarily Nordic-German. Importing voters is a CERTAIN path to a single-party supermajority and has ALREADY happened at the state level in California and New York. It also explains why those states have BANNED VOTER ID in order to accelerate a permanent socialist supermajority, destroying any semblance of democracy. We stand on the precipice of disaster, an end to America. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998769742455435403?s=20   say stupid stuff like “I’m not voting in the mid-terms.” The Constitutional powers of the President are limited by design. Moreover, Trump faces unique challenges in an intransigent Deep State and an array of rogue judges, neither of which any other President has faced at this scale. Nevertheless, in less than a year Trump has kept more of his campaign promises than any other President since FDR. Some of you people need to wise up. There is no Government Fairy. It’s a hard slog, and we’re winning–unless YOU mess it up, Doomsters. Don’t mess it up. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998827695439004144?s=20  care, the GOP deserves it.” This is self-fulfilling prophecy. It suppresses voter enthusiasm, suppresses voter turn out, and creates exactly the barren ground that Leftists have come to expect from a conservative movement that seems determined to fail at every turn even when it is winning. *versus* 2. “I am so happy that we have made so much progress. Trump has done amazing things in a short period of time against unprecedented institutional resistance. We are winning and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the restoration of our Constitutional republic. Nevertheless, there is much to be done. President Trump and the true conservatives in Congress need our enthusiastic, vocal support. We must keep the pressure on the eGOP, the Democrats and the lying media. This is a tough battle, but we will win.” THAT my friends is a message of victory. It too becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as it inspires the voting base yet does not ignore the work yet to be done. It’s winning. ————————— Allow me to paraphrase Napoleon Bonaparte: “In politics, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.” _________________________ In other words, why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves, Moriarity. https://twitter.com/Avis_Liberatum/status/1998829654241694036?s=20 https://twitter.com/MattMorseTV/status/1998541820285145219?s=20    and for America itself. In all fairness, the Democrats have been doing Redistricting for years, and continue to do so. Unfortunately, Indiana Senate “Leader” Rod Bray enjoys being the only person in the United States of America who is against Republicans picking up extra seats, in Indiana's case, two of them. He is putting every ounce of his limited strength into asking his soon to be very vulnerable friends to vote with him. By doing so, he is putting the Majority in the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., at risk and, at the same time, putting anybody in Indiana who votes against this Redistricting, likewise, at risk. The people of Indiana don't want the Party of Sleepy Joe Biden, Kamala, Ilhan Omar, or the rest to succeed in Washington. Bray doesn't care. He's either a bad guy, or a very stupid one! In any event, he and a couple of his friends will partner with the Radical Left Democrats. They found some Republican “SUCKERS,” and they couldn't be happier that they did! Guys like Failed Senate Candidate Mitch Daniels, who I opposed in his Race against Senator Jim Banks, and Cam Savage, whoever that is, are fighting against the Republican Party, all the way. Bray and his friends are the favorite Republicans of Hakeem Jeffries, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, and Cryin' Chuck Schumer. Anybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., will be, I am sure, met with a MAGA Primary in the Spring. If Republicans will not do what is necessary to save our Country, they will eventually lose everything to the Democrats. Rod Bray and his friends won't be in Politics for long, and I will do everything within my power to make sure that they will not hurt the Republican Party, and our Country, again. One of my favorite States, Indiana, will be the only State in the Union to turn the Republican Party down! Master Messenger: Trump Goes Full MAGA at Pennsylvania Rally, Hands GOP the 2026 Talking Points The master messenger is at it again, this time handing the GOP the 2026 midterm talking points directly. During a rally Tuesday evening in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, President Trump reminded both Republicans and Democrats of just how savvy a messenger he can be when energizing his base. He crushed former President Joe Biden and his administration for overseeing the runaway inflation we are still battling today. He discussed his efforts to bring higher wage jobs to American workers, not illegal aliens. He dismantled Obamacare, highlighting high costs and the trillions in taxpayer dollars given to insurance companies instead of the American people. President Trump went full MAGA. The  message was clear: Republicans, take this message and run with it during the 2026 midterm election cycle. President Trump tore apart Obamacare. He is tired of insurance companies lining their pockets with Obamacare subsidies, and stated once again that he wants that money sent directly to the American people. Imagine being able to use your own money to purchase health insurance instead of those dollars going straight to the insurance companies? For Republicans in 2026, this is a smart policy that could excite the base in an election cycle where President Trump is not on the ballot. Healthcare across America, in many cases, is unaffordable and frustrating. This is certainly an area where the GOP can make up ground with sound policy ideas. President Trump has essentially closed our southern border by the sheer power he wields through the executive branch. The administration has now moved to tackle illegal immigration within our borders, in regards to both deportations and American jobs taken by illegal aliens.  Since President Trump took office, 100 percent of all net job creation has gone to American citizens. That is an amazing statistic that every GOP House and Senate member should be touting on the campaign trail. Not for nothing, but President Trump is also clearly tired of immigrants coming to America who do not care to fully assimilate or share our values. President Trump also announced a permanent pause on third-world migration, “including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many other countries.” This is a very smart and, frankly, important policy. During the recent off-year election cycle, many Americans learned for the first time how many third-world immigrants have infiltrated major American cities. This is a winning message and one the GOP should carry into 2026. Finally, the deadly drugs have got to stop flowing into this country. President Trump has taken lethal action that is sure to have every drug boat planning to bring drugs to America second-guessing that decision. For some Republicans who support Trump’s policy but have struggled to properly communicate the importance to their constituents, the president simplified the issue for the entire party. Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/TheStormRedux/status/1998449163403419722?s=20  ALL THE INFORMATION.” LFG  One thing I know is that the American public (outside of X) needs to understand how rigged and fake our elections are before we have another election in this country. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

