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.   

It’s time for everyone in this state to get their heads out of the sand before we risk becoming a state that effectively bans commercial electricity. 

Today's Top Stories - September 17th, 2026

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

The Republican advantage over Democrats now stands at a record 1,551,271 voters. The total includes a net change of 9,938 voters in August. Of Florida’s 67 counties – only 8 currently have Democrat majorities by way of voter registration.

The U.S. Election Commission last decade found the number to be approximately 2.1% nationally. And how high has the number proven to be in specific communities? Up to 17.3%! That was the result of a congressional finding in 2022 . Btw, the highest reported findings in the state of Florida, via the United States Commission on Civil Rights, found that up to 11% of vote-by-mail ballots in select comm...

Today's Top Stories - September 16th, 2026

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

With the generic ballot splits as they exist today, Democrats would likely win the cycle solidly if the election were today – with a performance that would sit close to a wave election result nationally.

Interview: Ending Waste, Fraud & Abuse @ the U.S. Department of Education w/U.S. Deputy Secretary Nicholas Kent

The truth behind the desire for the AI industry to call on being further regulated, is being done out of self-interest to limit future liability to the companies – especially as Anthropic is preparing to go public with a planned IPO this fall.

Today's Top Stories - September 15th, 2026

Today's Talkbacks: Trump's $5k Promise, Diesel Price Spikes & Inflation - September 15th, 2026

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

What is it that you think Xi Jing Ping and China’s AI industry will do?   Do you think they’ll read Dario’s message and slow down their AI development for the theoretical benefit of humanity? And so, we do you think we’ll be if China has a decisive upper hand in AI in the near future? And do you think that’s in the best interest of humanity?

Today's Top Stories - September 14th, 2026

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

Despite a snapback rally on Friday, stocks were lower across the board last week as oil and gas prices rose alongside inflation concerns amid a broadening of the middle eastern Iranian conflict. WTI crude enters the week near $100 per barrel - for the first time since May – prior to the signing of the MOU as the Houthis, an Iranian terror proxy, claimed key offensive victories in Yemen – allowing...

Revisited: Q&A - Transfer Taxes

Revisited: Q&A - University of Florida Admissions 

To be clear as I’ve been saying for the better half of 25 years...this is still about Islam and there’s nothing about the Judeo-Christian values this country was founded on that’s compatible with Islam. And for my Christian brothers and sisters specifically – the what would Jesus do thing, isn’t nothing in the name of religious tolerance or some such nonsense. Jesus was far from tolerant of the wo...

Today's Top Stories - September 11th, 2026

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 40; the average tour-of-duty is 10 years. In addition to losing 66 law enforcement professionals in the line-of-duty this year, there are 43 widows and 75 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. 

Today is a day that marks two turning points. It’s the historical peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. It’s also the 1-year anniversary of a very dark moment in American history.