Greg Belfrage Podcasts

The Last Word....    Jaime West admitted to having a drink -- or a couple -- in an attempt to calm her nerves before the viral interview where she was slurring her words. The Indiana candidate went on Piers Morgan's show ... and the host asked her point-blank if she'd been drinking before sitting down for a general election candidates' forum earlier this month.  But when Piers...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal prosecutors just charged 28 green card holders in California with illegal voting and registration. Eleven of them were arrested yesterday. Prosecutors say most of them actually cast ballots, some more than once. These names came off a list of about 20,000 the DOJ flagged as likely non-citizens on the rolls. Midterms are two weeks away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg spoke with Becky Rasmussen with Call to Freedom about an upcoming event the organization has on November 3, Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Practical Training for Parents & Caregivers.  Join Call to Freedom in collaboration with Avera Health, federal and local law enforcement for a free, hands-on training designed to equip parents and caregivers with real tools to keep kids safe online....

In the Top of the News Stack, Federal prosecutors just charged 28 green card holders in California with illegal voting and registration. Eleven of them were arrested yesterday. Prosecutors say most of them actually cast ballots, some more than once. These names came off a list of about 20,000 the DOJ flagged as likely non-citizens on the rolls. Midterms are two weeks away. The parents of one...

The Last Word....  As assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Harmie Dhillon told Lesley Stahl that enforcing laws like the Voting Rights Act is routine to protect citizens’ votes, especially after issues like noncitizens on California's rolls and duplicate mail ballots. Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom campaigned in New Hampshire for Democra...

France endured its worst unrest in years this weekend as nationwide protests over high living costs and declining public services turned violent ahead of a key government vote on the budget. Demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with almost 2,400 people arrested, shops looted or damaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities across the country, a...

President Trump is defending his decision to waive new sanctions on Russia. He says he doesn’t want to drive Moscow away from the bargaining table while peace talks continue. He also accused Zelenskyy of not wanting the war to end and of targeting Russian diesel facilities in ways that are hurting American farmers, ranchers, and businesses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Last Word....  President Trump on Wednesday said he was canceling the livestream of the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said the execution would be livestreamed, a decision that had come under substantial criticism, including from GOP senators who said it would bring the U.S...

Greg spoke with Executive Director of the Community Blood Bank, Ken Versteeg about today's Beefing Up the Blood Supply blood drive at Outback Steakhouse.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man with a gun stopped a school shooting yesterday in Bend. Oregon. Three children and a teacher are dead at Silver Rail Elementary. The kids were five, eight and eleven. The shooter was 16. He had a shotgun and he shot his way through the locked doors. Police were there in about three minutes. That is fast. It was not fast enough to keep those children alive.  A bystander ended it. He saw...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, three children ages 5,8, and 11 along with a teacher were killed when a 16-year-old entered Silver Rail Elementary with a shotgun. A bystander stopped the shooter when he saw the boy entering the school.  President Trump decided to cancel the livestream of the execution of Nidal Hasan, the execution will take place regardless.  People are wondering where Ilh...

The Last Word....  A new memo obtained by Fox News Digital alleges that former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department collected information on hundreds of thousands of Republican voters and donors, including the names and home addresses of people who purchased red MAGA hats and Trump memorabilia. The memo is part of an update from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,...

A dozen high-school girls in Washington walked off a cross-country race this week. They would not compete against a male teammate who identifies as a girl. He started the season on the boys' team, finished well back in a junior varsity race, then moved to the girls' side and started winning. When the gun went off, the girls stayed on the line and walked away. The state superintendent says there wi...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, President Donald Trump brought a blunt warning to Arizona voters Wednesday, declaring Democrats would "destroy our country" as he blasted their State of the Union conduct and urged supporters to turn the state red from top to bottom.  Trump also said last night that leakers of Government information should be shot. He was talking about the timing of the B-2 strik...

The Last Word..... Ilhan Omar staff helped get her birthday changed once she was elected to Congress. If she is one year older than she claimed she wouldn't have been eligible for citizenship.   The New York Post has a story up that says, "Deep Blue Minnesota fed up with fraud."   Fox News and the New York Post both have stories on Deputy Katherine Frank and her tragic murder. See omnyst...

Every week Greg talks to Sioux Falls Stampede President Jim Olander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is rethinking the livestream of the Fort Hood shooter’s execution. Nidal Hasan killed 13 people there in 2009. The date is still December 3, firing squad, on that post. Hegseth wanted it public. Sources say Trump is now hesitating because he learned Hasan has been paralyzed from the waist down since the attack and uses a wheelchair. There is also the worry that a public death...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, President Trump is rethinking the livestream of the Fort Hood shooter's execution. Sources say Trump is now hesitating because he learned Hasan has been paralyzed from the waist down since the attack and uses a wheelchair.  President Trump turned an Alaska campaign rally into a live presidential pardon ceremony, signing clemency documents for two diesel mechanics...

The Last Word..... Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was 26 years old. She answered a call Friday night in southwest Sioux Falls and did not come home. She died yesterday, surrounded by her family. She had been with the sheriff’s office a little over two years. Before that she worked at the state penitentiary. She was an organ donor.  May she rest in peace.  See omnystudio.co...

Data Centers have become a political bogeyman. Voters worry about congested power grids that could eventually push up utility bills and the broader impact of artificial intelligence. The analysis of polling data suggests Republican strategists have a more immediate concern: these projects appear to be turning their voter's blue. This is what the Economist is saying.  See omnystudio.com/listen...