2 - President of the St. Paul Police Federation Mark Ross joins us today. With the rampant fraud uncovered within the Minnesota state legislature, how do the police feel about the potential slashes to the police budget because of the abuse? What do the numbers need to be in order to recruit new officers? Why is money the only way to get people in the door? Why does Minnesota seemingly not support the cops? What is Tim Walz like towards the police? Why are Somalians the loudest group in the Minnesota area? 210 - The fed has cut rates again! That's not a “cap”, Brian Fitzpatrick! 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 225 - What is to be done about death threats toward public officials and media personalities? 240 - What is the new drug hitting the streets of Kensington? Are we going to do anything about Kensington, ever? Your goals. 250 - The Lightning Round!

This week, we're joined by Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat's Ideas editor, to unpack whether college enrollment is truly declining—or whether the national narrative has gotten ahead of the data. Then, on the Research Minute, Fordham's new national research manager Brian Fitzpatrick highlights evidence from D.C. Public Schools showing that teacher monitoring improves instruction and student outcomes—especially for teachers under pressure to raise test scores. Recommended content: Is college enrollment really plummeting? — Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat IdeasIt's Too Early to Write Off College Degrees —Callum Borchers, The Wall Street JournalDoes Monitoring Change Teacher Pedagogy and Student Outcomes? —Aaron Phipps, Journal of Labor Economics, The University of Chicago Press Journals (2025)--Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

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Sounds pitching coach and Brewers lead strategist for pitching development joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the Triple-A debut that night for Alexander Cornielle, the progress from other recent additions to the Sounds staff such as Will Childers, Justin Yeager and Brian Fitzpatrick, and what's led to Jesus Liranzo's strong second half.

Sounds reliever Brian Fitzpatrick sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his huge outing the night before in Durham for himself and the team, his first appearances since coming up from Double-A Biloxi, the keys for him to have success at 6'7" tall, and his Long Island, New York roots.

Big news! The Trump4Sale shop next door to the Office of the President, has just issued an exciting new product: “Trump Fragrance.” Yes, it's officially-certified Trump perfume, allowing you and your loved ones to reek of the essence of The Donald—only $249 for a 3-ounce bottle.I wondered, with so much going on, why is he busy hawking perfume? But then I saw nearly every congressional Republican cravenly cave in to White House demands that they approve Trump's truly stinky budget plan. Ah-ha! They are the perfume's target market! Voting to slash food and health care funding for poor families, just so those dollars can be lavished on tax giveaways for millionaires and billionaires, is extremely unpopular. So Trump was offering them an odoriferous spritz.Some will need gallons of it. Not only did they vote to harm to millions of people, but they rushed back to their districts, loudly demanding that the humanitarian disaster they created be fixed by state and local officials.Then, there is Rep. Rob Bresnahan, a rich Pennsylvania Republican. He owned corporate stock in a big Medicaid provider named Centene, but as a legislative insider Rep. Bresnahan knew that Trump's bill would gut Medicaid and crash Centene's stock value. So, he dumped that stock just one week before the House approved the budget. And, yes, after protecting himself, Rob voted for the Medicaid gut job that caused the stock price to plummet.This is Jim Hightower saying… Even one of Bresnahan's Republican colleagues, Brian Fitzpatrick, was appalled: “We need American leaders who are accountable, transparent, and wholly committed to serving the public—not their stock portfolio,” he said, rightly adding that members of Congress “should be banned from trading individual stocks—period.”Jim Hightower's Lowdown is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimhightower.substack.com/subscribe

