The Brian Mudd Show

January proved to be a weird month in the financial markets for a lot of reasons, but in the end, despite three straight losing weeks for stocks to close out the month, all three major indexes  closed out the month  with gains. Here’s a not-so-insignificant factoid. When stocks are higher in January, 86% of the time they’re higher for the year. So, it’s a good start and historical indicator for ho...

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Revisited: Q&A - Tariff Impacts

Revisited: Q&A - Social Security Savings

It turns out that the first year of the Trump administration's mass deportation operation was more successful than even DHS knew.

In Part 1 of the of the Q&A, I detailed the events preceding the doomed Challenger flight. The breakout included the “why and how” involved with the decision to launch Challenger on January 28th, 1986, which came against the recommendations of the engineers behind the rocket boosters. In today’s Part 2, I’ll address the extent of NASA’s technological contributions to society as they’ve impacte...

Interview: Federal Reserve, ICE, Government Shutdown, Russia & Ukraine w/White House Correspondent Jon Decker

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I'm pleased to report we haven’t suffered any additional line of duty deaths this week. As we’re nearing an end to January, line of duty deaths are pacing in line with last year’s total. 

No, the Bank of Trump isn’t a thing. But as entrepreneurial as the Trump family is it wouldn’t be a surprise if it came to be... Anyway, on Wednesday President Trump’s  rollout tour for his soon-to-be Trump accounts, which will become a thing on our country’s 250th anniversary.

Notably, President Reagan was set to highlight the shuttle’s launch in his State of the Union Address scheduled for January 28th, believing he would be able to use the momentum of the high-profile launch to restore NASA’s image and to place maximum pressure on congress to continue funding the program.  

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The biggest storyline in Florida’s political scene continues to be the state’s blue counties becoming far less blue. Palm Beach County represents one of the most significant shifts in the state. Early in this midterm election year, changes in voter registrations will be the most visible sign of political trends within the state. 

The biggest problem in Republican politics in the state of Florida is having enough offices for all of the GOP’s star talent.

Cherfilous McCormick is running for re-election. Notably she’s drawn numerous challengers in the Democrat primary. The outcome of that primary could be interesting going forward as a win by her could potentially result in her being ousted from Congress in the future if convicted. 

Marking the 40th Anniversary of NASA's Challenger Tragedy 

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In the second Trump administration I'm tracking all of President Trump’s executive orders. This story will be updated as he issues them.  He’s signed  230 executive orders compared to 220 signed during the entirety of his first administration and 162 signed by President Biden during his administration. Additionally, President Trump has signed 118 presidential proclamations, 58 presidential memoran...

On Monday a major milestone was reached in the effort to maintain peace between Israel and Hamas, create stability in the region and to potentially Make Gaza Great Again (or something like that). 

On Monday President Trump announced that he was sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to oversee ICE operations within the state, in an indication that the administration is adjusting leadership structure within the state. 

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December represented another massive win for Republicans over Democrats in Florida capping off another remarkable year of advances within the state. The Republican advantage over Democrats now stands at a record 1,464,964. That total includes a net change of 51,015 voters in December. Of Florida’s 67 counties – only 8 currently have Democrat majorities by way of voter registration. It's clear that...

Saturday’s  ICE involved shooting  of Alex Pretti resulting in his death in Minneapolis is extraordinarily unfortunate in numerous ways.

Someone is greater than 7 times more likely to die with a local law enforcement operation in comparison to an ICE/Border Patrol operation 

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