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As the shutdown drags on, President Trump continues to pressure Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster. With the Senate unable to reach the 60 votes needed to end the government shutdown, the president said it’s time to change the rules. Despite the presidential pressure, most GOP senators do not support ending the filibuster because it gives them leverage whenever Democrats have the majority.

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The Right's Obsession with Israel 

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Donald Trump is Not Going To Be on Ballot 2028, How Prepared is GOP?

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Zoran Mamdani Wins NYC Mayor's Race

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On today’s show, Josh takes on the woke mob as Sydney Sweeney refuses to bow during a recent interview, standing firm despite backlash over a jeans ad released earlier this year. Josh then turns to New York, breaking down the fallout from this week’s election and the risks both parties now face as the Mamdani administration prepares to take power. Josh also shines a spotlight on the ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria and lays out what the Trump Administration is doing to confront these horrific attacks and hold the perpetrators accountable.

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The Federal Aviation Administration's order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown is now in effect. Flights at 40 major airports including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are being cut Friday. FlightAware says airports in Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas and Phoenix led the way with the most disruptions so far. The FAA says its goal is to reduce flights by 10% by next weekend to ease pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers. Hundreds scheduled for Friday already have been canceled. The impact is expected to be felt across the U.S. air transportation system, affecting passengers and package deliveries.

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The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order to fully fund the SNAP food aid program this month. A U-S district judge directed the administration to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits. But Trump officials have asked a federal appeals court to block the order. The administration said it doesn’t want to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. Federal food aid to tens of millions of Americans has been cut because of the ongoing government shutdown.

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The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order to fully fund the SNAP food aid program this month. A U-S district judge directed the administration to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits. But Trump officials have asked a federal appeals court to block the order. The administration said it doesn’t want to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. Federal food aid to tens of millions of Americans has been cut because of the ongoing government shutdown.

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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House on Friday for a discussion about Hungary's reliance on Russian oil at a time when Trump has been working to wean nations off of it. Orban, a long-time Trump ally, arrived at the White House at midday on Friday for his first bilateral meeting with Trump since the Republican leader and former New York businessman returned to power in January. The two leaders are like-minded in their anti-immigration stances, but the topic of Russian oil is a sticking point in the relationship. Trump has insisted that European nations stop buying it as a way to dry up Moscow's funding for its invasion of Ukraine. Hungary has maintained its reliance on Russian energy since the start of the 2022 conflict in Ukraine, prompting criticism from several European Union and NATO allies. Hungarian officials said in the run-up to the meeting that Orban aims to discuss a path to a U.S.-Russia meeting and seek exemptions from U.S. energy sanctions. Trump said last month that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Hungarian capital, but the meeting was put on hold after Russia rejected a ceasefire. "All diplomatic negotiations are hard, but I expect a friendly and easy negotiation," Orban told Hungarian state news media ahead of the meeting when asked if he expected tough talks on exemptions from sanctions on Russian oil companies. State news agency MTI said that on his flight to Washington, Orban called the topic of energy sanctions "serious" and said that "stakes were high," although he did not expect the talks with Trump on this topic to be difficult. "I know the president, he knows me, we know the subject, we simply have to reach an agreement," Orban was quoted as saying by MTI. The two leaders also plan to discuss ways of greater economic cooperation between the United States and Hungary. The White House said the leaders would discuss "areas of mutual interest" and hinted some deals could result. "The American people can expect more good deals out of Prime Minister Orban’s visit spanning various industries,” a White House official said. The Hungarian leader, who faces an election in 2026, has cultivated a strong personal rapport with Trump over the years, although there are tensions as well as Orban's pro-China policies. A tangible sign of improved ties under the Trump administration came last month when the U.S. fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver program. Hungary has pushed back against plans by the European Commission to phase out the EU's imports of all Russian gas and liquefied natural gas by the end of 2027, deepening a rift with Brussels over relations with Moscow. International Monetary Fund figures show Hungary relied on Russia for 74% of its gas and 86% of its oil in 2024, and the Fund warned that an EU-wide cutoff of Russian natural gas alone could force output losses in Hungary exceeding 4% of GDP. Ratings agency S&P noted that Hungary has one of the most energy-intensive economies in Europe – and that its domestic refineries are built to process Russian Urals crude oil. While it said gas supplies from Azerbaijan and Qatar could help replace Russian supply, it warned that Hungary’s fiscal and external accounts remain vulnerable to an energy shock.

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Will Trump Eliminate The Filibuster? With Senator Kevin Cramer, Senator for North Dakota.

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Mamdani's Success Prolongs Government Shutdown With Speaker Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House Of Representatives.

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How This Week's Elections Will Effect 2026 Midterms With James Rosen, Chief Washington DC Correspondent For Newsmax.

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SCOTUS Hears Case On Legality Of Trump's Tariffs With Jerry Bowyer, Economist & President Of 'Bowyer Research'.

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Mike had multiple flight cancelations and delays due to the Government Shutdown.

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The Democratic Socialists of America's List of Demands for Zohran Mamdani

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Trump's Message on AI Job Losses

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Maine Democrats and a Radical Left Judiciary

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Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to require congressional approval before President Donald Trump could launch attacks on Venezuelan soil. The legislation failed in a narrow 49-51 vote, with only two Republicans — Senators Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski — supporting it. The vote comes as the U.S. builds up naval forces in the Caribbean to target drug-smuggling operations. Trump says the military campaign is intended to protect Americans from deadly narcotics.

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A divided federal appeals court in Ohio has sided with students in a major free speech ruling, saying a suburban Columbus school district cannot ban gender-related language that some might find offensive. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that Olentangy Local Schools violated students’ First Amendment rights by enforcing a policy requiring the use of peers’ “preferred pronouns.” The court said the district “fell far short” of proving that allowing such speech would disrupt school activities or infringe on the rights of others. The decision reverses an earlier ruling and sends the case back to a lower court to block the district from enforcing the policy. The ruling is expected to reignite the national debate over gender and free speech in schools.

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