1 - WPHT Host and Save Jersey's Founder & Blogger-in-Chief Matt Rooney joins us to discuss why Trump has taken a two point hit in favorability, and whether or not it's a direct result of the lack of answers around Jeffrey Epstein. Who is exacerbating the Epstein issue on the internet? Get The Rooney Files out there! Why have people like Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino, and Kash Patel poured cold water over their previous statements regarding Epstein? Does New Jersey government realize that they have a big storm coming? What will be happening on The Matt Rooney Show? 120 - How is the NYC mayoral race shaping up after the primary vote? How bad is Eric Adams disliked? Does the “Reagan Rule” cover Brian Fitzpatrick's vote on the OBBB? Your calls. 135 - Delaware Valley Journal Editor in Chief Linda Stein joins us to talk about her article on how PA schools are relabeling their DEI programs and continuing with them despite Trump's Executive Order. Why is there not bigger pushback from parents within the districts, as well as the administrators? How is Linda obtaining this information? Are all the videos from these meetings embedded within her article? Are these participating school districts from having any follow-up meetings? Why is the media not covering how the trash collections will not resume until Monday? 150 - Why didn't Kamala go on the Joe Rogan Experience during the election? Why is rent so high in NYC? Will Mamdani's plan work to combat high rent? 155 - Your calls.

12 - Are we pouring water on the Jeffrey Epstein revelations? According to Dom, yes, but maybe not as much as Matt Rooney is dumping on. 1210 - Biden's doctor pleaded the fifth yesterday a whopping 14 times! What is he hiding about himself or the former president? 1215 - Side - all time feats of endurance 1220 - Trump isn't going to allow elections to happen in the future? Your calls. 1230 - PA Congressman Ryan Mackenzie joins us today. What are the main points about Medicaid cuts that Ryan wants the public to know that are positive reforms for citizens? What are “provider taxes”? What are the “errors” on some of our tax rates and benefits? What can Ryan tell us about the school choice program being implemented? What else does Ryan want listeners to know? 1250 - Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich is getting married… to PA Democrat Brian Fitzpatrick! Your calls. 1 - WPHT Host and Save Jersey's Founder & Blogger-in-Chief Matt Rooney joins us to discuss why Trump has taken a two point hit in favorability, and whether or not it's a direct result of the lack of answers around Jeffrey Epstein. Who is exacerbating the Epstein issue on the internet? Get The Rooney Files out there! Why have people like Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino, and Kash Patel poured cold water over their previous statements regarding Epstein? Does New Jersey government realize that they have a big storm coming? What will be happening on The Matt Rooney Show? 120 - How is the NYC mayoral race shaping up after the primary vote? How bad is Eric Adams disliked? Does the “Reagan Rule” cover Brian Fitzpatrick's vote on the OBBB? Your calls. 135 - Delaware Valley Journal Editor in Chief Linda Stein joins us to talk about her article on how PA schools are relabeling their DEI programs and continuing with them despite Trump's Executive Order. Why is there not bigger pushback from parents within the districts, as well as the administrators? How is Linda obtaining this information? Are all the videos from these meetings embedded within her article? Are these participating school districts from having any follow-up meetings? Why is the media not covering how the trash collections will not resume until Monday? 150 - Why didn't Kamala go on the Joe Rogan Experience during the election? Why is rent so high in NYC? Will Mamdani's plan work to combat high rent? 155 - Your calls. 2 - Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director Steve Feldman joins us. Which organization has been hijacked by anti-semitic views, it couldn't be the teacher's union, could it? What kind of anti-semitism are we seeing taught in local schools? What can be done to combat a political agenda? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Who is going to take a key Texas congressional seat? What was on the memo given to Kamala Harris regarding her contingency plans on “tough” questions Joe Rogan might have asked her had she gone on his podcast? Dom goes through her questions and answers. 240 - A bar held a lookalike contest for Philadelphia athletes and local stars, and next is Nick Castellanos! Who would we have a lookalike contest for at the station? 250 - The Lightning Round!

12 - Trump's DOJ has once again revealed that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself, but the data isn't exactly lining up. Why is Ghislaine Maxwell still in prison, and why would Jeffrey execute himself if there was little evidence against them? 1210 - What is wrong with this official in Texas going after people for wanting to help the missing girls at Camp Mystic? 1215 - PA Senator Dave McCormick joins us. Why did he ultimately vote yes on the Big Beautiful Bill? What were the parts he liked and disliked? What is the caveat for school choice in Pennsylvania going forward? How much money had we been burning as a country on Medicaid before this bill? How much is wasted in just Pennsylvania? When will the Medicaid changes go into effect? What can Dave tell us about his energy summit coming this month? 1235 - Your calls. Why is Connor Lamb defending Brian Fitzpatrick's vote? 1240 - Ken Burns is making a new documentary. Why is Dom not a fan? 1250 - Tucker Carlson interviewed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and got to asking him some “tough” questions, according to Dom. We get his reaction.

