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DATE: WEDNESDAY, 06.04.25
LAST UPDATE: 08:51 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Josh Hammer
TOPIC: The argument behind President Trump’s decision to cancel Harvard’s federal funds.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Alan Dershowitz
TOPIC: Could SCOTUS one day rethink the limits and protections of the First Amendment?

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
TOPIC: Congress MUST codify the DOGE's cuts.

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June 4, 2012 - Are elites eating babies?... How to change the world in four steps... Glenn wears a chicken on his head... Who is raising money for Obama now?... Bloomberg's soda ban... Who is a bigger coward, teachers' unions or Van Jones?...

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News...

Colorado terror suspect’s family detained by ICE, face expedited deportation
The relatives, who were stripped of their visa status, are currently being held at a Dilley detention facility in Southern Texas, where officials intend to deport the family using expedited removal.

Colorado suspect disguised himself as a gardener to approach victims — police
Police say he allegedly carried out firebombing to avenge "his people" and used a commercial weed sprayer, mounted on his back and filled with gasoline, as a makeshift flamethrower.

Terror attack on Jewish protesters in Boulder has 'nothing to do with the border': Colorado Democrat
"We need to enforce the laws ... Trump has been president for nearly six months now, and I want to know why an attack that had been planned for the entirety of that time was missed," Rep. Jason Crow said on CNN.

Dem megadonors bankroll pro-Hamas radical who praised DC assassination of Israeli diplomats
Laurene Powell Jobs, Eric Schmidt, and Soros-backed Tides Foundation helped fund Kamau Franklin’s anti-Israel group, which called the D.C. slaying of two Israeli diplomats “morally righteous” and promotes violent rhetoric against Jews, cops, and the U.S. itself.

Trump strikes down Biden abortion mandate at hospitals
The Trump administration rescinded Biden’s EMTALA interpretation that forced hospitals to perform abortions, restoring conscience protections and reasserting that the law defends both mother and child.

Trump admin pauses operations at Job Corps centers after 'serious incidents,' low graduation rates
Job Corps is a taxpayer-funded federal program meant to train low-income youth for jobs — but with a 38% graduation rate, rampant violence, drug use, and sexual assaults, the administration is halting 99 contractor-run centers to reassess the $1.7 billion boondoggle.

Citigroup lifts banking curbs on gun makers and sellers
"The policy was intended to promote the adoption of best sales practices as prudent risk management and didn’t address the manufacturing of firearms," Skyler wrote Tuesday in a blog post announcing that Citi "will no longer have a specific policy as it relates to firearms."

Escaped New Orleans inmate appears to plead in video for help from Trump, manhunt reaches 4th week
“I’m asking for help from the world, from Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Young Boy, Donald Trump," the person in the video says, saying he did not escape from the jail but was “let out” and that he ran away because he wanted to prove he was innocent.

Texas man arrested for jumping fence at Mar-a-Lago, wanted to marry president's granddaughter
He allegedly told law enforcement officials that he scaled the wall to talk to President Trump about "the gospel" and marry Kai Trump, who turned 18 last month. He was also arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago in December.

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Politics...

Musk blasts the ‘big, beautiful bill’ as a pork-filled disaster
Elon blasted the GOP-backed bill as a "massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill ... a disgusting abomination." The White House responded by saying, "The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. ... This is one big, beautiful bill, and Trump is sticking to it."

Mike Johnson says Elon Musk is 'terribly wrong,' defends Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
"Our legislation comprehensively delivers on every major campaign promise and the America First agenda, while ALSO securing historic savings of more than $1.6 TRILLION."

Rand Paul: Democrats are ‘adrift,’ but Republicans face risks if conservatives veer from principle
Paul slammed the $5 trillion debt ceiling hike in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” warning that if Republicans abandon fiscal responsibility, they’ll lose their identity — and possibly their base.

Trump unloads on Rand Paul for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’ debt deal
After Paul slammed the $5 trillion debt ceiling hike, Trump fired back on Truth Social, calling the senator’s opposition “crazy” and “loser” politics, while boasting the bill will deliver massive economic growth.

