The Brian Mudd Show

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

My  second takeaway last Monday  was “now what”? It was my first reaction to news that the 21-hour peace talks between the U.S. and Iran effectively went nowhere over the previous weekend. Similarly, but under somewhat different circumstances my first reaction to where we were and are entering this week is what now? And the “what now” reaction is for two reasons. One that’s likely obvious and the...

Today's Top Stories - April 20th, 2026

Records, records, everywhere...was the story of last week as an explosive rally took hold on Wall Street. Not only did stocks recover all their losses from the onset of the Iran war, but also the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished the week having set a series of record high closes with the  biggest rally of them all to end the week . Additionally, the Nasdaq ended the week with a greater than two-and...

Talkback - Is the Price We're Paying at the Pump Worth It?

Interview: What's Next w/Iran? w/Jonathan Savage

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

Revisited: Q&A - Hurricane Forecasts

Revisited: Cell Phone Bans

Yesterday, during the show, we were able to bring you breaking news regarding the details of negotiations between the Pakistani mediator, whom President Trump referred to as “fantastic” earlier this week, and Iran. The news was this... 

Today's Top Stories - April 17th, 2026

Interview: Iran War & Domestic Affordability w/Jon Decker 

Talkback Q&A - Foreign vs. Domestic Priorities

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

As we reflect on those we’ve lost, please remember the families of our fallen as well. The average age of the fallen is 41; the average tour-of-duty is 10 years. In addition to losing 30 law enforcement professionals in the line-of-duty this year, there are 18 widows and 34 children who’ve lost a parent. Remember to back the badge and spread the word. They need us just as much as we need them. 

Trump recently said: Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, and we're going to get the dust back. We'll get it back. Either we'll get it back from them or we'll take it.

Today's Top Stories - April 16th, 2026

As always, there are two sides to every story and one side to the facts. The narrative that tax relief under President Trump is primarily aimed at “millionaires and billionaires” doesn’t align with the numbers. Upper-income earners continue to pay the vast majority of federal income taxes, while nearly a third of Americans (and effectively closer to half when considering broader effective liabilit...

Interview: Progress w/Iranian Negotiations? w/Johnatan Savage - April 16th, 2026

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

In other words, for the average tax filer in non-interest bearing terms Donald Trump has let you keep $13,150 more of your own money that what would have otherwise been the case if Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris had it their way. 

Today's Top Stories - April 15th, 2026

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

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  254 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 132 presidential proclamations, 62 presidential memoran...

Interview: Latest in Iran w/Johnathan Savage - April 15th, 2026