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Glenn Beck
MORNING BRIEF

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 07.16.25
LAST UPDATE: 09:19 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: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
TOPIC: Will the GOP’s crypto legislation create a back door for central bank digital currency?

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.)
TOPIC: Vance casts tiebreaking vote to advance the DOGE cuts after RINOs defy Trump.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Steve Robinson
TOPIC: There are Chinese drug cartels running rural Maine. Could your state be next?

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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

July 16, 2009 - Obamacare is national suicide... Effects of Obamacare on small businesses... FDR's fireside chats... What our future holds... Universal health care... Radical czars in our government... Dom Giordano of WPHT from the border...

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News...

Director of Glenn Beck's disaster response charity undermines Democrat attack on Trump admin's response to Texas flood
JP Decker of Mercury One said the state and federal response was “phenomenal,” praising swift action by the Coast Guard and National Guard that let charities focus on long-term help for victims.

No more 'press 1 for English': Trump is making dealing with the government a whole lot easier
New DOJ guidance ends most federal services in other languages, scraps “limited English proficiency” initiatives, and follows through on Trump's executive order making English our official language.

Arrests climb to 14 in leftist ICE facility ambush plot
Two more suspects were charged for helping a former Marine hide after he allegedly joined black-clad militants in a July 4 attack on a Texas ICE center, where they planned to kill agents and wounded a police officer.

Texas probes over 100 noncitizens suspected of casting ballots in 2020 and 2022 elections
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced investigations into suspected illegal voting across multiple counties, adding to mounting evidence that noncitizen ballots are far from rare and fueling calls for mandatory voter ID requirements nationwide.

State Department carves out hiring freeze exemption to let diplomats’ families fill embassy jobs
“This is a commonsense, pro-family policy to keep the family members of our diplomats together as they work toward implementing the America First agenda at our overseas posts,” a senior State Department official told the Daily Wire.

Thousands of members of the National Guard to be withdrawn from Los Angeles: Pentagon
The troops deployed to Los Angeles were there for security purposes while ICE was conducting raids and arresting illegal migrants.

Trump-Hating Native American Tribe Gets Millions In Taxpayer Dollars As Leaders Hobnob With Dems
The Pechanga Band took $28 million in taxpayer grants — including welfare funds — despite massive casino profits and tribal leaders living in million-dollar homes and campaigning against Trump.

Dem state senator caught mid-robbery in absurd cat burglar outfit, bodycam footage shows
Minnesota’s Nicole Mitchell was arrested at 4:45 a.m. wearing all black after breaking into her stepmother’s home with a crowbar, claiming she only wanted her late father’s ashes and personal items.

FBI arrests self-proclaimed hate crime victim for allegedly setting deadly house fire
Authorities say Mario Roberson staged racist graffiti and claimed persecution before burning down his Texas home, killing two, in what investigators believe was an insurance-fraud scheme.

Epstein...

Brian Stelter blames Glenn Beck for fueling Epstein conspiracies
Glenn Beck's skepticism about the lack of evidence in the Jeffrey Epstein case is stoking the flames of conspiracy theories.

Trump says Bondi should release 'whatever she thinks is credible' on Epstein
"Let them have it," he said about MAGA supporters' demands for the DOJ files.

Rep. Thomas Massie to introduce discharge petition to force House to vote on releasing Epstein files
"We all deserve to know what’s in the Epstein files, who’s implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency," Massie wrote on X.

Joe Rogan rips DOJ’s handling of Epstein files in scathing rant against Trump admin
“They’ve got videotape and all a sudden they don’t,” Rogan scoffed, adding, “Just bomb Iran and everybody forgets.”

Stir the pot: House Judiciary Dems call for DOJ leaders to testify on Epstein fallout
“The Trump DOJ and FBI’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein matter, and President Trump’s suddenly shifting positions, have not restored anyone’s trust in the government but have rather raised profound new questions.”

Biden...

White House reportedly reviewing up to 1 million docs approved by Biden autopen
Officials are already combing through thousands of records to determine if unelected staffers used the device to sign pardons and policy decisions without Biden’s direct oversight.

Media Mocked Doubts About Biden’s Autopen. A New NYT Report Just Confirmed Them.
AP, MSNBC, and CNN fell over themselves to brand Trump and anyone who questioned the use of autopens in Biden’s final weeks as conspiracy theorists.