CBO figures shouldn’t be trusted when it comes to adding to the debt: White House
“There hasn’t been a single staffer in the entire Congressional Budget Office that has contributed to a Republican since the year 2000, but guess what? There have been many staffers ... who have contributed to Democrat candidates and politicians every single cycle since,” Leavitt told reporters Tuesday afternoon.

House Republican leadership vows to put $9.4 billion rescission package on chamber floor next week
The lawmakers did not specify the day that it would place the package on the House floor, but the sum reflects only a fraction of the $175 billion in estimated savings the DOGE claimed to have made.

Democrats are gaining ground with one key demographic: The mentally ill
It's the natural byproduct of a political party that now caters, almost exclusively, to people with serious mental health conditions.

Chris Sununu brings receipts after CNN host questions claims about Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic track record
The former New Hampshire governor shut down Abby Phillip by citing Omar’s past remarks and presence at pro-Hamas campus protests, calling her rhetoric undeniably anti-Semitic.

Eric Swalwell squirms after Charlamagne asks about Chinese spy scandal
Swalwell tried to downplay his ties to suspected Chinese agent Fang Fang on "The Breakfast Club," blaming “disinformation” and dodging questions about whether the relationship was personal.

Economy...

Trump warns trade partners that deadline for new proposals looms: ‘Friendly reminder’
The United States has notified trading partners of a Wednesday deadline to submit proposals for new deals to avoid heightened tariffs, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed.

Judge tosses California’s anti-tariff lawsuit, siding with Trump administration
A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled California’s challenge to Trump’s tariffs belongs in the Court of International Trade, not district court.

Immigration...

In major shift, FBI spent 1 million manpower hours catching illegal aliens since Trump took office
FBI agents participated in joint operations with federal and local police partners to help arrest more than 10,000 illegal migrants since Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. There doesn't appear to be any sign of letting up.

Indiana senator proposes making overstaying visas a federal crime in new bill
Banks' proposal would make overstaying the visa a federal crime that would be punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and up to anywhere between six months and two years in prison.

Illegal immigrant ‘sponsor’ molested teen girl after Biden admin sent her to live with him: Police
ICE has charged a 37-year-old illegal immigrant in Florida with multiple counts of sexual assault after the Biden administration placed a migrant teen girl in his home as part of its unaccompanied minor resettlement program.

WAR News...

Army surpasses fiscal 2025 recruiting goal 4 months ahead of schedule
The Army has not reached its recruiting goals this early in the year since 2014, Army officials said in a statement.

Pelosi, Newsom are outraged after Hegseth orders removal of gay icon's name from naval ship
The Pentagon is dropping Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy vessel to reflect a tougher “warrior ethos,” citing Trump’s priorities. Milk, a celebrated figure in the gay community, admitted to a sexual relationship with a teenage boy while in his 30s.

Middle East...

WaPo retracts Gaza headline blaming Israel, admits report lacked fairness and facts
The Washington Post admits to quietly editing a story blaming Israel for Gaza deaths — part of a pattern of reckless, inflammatory reporting that helps fuel anti-Israel hate and even terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

Trump allies push to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Support is growing inside Congress and the Trump administration to formally label the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, as GOP lawmakers and Arab allies urge action against the group behind Hamas and decades of Islamist extremism.

Ukraine - Russia...

Kremlin downplays chances of Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy peace summit in near future
Moscow says a three-way meeting is “unlikely” anytime soon, though Putin remains open to the idea if it's properly prepared — following stalled talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul.

China...

DOJ charges two Chinese nationals with smuggling 'potential agroterrorism' fungus into US
Federal agents have arrested a University of Michigan scholar from China on charges she tried to smuggle a biological pathogen into the United States characterized as a potential agricultural terrorism weapon that can be used for targeting food crops.

Europe...

Dutch government collapses after popular right-wing party protests immigration policy
Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom exited the ruling coalition over asylum disagreements, forcing Prime Minister Schoof to resign less than a year into his term. “We had no choice. I promised the voters the strictest asylum policy ever, but that was not granted to you.”

Entertainment...

50 Cent warns Trump about Diddy after president is asked if he’d consider pardon
"I’m going to reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy," Mr. Cent posted on social media.

Diddy trial witness says $100K paid to destroy video of assault on Cassie
A former hotel guard testified that Sean Combs' team paid him to erase footage showing the rapper attacking Cassie Ventura in 2016, a video later leaked to CNN despite a signed NDA and cash handoff.

