It's a New Day with Rip Daniels

As the Trump Admin. considers a $5,000 reproduction stimulus, parenting in 2025 and the cost of bearing a child is discussed and reactions to further escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Mississippi parents and care providers urge the state to use unspent TANF grant funds and reactions to Tyler Perry's comedy series "She the People", set in Mississippi and featuring a Black freshman Lieutenant Governor.

Municipal Election Run-Off results analyzed and the El Paso, Texas Walmart terrorist attacker is sentenced to life in prison after entering a guilty plea to state charges, avoiding the death penalty.

Municipal Run-Offs in Mississippi and Earth Day as the worlds reacts to the death of Pope Francis and yet another breach of US National Security in the Signalgate scandal.

Pope Francis dies the day after Easter at 88 years old following multiple months of serious medical issues and reactions after 8 year-old is stabbed in school with a pen by a 9 year-old and now fears returning to school and 

Reactions after the state board of educations announces that passing a standardized US History exam will no longer be required of Mississippi students for graduation .

Interviews with 28th Southwestern Province Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, C. Jerome Powell, ahead of the 89th Southwestern Province Council being held on the MS Gulf Coast and Dr. June Gipson, discussing how Federal cuts ending free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high poses a potential risk to public health. 

A father poses a question on decency after finding his teenaged daughter at Black Spring Break and the event's decline and uncertain future is discussed.

The respect for authority and complying with law enforcement after Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell is accused of being tone deaf surrounding black youth and the White House's plans to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is discussed. 

Details on the fatal shooting of a church deacon and security guard at an Easter event, the autistic Idaho teenager shot by police dies after being removed from life support, and an arson attack on Pennsylvania's governor's mansion ruled an act of terrorism.

An autistic 17 year-old shot by 9 times by Idaho police who had leg amputated and multiple surgeries still in critical condition and reactions to Terrence Howard's recounting of Sean "Puffy" Combs' advances and refusing to compromise his manhood for Hollywood. 

The US Supreme Court ruled that the United States did not have to return a Maryland man who was deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador to U.S. soil by midnight and allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting what it says are Venezuelan gang members. 

Breaking down the myth of "reciprocal tariffs" and the reality of tariffs being a tax on the consumer to the Federal government and effects on the US stock market.

The markets have the worst day in 5 years after Donald John's tariffs go into effect and a formerly incarcerated North Carolina man is charged with murder after his mother and brother are found dead in their home.

Results from party primaries, confirmed run-offs, and election day issues and Sen. Corey Booker breaks Strom Thurmond's record with at 25 hour speech to Congress protesting Trump Administration and DOGE cuts which have led to chaos in some sectors.

Municipal primary elections garner some confusion on polling places and eligibility for voting across the MS Gulf Coast and a grandmother is arrested after her 2 year-old grandson is found wandering down a busy road in Clay County. 

On the eve of municipal elections, a shortage in ballots has some precincts concerned for voters' ability to cast ballots and Donald John continues to float the idea of a 3rd term, despite the term limits enshrined in the US Constitution. 

Former elections officials and current MS Representatives Timaka James-Jones (Dist. 51) and Zakiya Summers (Dist. 68) speak on voters' options for municipal elections and the current state of Mississippi election rules and regulations. 

More details and excerpts released from editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, after his inclusion in a group chat about military strikes in Yemen following initial denials of national security breaches by the Trump Administration and intelligence officials. 

Exclusive interviews with MS Rep. Robert Johnson III on House Bill 1 and the Mississippi legislature's plans to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxes and Gulfport City Clerk Rashida Bell on specifics for absentee voting in municipal elections. 

Addressing limitations for voters attempting to cast absentee ballots in Gulfport and precinct changes ahead of municipal elections (April 1), deportations, and Tesla recalls nearly every Cybertruck on US highways.  

Reactions after MSNBC's Rachel Maddow explains how House Republicans had the power to take away Donald Trump's ability to casually throw around trade tariffs in a way that is roiling markets and provoking trade wars, but instead of using their power to protect the economy (and the American public) from Trump's impulsiveness, they gave away their power and went out of their way to twist the rules t...

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Donald John's call for impeachment of a judge who ruled against him and a judge says DOGE's dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional and orders Elon Musk to restore access for employees.

A two-month cease fire in Israel ends after Netanyahu orders an airstrike on Gaza and Tesla electric vehicle vandalism and arson across the country, with a Las Vegas repair center being the subject of what was called a "targeted attack."

Discussing estate planning ahead of a workshop hosted by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund with mediation attorney LyTanya Brown and discussion on the critique of Democrats after Sen. Chuck Schumer changes course and decides to support passage of the continuing resolution, averting a government shutdown.