NBC News mocked for bizarre defense of Biden autopen scandal
NBC tried to equate a congressman’s routine digital signature with Biden’s aides allegedly using an autopen to sign pardons without his direct approval, but critics blasted the comparison as desperate spin to distract from real constitutional concerns.

Biden’s robotic autopen defense sounds like coaching, not candor
Joe Biden’s repetitive, scripted insistence that he personally approved controversial pardons only underscores how much he’d lost control of his presidency — and why his staff likely needed the former president to parrot carefully crafted lines for legal cover.

Republicans propose BIDEN Act to neuter autopen
The Ban on Inkless Directives and Executive Notarizations Act would stop presidents from using an autopen for signing bills, pardons, and executive orders.

Politics...

Senate votes to advance rescissions package, final vote not yet clear
The Senate voted 51-50 Tuesday evening to advance Trump's rescissions package out of committee, with VP Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The three GOP senators who voted against the package were Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski.

Senate Republicans Drop ‘AIDS Relief’ Cuts From Rescissions Package
The "small modification" leaves the DOGE cuts at roughly $9 billion.

Democrats have a mortgage fraud problem, and feds are on the case
A federal financial crimes division concluded Sen. Adam Schiff likely committed mortgage fraud by claiming a Maryland house as his primary residence, echoing similar allegations against Letitia James and other high-profile Democrats.

Feds Find Adam ‘No One Is Above The Law’ Schiff Likely Committed Mortgage Fraud, Trump Says
Schiff has never felt real consequences for lying in Congress. The censure? Meaningless. It is time to throw the book at him.

Trump Says GOP Can Get 5 More House Seats Redistricting Texas
“Just a very simple redrawing, we pick up five seats. We have a couple of other states where we’ll pick up seats also.”

Mamdani refuses to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan at NYC business summit
The communist Democrat mayoral candidate told business leaders he’d “discourage” use of the term, but not condemn it.

Zohran Mamdani sticks to socialist guns, ‘tax the rich’ plan during highly anticipated sitdown with NYC big business leaders
Mamdani — who just last month said billionaires shouldn’t exist — schmoozed with roughly 100 CEOs convened by the powerful Partnership for New York City at his request, for the first of two days of scheduled meetings with business bigs.

Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Says Somalia Is His ‘Home’
A candidate running for mayor of Minneapolis has called Somalia his “home” despite being born in America and running for American office.

Economy...

GOP revolt stalls House as crypto fight erupts over CBDC fears
Twelve Republicans joined Democrats to block debate on Trump-backed cryptocurrency bills, citing worries that the GENIUS Act opens the door to a surveillance-style central bank digital currency despite Trump’s push to pass it quickly.

Inflation accelerated in June as tariffs start to bite
Consumer prices rose 2.7% over last year, moving further from the Fed’s 2% target despite Trump’s push for lower rates and warnings that tariffs are starting to fuel new price pressures.

Trump torches Fed Chair Powell as a ‘knucklehead’ amid clash over interest rates and spending probe
The president slammed Powell for refusing to slash rates and backed an investigation into alleged renovation waste, calling him a “stupid guy” who’s “called everything wrong.”

Federal Reserve’s fiscal management shamed over ballooning $2.5 billion office renovation
The president and his administration could be laying the groundwork to remove Chairman Jerome Powell for cause.

Immigration...

Nonprofits helped fuel Biden’s border crisis — now Congress must investigate
A network of taxpayer-funded NGOs aided mass illegal immigration, arranged transport across the U.S., and may be linked to border sabotage. Lawmakers are being urged to uncover how deep their involvement goes.

‘Reprehensible’: Assaults On ICE Agents Skyrocket, Up 830% Over Last Year
"Crazed rhetoric from gutter politicians are inspiring a massive increase in assaults against them."

Democrat Rep. Carbajal accused of doxxing ICE agent before mob attack at California raid
Homeland Security says Rep. Salud Carbajal showed an ICE employee’s business card to a hostile crowd at a marijuana facility, leading to an assault that sent the officer to the ER.

Newsom admits California depends on illegal labor — implies white Americans don’t want construction, farming jobs
Newsom questioned how the state would ever rebuild after the devastating wildfire earlier this year if Trump's deportation agenda is allowed to persist.

Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, union says
Another round of immigration judges began receiving emails on Friday informing them they are being let go, NPR has learned, adding to the growing list of immigration court personnel cut by Trump amid his efforts to speed up deportations of immigrants without legal status.

El Taco Loko owner accused of harboring, employing illegal migrants
A Phoenix taco restaurant owner who is in the U.S. illegally was charged in federal court after investigators said he hid and employed people in the U.S illegally.

Middle East...

Israel Begins Talks With Countries That Could Take In Gazans Under Trump Plan
Israel on Monday began negotiations with several countries it hopes will take in Gazans as part of a mass emigration plan first proposed by President Trump, two Israeli officials with knowledge of the talks told the Washington Free Beacon.

Trump to host Qatari emir at White House for dinner amid effort to broker Gaza truce
While Trump has repeatedly expressed optimism in recent weeks about the chances for an imminent hostage deal, talks have been stalled in recent days over the scope of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza during the 60-day truce under discussion.

US, European allies agree on August deadline for Iran nuclear deal – report
If Iran and the U.S. cannot reach a deal by August, Germany, France, and the U.K. will reimpose UNSC sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran deal.

Ukraine - Russia...

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Trump floats hitting Moscow with US weapons
During a July 4 call, Trump reportedly asked Zelenskyy if Ukraine could strike Moscow and St. Petersburg if given offensive American weapons. Then on Tuesday, Trump walked back his reported stance, telling reporters that Zelenskyy "shouldn't target Moscow."

Kremlin official says Trump's threats of tariffs are 'serious'
“We certainly need time to analyze what was said in Washington," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said when asked about Trump's statements, according to the Epoch Times. "And if and when President Putin deems it necessary, he will definitely comment.”

China...

California the top choice for Chinese homebuyers, who spent 83% more on US homes this year
They also were more likely to pay in all cash than any other buyer group.

Entertainment...

Walt Disney returns as a surreal animatronic for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary
Imagineers revealed a robot of Walt Disney that walks, talks, and sports a “twinkle in his eye,” sharing stories in his own words as part of the new “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” show.

Media...

Jen Psaki circles back to irrelevance as her ratings tank
MSNBC’s "The Briefing" has shed nearly half its viewers since Psaki took over Maddow’s slot, pulling just 1.1 million compared to Hannity’s 2.9 million in the same time slot.

Whoopi melts down over Mark Cuban’s jab at Democrats’ ‘Trump sucks’ strategy
“Our messaging has not been bad,” Goldberg insisted, railing that Cuban was “pointing the finger at the wrong person.”

LGBTQIA2S+...

18 States Are Still Letting Dudes Dominate Girls’ Sports, Roam Girls' Locker Rooms
A new tracker shows nearly a third of states still ignore the president’s directive to enforce Title IX protections, even as lawsuits and investigations ramp up against holdouts like California and Maine.

AI...

Trump unveils $90 billion in energy and AI investments for Pennsylvania during summit in Pittsburgh
President Trump announced a massive investment package with top business leaders in Pittsburgh, pledging new data centers, nuclear projects, and training programs aimed at transforming Pennsylvania into the nation’s artificial intelligence powerhouse.

Delta will soon use AI to set its ticket prices
Delta says its AI will “get inside the mind” of travelers to set prices they’re willing to pay, planning an 18-to-24-month trial before potentially rolling it out permanently.

AI Is Breaking into a Higher Dimension — Literally — to Mimic the Human Brain and Achieve True Intelligence
Scientists say introducing intra-layer links and feedback loops into neural networks could help AI evolve richer memory and reasoning, moving beyond transformer models and inching closer to true human-like understanding.

Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for financial services
The new service gives real-time access to market data and integrates with platforms like S&P Global and Snowflake to help firms make investment decisions.

Science...

Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm
New research reveals Uranus gives off more heat than it gets from the sun, meaning there’s a lot more happening deep inside Uranus than scientists believed when Voyager 2 first probed it nearly four decades ago.

Sports...

Tim Tebow, ex-attorneys general urge Supreme Court to end bans on prayers at state football games
Supporters say Florida’s ban on pregame amplified prayers at state championships censors private religious speech and relies on outdated rulings. They argue the policy singles out faith-based teams and undermines First Amendment rights.

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