New film explores miraculous images of Jesus’ face across centuries and continents
"The Face of Jesus," now in theaters, follows the Shroud of Turin, Veil of Veronica, and Veil of Manoppello to reveal how the holy face has shaped faith, inspired saints, and echoed through Church history — now under a new Pope Leo with deep symbolic ties to the devotion.

Media...

Jim Acosta throws lamest party ever (even by DC standards)
"There are some tickets left," Jim Acosta told his Substack followers a few hours before taking the stage at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., to host a live town hall version of the online chat show he started after his "voluntary" exit from CNN earlier this year. He wasn't kidding.

MSNBC's viewership tanks in May as Jen Psaki loses 47% of audience in first month in Rachel Maddow’s time slot
"The Briefing with Jen Psaki" had on average of around 971,000 total viewers from its launch on May 6 to May 28, around half of what was pulled by Rachel Maddow in the same time slot.

Environment...

Trump eyes Biden green energy fund to launch massive Alaska gas pipeline
The Trump administration may use Biden’s $240 billion green loan office to kickstart a $44 billion Alaska natural gas pipeline, reviving a long-stalled project to boost energy dominance and deliver gas to Asian allies.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Trump White House confirms no Pride Month proclamation
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there are no plans to recognize “Pride Month,” marking a sharp break from Biden’s annual LGBT celebrations and aligning with Trump’s broader rollback of radical gender policies.

FBI asks for tips on health care facilities 'mutilating' kids 'under guise of gender-affirming care'
"Help the FBI protect children. As the Attorney General has made clear, we will protect our children and hold accountable those who mutilate them under the guise of gender-affirming care," the FBI said.

Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said in his ruling a federal law prohibits prison officials from arbitrarily depriving inmates of medications and other lifestyle accommodations that the bureau’s own medical staff has deemed appropriate.

Georgia officials caught inserting radical gender ideology into billion-dollar Medicaid contracts
Unelected bureaucrats quietly rigged the state’s Medicaid bidding process, penalizing insurers who didn’t endorse gender transitions for minors — despite state laws banning it.

California trans serial sex offender found not guilty of incident exposure at female only spa
The Los Angeles jury ruled that they could not convict him due to the gender-identity law and insufficient evidence supporting erect penis claims.

LA cancels permit for Christian worship event ahead of Pride Month, Christians show up anyway
City officials denied a First Amendment permit for a peaceful worship service outside the Chinese Theatre, but hundreds gathered anyway under tight police watch, waving flags reading, “Don’t mess with our kids.”

Education...

Amid bitter conservative backlash, state board rejects University of Florida president pick
Santa Ono was met with outright opposition from Republicans including Sen. Rick Scott, Reps. Byron Donalds and Greg Steube, and Donald Trump Jr. over DEI.

Religion...

Trail Life USA takes up the mission abandoned by Boy Scouts
As the Boy Scouts abandoned Christian values and rebranded into a gender-neutral shell of its former self, Trail Life USA has grown into a nationwide movement committed to turning boys into Christ-centered men with courage, conviction, and character.

AI...

Meta becomes the latest Big Tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
U.S. states have been positioning themselves to meet the tech industry’s power needs as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and gutting regulatory obstacles.

Viral AI Videos Bring Bible Figures to Life as Influencers
Using the Bible as source material, creators are making videos titled “If Bible Characters Had iPhones” that show “Noah” posing with his ark and a series of animals.

Sports...

Some NFL teams skip the rainbow parade — for now
While the Eagles are all-in on the gay bandwagon, a few teams are still holding out on their annual corporate virtue signal.

LA Court Awards Trevor Bauer $310K From Lindsey Hill, Who Accused MLB Pitcher Of Sexual Assault
Following the allegations, Bauer was placed on administrative leave by MLB, suspended for 194 games without pay, and reportedly lost more than $30 million in salary and endorsements.

Animals...

Notorious Thai elephant raids grocery store for snacks as owner watches on
A 23-year-old wild elephant wandered into a shop near Khao Yai National Park, casually toppled shelves, helped himself to snacks, and left a trail of destruction — then calmly walked back into the forest.

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