12 - Trump's DOJ has once again revealed that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself, but the data isn't exactly lining up. Why is Ghislaine Maxwell still in prison, and why would Jeffrey execute himself if there was little evidence against them? 1210 - What is wrong with this official in Texas going after people for wanting to help the missing girls at Camp Mystic? 1215 - PA Senator Dave McCormick joins us. Why did he ultimately vote yes on the Big Beautiful Bill? What were the parts he liked and disliked? What is the caveat for school choice in Pennsylvania going forward? How much money had we been burning as a country on Medicaid before this bill? How much is wasted in just Pennsylvania? When will the Medicaid changes go into effect? What can Dave tell us about his energy summit coming this month? 1235 - Your calls. Why is Connor Lamb defending Brian Fitzpatrick's vote? Side - All time grudge. 1240 - Ken Burns is making a new documentary. Why is Dom not a fan? 1250 - Tucker Carlson interviewed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and got to asking him some “tough” questions, according to Dom. We get his reaction. 1 - School districts are paying families for their kids to come back to school? Broad and Liberty columnist Guy Ciarrocchi joins us today. Was Fitzpatrick's “no” vote on the Big Beautiful Bill because of local pressure, say from Bob Harvie? Guy isn't so sure. Is behavior like that something we can come to expect from politicians repping the suburbs? Why did Guy drop everything to write his latest column on the Johnstown School District offering 2000 dollars to families for their child to return to the public schools rather than an online charter? A different school district is offering a bounty? Why should listeners care about what's happening out west in Johnstown? Dave McCormick revealed something about school choice in PA, what does Guy think about it? When will we start calling on Josh Shapiro to start actually doing his job? 120 - The “Parker Piles” are getting bigger on the streets of Philadelphia as the trash strike wages on. What is going to be done about this? Is Mayor Parker wrong with her thinking and plan to handle the negotiations? Is there rooster fighting in Philadelphia? 140 - Why are people insisting on making the Bucks County Sheriff's race a national race? Your calls. 150 - The media has at it with Karoline Leavitt over the inconsistency over the Epstein files messaging from the Trump DOJ. Your calls. 2 - Scott Presler joins us yet again for another weekly installment of voter registration numbers and more. Are Bucks County Democrats smart for trying to nationalize the county's sheriff's race? How close is Chester County to flipping from blue to red? Pollsters have Jack Ciattarelli down 20 points to Mikie Sherrill, is that accurate? What card does Jack have up his sleeve, according to Scott? What does Scott think about Elon Musk's idea to establish his own third party. How much weight is Scott down now? 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Peter Doocy sparred with Karoline Leavitt over the Department of Justice's lack of consistency with the Jeffrey Epstein case. Will this issue divide the MAGA base? 225 - Were there enough meteorologists working in Texas over the weekend? What are the metrics for deciding who gets Medicaid? 235 - What does the June jobs report say? 250 - The Lightning Round!

