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DATE: TUESDAY, 04.09.24
LAST UPDATE: 08:44 AM ET
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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Batya Ungar-Sargon
TOPIC: Does today's working class still have a shot at the American dream?


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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

April 9, 2004 - Omarosa and Trump on Oprah... Omarosa claims other contestant used racial slur against her... Chris Dodd praises Robert Byrd... Easter essay with Pink Floyd... Condoleezza Rice's 9/11 Commission testimony... Erasing history...

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News...

Jan. 6 Arrests Continue Brisk Pace in 2024, Nearing 1,400 Mark
The 122 arrests through April 5 outpace the 70 arrests in 2023 and the 50 arrests in 2022, DOJ data shows.

Conservatives vow to vote against reauthorizing FISA without including warrant requirement
"No matter how hard the deep state cries, Congress must NOT reauthorize FISA 702 without requiring a warrant to search U.S. citizens," wrote Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on X.

Biden spits in the face of the Supreme Court, announces second attempt to buy votes via student loan forgiveness
Biden once again shows who the extremist is in this election.

Flashback: Why Kansas Plans To Sue The Biden Administration Over The Latest Student Loan Gambit
President Andrew Jackson said of a 1832 Supreme Court decision, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it." Jackson proceeded to ignore the court’s decision. While the notion that presidents could simply ignore the Supreme Court would die after the Civil War, Biden is attempting to revive it.

The Intercept: A MAGA Troll’s Memes Were Blatant Disinfo. But Were They A Crime?
Just imagine if a giant waffl— ... never mind.

Salon writer claims 'male rage fueling MAGA' to blame for women being punched in New York City
The progressive news and opinion website published the bizarre claim on social media on Monday in an article by Amanda Marcotte claiming that the attacks were animated by the same misogyny behind support for Trump.

Questions swirl around deadly ATF raid of Arkansas home leaving a local airport administrator dead
Family members and their lawyer raise questions about the raid that led to Malinowski’s death, including whether the level of force was necessary given the allegations and circumstances.

Washington’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines ruled unconstitutional
A Cowlitz County judge ruled Washington’s ban on high-capacity magazines unconstitutional Monday, but just minutes later the state Supreme Court issued an emergency order keeping the law on the books while the state appeals the decision.

Another massive cargo ship loses control while leaving an American harbor — this time halted before bridge
The ship, which was attempting to leave the waters around New York City Friday, reportedly suffered a similar issue to the vessel that brought the Francis Scott Key Bridge down last month.

Abortion...

Embracing a Federalist Approach to Abortion, Trump Condemns Democrats as 'Radical'
In a Truth Social video posted this morning, Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states. The result, he noted, will be a wide range of restrictions, with different states drawing lines at different points in pregnancy.

NY Times: Trump Says Abortion Will Be Left to the States. Don’t Believe Him.
Should Trump return to power, he plans to surround himself with die-hard MAGA activists, not the establishment types he blames for undermining him during his first term. And many of these activists have plans to restrict abortion nationally without passing any new laws at all.

Politico: Trump slams Graham's conservative abortion stance as 'handing Democrats their dream'
“Many Good Republicans lost Elections because of this Issue, and people like Lindsey Graham, that are unrelenting, are handing Democrats their dream of the House, Senate, and perhaps even the Presidency," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, shortly after Graham issued his statement.

Politics...

Garland Risks Contempt Of Congress As DOJ Spurns House GOP Demand For Biden Audio
The Biden DOJ has chosen to rebuff House Republicans seeking audio of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with Biden for a classified documents investigation despite a threat to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying their subpoenas.

Judge Who Gagged Trump To Hide Rabid Pro-Democrat Bias Must Recuse Immediately
This judicial overreach not only threatens the former president’s First Amendment rights but also interferes with the election.

Grassley Demands DOJ, IRS Come Clean About Targeting Hunter Biden Whistleblowers
A recent court filing by Special Counsel David Weiss suggests the Justice Department and IRS may be investigating the whistleblowers who exposed misconduct in the Hunter Biden probe, a move Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) claims is an attempt to "dirty up" those who revealed the government's wrongdoing.

New Gallup Poll Shows Biden Slipping In Key Categories, Trump Holding Steady
According to Gallup, the biggest takeaway is tough on Biden: “Americans are less likely now than they were in 2020 to believe a number of positive personal qualities and characteristics apply to President Joe Biden.”

