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| DATE: THURSDAY, 05.22.25 LAST UPDATE: 08:59 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 1 GUEST: Andrew McCarthy TOPIC: How should habeas corpus be applied to illegal immigrants? TOP OF HOUR 3 GUEST: Kelsey Grammer TOPIC: How do we heal after tragedy? |
| Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:
May 22, 2003 - Terror alert level... SARS... Parents involved in high school hazing... High schooler LeBron James signing endorsement deals... Benefits of attending college later in life... Female golfer competing in PGA... Rally for America caravan... |
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HEADLINES - RAW & UNVERIFIED |
Two Israeli diplomats shot, killed during event at Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC Two diplomats were fatally shot "at close range" outside the D.C. Jewish museum by a man who allegedly yelled, "Free, free Palestine!" Matt Palumbo: Soros and McCain — the unholy alliance hidden in plain sight The Soros and McCain legacies live on — not through ideas or votes but through backroom deals, think tank cash, and quiet contempt for Republican voters. SCOTUS Quietly Weighs Major Case On Candidates’ Standing To Challenge Election Rules Justices are weighing whether to hear Bost v. Illinois, a case that could settle if federal candidates have standing to sue over state rules — a decision that could reshape election litigation ahead of 2026 and 2028. Mexico's Navy points finger at US after ship hits Brooklyn Bridge Mexico says harbor pilot under New York authority had full control when the Cuauhtémoc slammed into the bridge, killing two cadets and injuring 22 after an alleged engine failure. Comey throws his wife under the bus for ‘86 47’ post After posting a photo widely seen as a veiled threat to Trump, the ex-FBI director claims he just found the shells that way — and his wife told him to post it. TikTok mob of 300 teens brawls at New Jersey mall, attacks cops Chaos erupted at Menlo Park Mall after a viral meetup invite led to fighting, a false active shooter alert, and six arrests — prompting the mayor to slam absent parents and promise charges for the influencer. |
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Trump confronts South African president over murdered white farmers in Oval Office showdown Trump showed video of Afrikaner crosses and EFF chants of “Kill the Boer,” slamming Ramaphosa’s land seizures and failure to stop attacks on white farmers. Scott Jennings says Trump confronting South African president over white farmers ‘had to happen,’ was a 'boss move' The CNN contributor praised Trump’s Oval Office showdown with Ramaphosa as a necessary move to expose the killings of white farmers and the global silence surrounding their plight. PBS News: The acceptable amount of genocide is 1% "White farmers have been murdered in South Africa. But those murders account for less than 1% of more than 27,000 annual murders nationwide. Experts said the deaths do not amount to genocide, and President Donald Trump misleads about land confiscation." US accepts $400 million Qatari luxury jet gift for use as Trump’s new Air Force One Pentagon confirms handover, says "will work to ensure proper security measures" with Air Force, amid opposition from Democrats, legal experts. Here’s Everything You Missed From Trump’s Historic Trip To The Middle East The world is catching its collective breath after Trump’s whirlwind tour of the Middle East. The sheer number of deals and substantive actions is unprecedented. Trump teases taking mortgage giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, public Trump praised the success of both companies, which operate as for-profit corporations with private shareholders, and said he would float the idea of taking them public with key advisers.
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House GOP adds Trump-friendly tweaks to win support for MAGA tax-and-debt bill Republicans unveiled last-minute changes to Trump’s signature bill, including renaming savings plans as “Trump accounts,” easing SALT caps, boosting Medicaid work rules, and axing suppressor registration — setting up a possible House vote Thursday. Bedford: Americans didn’t elect Trump to bust SALT caps or overhaul Medicaid Republicans must now fund Trump’s agenda or blow it up over fights he never campaigned on. Trump-backed budget bill defunds Planned Parenthood for 10 years The House Budget Committee advanced Trump’s plan to strip taxpayer funding from abortion giants like Planned Parenthood, whose latest report shows record profits, more abortions, and fewer actual health services. Elizabeth Warren: Here's Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in a nutshell "Many villages left without healers so one rich chief may ride big water in golden canoe. Ehh ... this not the way of the people." Babylon Bee: No Tax On Tips Passes Senate Unanimously After Clarification That Bribes Can Count As Tips "It's not often that a piece of legislation comes along that gets all 100 of us excited to vote ‘yes,' but this is one way to do it. No tax on bribes ... er, I mean, tips, baby!" Donald Trump Jr. floats the possibility of running for president someday, not immediate future The comments come as the Republican Party starts looking at who will lead it after Trump departs the Oval Office in four years. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considered early contenders for the nomination.
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Biden admin covered up potentially deadly COVID vaccine side effects for months: Senate report The report revealed that U.S. health officials "knew about the risks" the vaccines carried related to myocarditis, inflammation of heart muscle, and pericarditis, inflammation of the fibrous sac surrounding the heart, but "downplayed the health concern" and "delayed informing the public about the risk." Cuomo camp blasts DOJ's COVID cover-up investigation as election meddling Team Cuomo claims he's the real victim here, and the federal probe into his alleged lies about nursing home deaths is “lawfare” driven by Trump’s DOJ to sabotage his NYC mayoral bid. Don’t forget what Cuomo did to your grandparents While families were forced to celebrate birthdays and holidays from the parking lot or on the other side of windows, state governments, like New York under Cuomo’s reign, were placing COVID-positive patients from the hospital into local nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult care homes. |
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