It's Friday, July 4th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Muslim mob disrupts Christian retreat in Indonesia On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslims stormed a Christian youth retreat at a home in Indonesia, driving out participants and damaging property, as police and soldiers looked on reports Morning Star News. Ironically, after praying at the mosque that Friday, they carried banners and shouted, “Destroy that house, destroy that house.” – referring to the home in Cidahu District in the West Java Province. They damaged windows, toilets, a gazebo, and garden. Claiming that a house should not be used as a place of worship, the Muslim mob also threw a motorbike into a nearby river and damaged the main gate. Videos circulating online show a man climbing a wall and removing a wooden cross attached to it, which he then uses to break a window. House sends Big Beautiful Bill to Trump's desk On July 3, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill to implement President Donald Trump's agenda, sending it to the president's desk, reports The Epoch Times. The bill cleared the House in a 218–214 vote, following an all-night session as Republicans scrambled to win over holdouts who had derailed an earlier attempt to advance the 940-page measure. House Speaker Mike Johnson was exuberant. JOHNSON: “This is the vote tally card. We're gonna frame this one. Okay? 218-214.” The vote also came after Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held the floor — for what C-SPAN confirmed was a new length record — to lambast the bill for more than eight hours. The only two Republicans who voted against it were Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, alongside the entire House Democratic Caucus. House Speaker Johnson said the Republicans knew they had to get Trump's bill passed in light of the gift of unified government. JOHNSON: “We believed in the election cycle last fall that we were going to be given this great blessing of unified government, that we would have the White House and the Senate and the House aligned -- unified government. “We had a tough four years before this last election cycle. America was in, we were in deep trouble. We knew that if we won, and we believed we would, we knew that if we got unified government, we'd have to quite literally fix every area of public policy. Everything was an absolute disaster under the Biden-Harris radical, woke, progressive Democrat regime.” The legislation enacts many of Trump's domestic policy initiatives, including tax cuts as well as boosting spending for the border and defense. The passage marks a major victory for Republican leadership and Trump, who had to contend with a diverse group of holdouts who objected to the Senate's version of the bill for various reasons, including its effect on the deficit and deeper cuts to Medicaid. House Speaker Johnson, an Evangelical Christian, expressed his gratitude to God. JOHNSON: “We took the best effort that we could, in One Big, Beautiful Bill, to fix as much of it as we could. And I am so grateful to God that we got that done as we did. “I do believe in God. I believe in that motto that is what has made our nation the greatest in the history of the world. And some people shake their heads and they think that's old fashioned or something. That is a fact. “When the framers put this together. They stepped out in faith. They did something that no nation had ever done before. The great statesman, philosopher G.K. Chesterton of Great Britain, said, ‘America is the only nation in the world that was founded upon a creed. And he said it's listed with almost theological lucidity [or clarity] in the nation's birth certificate: the Declaration of Independence.' “We hold these truths to be self-evident. We recognize, we boldly proclaim the self-evident truth that her rights do not come from the government. They come from God Himself.” Psalm 9:1 says, “I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds.” The bill will head to Trump's desk ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline. He is expected to sign it at 5 p.m. ET today. 4 killed and 14 wounded in Chicago drive-by at rapper party On Wednesday night, four people died from gunshot wounds and 14 others were hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, reports The Associated Press. At least three were in critical condition. Three shooters fired out of the SUV before they drove away. No suspect is in custody. Pastor Donovan Price talked to Channel 8 News. PRICE:  “An SUV pulls up and just opens fire on a crowd of people. It was absolute chaos, from people screaming to blood on the streets to people laying on the streets. Just a massive police presence. Horrific. More than I've ever seen.” The shooting took place in Chicago's River North neighborhood, a popular nightlife destination with many restaurants and bars. It was outside a restaurant and lounge that hosted an album release party for a profane rapper named Mello Buckzz, whose actual name is Melanie Doyle. Hip hop lyrics are filled with calls to violence. Ironically, her boyfriend was one of those shot. Thirteen women and five men, ranging in age from 21 to 32, were shot. The dead included two men and two women. On his X account, Pastor Price wrote, “Just sitting in my car crying for some of the people I held tonight.” Psalm 11:5 says, “The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, He hates with a passion.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said that the violence “has left our city in a state of grief.” RFK Jr. cites link between Hepatitis vaccine and autism Appearing on Tucker Carlson's podcast, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talked about the link between the Hepatitis vaccine for babies and autism, reports LifeSiteNews.com. He referenced a Centers for Disease Control study that was buried. KENNEDY: “They looked at children who had received the hepatitis vaccine within their first 30 days of life, and compared those children to a children who had received the vaccine later or not at all, and they found a 1,135% elevated risk of autism among the vaccinated children. It shocked them. They kept the study secret, and they manipulated it through five different iterations to try to bury the link.” Secretary Kennedy also referenced 100 other studies and the new studies at the Health and Human Services Department which will be completed by September. KENNEDY: “The external literature is showing over 100 studies that indicate that there is a link. “But we're going to do real science. The way that we're going to do that is we're going to make the databases public for the first time. We have already put out grant requests. Any scientists with credentials can apply for a grant and tell us how they want to go about studying these. We're going to get real studies done for the first time.” (You can watch the entire 90-minute interview on a variety of topics here) Worldview listeners in Nicaragua and Mexico speak up And finally, Bob Kelly wrote me at Adam@TheWorldview.com. He said, “Hello from rural Nicaragua [in Central America,] the 30th most difficult country worldwide to be a Christian, [according to Open Doors.] We like your emphasis on our brothers and sisters who are suffering for Christ.” And Hannah Van Kirk in Mexico said, “My three kids -- Tessa, Reese, and Lincoln -- and I have been listening to The Worldview for a year. We include it as part of our homeschool day. We enjoy the update and prayer reports about the persecuted Christians. And we appreciate that you occasionally suggest that we send get well cards to Christian leaders who are sick or cards of encouragement to others who are standing up against the world. We also enjoy the uplifting stories.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, July 4th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

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