Black Voters’ Disillusionment With Biden Could Help Trump Pull Off A 2016 Repeat
While enthusiasm for Biden is dismal, Democrats will certainly try to harvest the ballots of voters who aren’t motivated to get to the polls.

As Black Voter Support Crumbles, Biden Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban
Under Biden, the Food and Drug Administration has worked toward enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes for two years, but it has recently moved to delay the finalization of the ban until after the election. The delay is blatant election-year pandering.

Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment comes back to bite him
“Biden: ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you are for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black,'” Tim Scott quoted Biden as saying. “In 2024, 40% of African American men aren’t Black enough for Joe Biden. Why? It’s simple. We were better off under Donald J. Trump.”

Biden in jeopardy of not making Ohio's November ballot
According to state law, a political party nominating and certifying candidates must certify the names of the candidates to the secretary of state on or before the 90th day before the day of the general election, which is August 7. However, the Democratic National Convention doesn't start until August 19.

Culture Warrior in Chief
The modern presidency is a divider, not a uniter. It has become far too powerful to be anything else.

Economy...

Jamie Dimon Warns Biden’s Inflation Crisis Not Over
Dimon pointed to wars breaking out in Europe and the Middle East and growing tensions with China as major drivers to economic uncertainty, helping fuel “higher energy and food prices, inflation rates and volatile markets.”

Horowitz: ‘Bidenomics’ masks the true employment picture
The post-COVID recovery is not what it seems. In reality, the United States has fewer full-time jobs and less employment for native-born workers.

NY Times: Good Economy, Negative Vibes: The Story Continues
When it comes to economic news, we’ve had so much winning that we’ve gotten tired of winning — or, at any rate, blasé about it.

CEO takes out $2M ad campaign hit on ‘anti-business’ Delaware
TransPerfect CEO Philip Shawe has launched a $2 million ad campaign slamming Delaware's legal system and its senior judge, claiming they enable "fat cat" lawyers to reap excessive rewards, as he and Elon Musk call for businesses to stop incorporating in the state despite its tax benefits.

Immigration...

DC Isn’t Enforcing License Plate, Registration Laws on Illegal Aliens
Many drivers of two-wheeled motorized vehicles are breaking the law in the nation’s capital and don’t appear to be facing any consequences for doing so.

WAR News...

Nuclear Armageddon: Newly declassified documents reveal minute-by-minute detail of what the end of the world would look like
Millennials and younger didn't grow up with the worry that the Soviets would nuke us at any moment, and to many, this is all new to them.

Navy cancels ship briefings after damning internal report
The Navy’s top admiral and civilian secretary have still not responded to questions about a damning Navy report released Tuesday outlining the sweeping failure of the Navy and its industrial partners to make expected progress on two submarine programs, an aircraft carrier, and a new class of frigates.

Israel...

Joe Biden Is Now Chasing The ‘Death To America’ Voter
Biden is a vacuous political zombie who has never met a position he hasn’t dropped for a vote.

Biden Admin Pushes Israel To Release 900 Palestinian Terrorists, Criminals In Exchange For Only Some Hostages
The previous round of talks, which Hamas rejected, included a push from the Biden administration for Israel to release 700 Palestinian terrorists and criminals.

These US Jews are recalibrating their identity in a tempestuous post-Oct. 7 environment
Concerned about their safety and uncertain about their values and friends, Jewish Americans experience a seismic shift and a wide range of reactions, as the war in Gaza rages on.

Freed hostage says she was abducted by armed Gaza civilians, sold to Hamas
The woman was pulled out of her home by “civilians armed with Kalashnikovs.” She was driven to the Gazan city of Khan Younis. There, her civilian captors “negotiated with Hamas to sell me. When they were paid, I was taken straight into a tunnel,” she said.

Canada...

Cops drag away conservative reporter for supposedly 'trespassing' in Toronto's public square
Rebel News reporter David Menzies, who local and federal officials appear keen to shut up and lock away, confirmed to Blaze News that he was charged for alleged breach of the peace and trespassing for daring to pose questions to anti-Israel protesters outside Toronto City Hall.

Entertainment...

'Black-ish' actor melts down over prospect of Trump victory
"If [Trump] gets in, as soon as he takes the oath, he will have generals walk down the steps of the Capitol. He will take a hammer and break the glass where the Constitution is and he will tear it up in our faces and say, 'Now, I'm the king of the f**king world. You will bow down, bitches.'"

Billy Dee Williams Says Actors Should Be Able To Wear Blackface
“If you’re an actor, you should do anything you want to do.”

Country music star Morgan Wallen arrested on 3 felony charges at Eric Church's bar in Nashville
Wallen threw a chair off the rooftop of Chief's Bar on Sunday night, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police. The chair reportedly crashed to the ground approximately three feet from where two police officers were standing on Broadway.

Dennis Quaid details his journey from drugs to Jesus: 'I lean on God'
Quaid recently expounded on some details of his spiritual revival while promoting a new television special, telling the Christian Post how after a period of disillusionment with his inherited Baptist faith, he "started asking questions that didn't have answers."

Environment...

Activists Want Energy Companies To Pay Climate Damages. That Could Imperil US National Security, Former Joint Chiefs Say
Oil and gas "critical to national security, economic stability and military preparedness."

Warming Is Getting Worse. So, They Just Tested a Way to Deflect the Sun.
It was the first outdoor test in the United States of technology designed to brighten clouds and bounce some of the sun’s rays back into space, a way of temporarily cooling a planet that is now dangerously overheating.

EV Ownership Ticks Up, but Fewer Nonowners Want to Buy One
Close to half now say they would not buy an EV.

West Virginia cracks down on major banks over environmental activism
"We are absolutely going to stand by our industries here in fossil fuels," says West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Catholic Church draws line in the sand against 'gender theory' and sex-change operations
The Catholic Church has taken a strong stance against gender ideology and sex-change procedures, declaring them "grave violations" of human dignity in a newly released document that emphasizes the importance of accepting biological differences between men and women.

NAIA unanimously votes to ban transgender athletes in women's sports
"For us, we believed our first responsibility was to create fairness and competition in the NAIA," Carr added. "We also think it aligns with the reasons Title IX was created. You're allowed to have separate but equal opportunities for women to compete."

Mayo Clinic study sounds the alarm that puberty blockers may inflict irreversible harm, possible cancer link
The study questions whether puberty blockers are truly reversible as LGBTQ activists claim. Researchers present possible evidence that gender-affirming care with puberty blockers could alter gene expression patterns and potentially affect male fertility permanently.

Education...

Virginia Multiculturalists Expel Literary Tradition From State English Standards
If you care about literature, good novels, and poems, Virginia’s new English Language Arts standards will depress you.

Technology...

Tesla is unveiling its new ‘robotaxi’ on August 8
The new "dedicated robotaxi" is reportedly designed from the ground up for autonomous driving without any pedals or steering wheel.

Eclipse...

Sunny Hostin Suggests Climate Change Behind Solar Eclipse, Earthquakes
“Also, I learned that the cicadas are coming. For the first time in a hundred years. This is for the first time in many, many years. ... All those things together, would maybe lead one to believe that either climate change exists, or something is really going on.”

Americans suffering from 'eclipse sickness,' including insomnia, headaches, and changes to women's periods
While NASA has said there is no evidence linking human health and the solar eclipse, don't let that stop you from using the eclipse as an excuse to miss work.

Florida woman ‘directed by God’ goes on shooting spree driven by solar eclipse: Police
She reportedly announced her intention to go on a shooting spree to the staff of a hotel. The 22-year old woman was arrested after she allegedly shot at two people on a highway with a rifle.

How to tell if you damaged your eyes looking at the solar eclipse
Visual symptoms are usually noticeable within four to six hours, but some may not emerge for 12 hours. “You don’t have nerve endings on the back of your eyeball, so you could be experiencing a burn and not know it."

Total solar eclipse was tough to see from special Delta flight 30K feet above
“But unlike on the ground, the plane was never fully dark. As it fell more into shadow, people started asking, ‘Do you see it yet?’ And a truth began to dawn on us — maybe a plane isn’t the best viewing spot for an eclipse."

Science...

Is this how the world will end?
Scientists warn our solar system could be pulled into the gravity of a white dwarf star before being "crushed and ground to dust" ... and we only have about six billion years left.

Travel...

Spirit Airlines Will Delay Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots
The low-cost airline, which has been unprofitable for four years, is trying to reduce costs after a federal judge blocked a proposed deal for JetBlue to acquire Spirit.

Sports...

Babylon Bee: Caitlin Clark To Retire From Spotlight And Enter WNBA
"I've truly enjoyed my time playing competitive basketball and being out there in front of arenas filled with fans, but it's time to turn the page and move on to the peace and quiet of playing in the WNBA."

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