The Jennifer Bukowsky Show

Dive into a packed show covering Valentine's Day mishaps, from a tearful Olympic confession to Hillary Clinton's online drags and AOC's awkward Taiwan moment. We spotlight Secretary of State Marco Rubio's triumphant keynote at the Munich Security Conference, contrasting it with J.D. Vance's fiery speech from last year—and explore its potential 2028 implications. Plus, a sobering look at AI's impen...

Kamala Harris re-emerges with a newly rebranded “Headquarters” account—and it’s already a cringe factory. Then: Marco Rubio quietly stacks major wins on critical minerals and U.S. leverage abroad, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lights up a House hearing, and the Winter Olympics kick off with drama (including the JD Vance booing controversy). Plus: the latest in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance in...

Whether it’s the citrus fruit or the boss-man, “Don” has been everywhere this week. We’ll break down Secretary of State Marco Rubio explaining Donroe doctrine & the world (and why it matters), the latest on Don Lemon and the Minnesota church protest case, and why robots might end up as the “solution” to collapsing birth rates. Plus—HBO is about to drop a star-studded, sex-centered limited series s...

Yesterday, another man harassing ICE in Minnesota was fatally shot. Don Lemon dodged formal criminal charges for his church stunt in St. Paul last week- for now. The backstory on Venezuela and the its amazing opposition leader- Nobel-peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado. Why isn’t Trump backing her? A brief history of & update on Iran. Greenland- Trump demonstrated the Art of the Deal in Davos....

Monkeys on the loose in St. Louis… and that’s not even the wildest headline. We dig into a jaw-dropping fraud story tied to Medicaid/social-services billing, the political fallout around ICE enforcement, and what happens when small-town America gets remade overnight. Plus: Trump vs. Josh Hawley after a Senate move to limit war powers on Venezuela, the moral blind spot of the American left on Iran’...

Plus, New Years’ Resolutions and what’s in store for 2026

Today: the rise of parents publicly calling out adult kids who cut them off—and what it says about family, culture, and responsibility. Bondi beach massacre illustrates the true meaning of ‘globalize the intifada.’ Plus, civil rights attorney Bevis Schock joins to talk panhandling bans on medians and his lawsuit challenging Missouri’s stadium subsidy law. We also hit the latest on Judge Boasberg’s...

Five years after the mysterious pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC, the FBI finally arrests a suspect in Washington, D.C. What changed, what took so long, and what questions are *still* unanswered? We’ll dig into it. Then I’m joined by political litigator **Jesse Vazquez** to break down the Supreme Court’s 6–3 order letting Texas use its new GOP-friendly congressional map for 2026 — despite a lowe...

What does Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt resignation on Friday say about the future of MAGA and the state of politics writ large? Is Sen Ted Cruz positioning himself for a break from or a takeover of the MAGA movement? Plus Citizen Alliance CEO Cliff Maloney, door-knocking get-out-the-vote guru, gives us his take on Republicans’ challenges into the midterms. Plus America is currentl...

A major new lawsuit filed by the DOJ against California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, will determine the fate of the midterms. The lead attorney on this lawsuit is Missouri's own Jesus Osete. ACLJ’s Kelsey McGee tells me about her latest case in defense of religious liberty filed right here in MO as well as her recent win on behalf of a student who wanted to form a ‘Jesus Club.’ And two Democrat...

#135 East Coast adventure - This week, Jennifer was in the attorney war room on election day in New Jersey, then in DC at the White House and the Capitol during the shutdown, then went to see Megyn Kelly live. She shares many clips and takeaways from the trip. And Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks said in a new interview that she became pregnant by Don Henley but got an abortion. Would’ve named her ‘Sa...

The audacity of Arctic Frost is mind-blowing and way bigger than Watergate. Plus, my guest Karen Sweigert talks about the new lawsuit she filed in Missouri on behalf of female athletes including an Olympian against the United States Fencing Association for allowing trans athletes into female events in Kansas City . Will we have flying cars in a few months? Elon Musk just hinted in new interview th...

Producer Drake sits in for Jen today as the Esquire On Fire celebrates her birthday!

Hurrah! The libs protested & America doesn’t have a king! Plus, Missouri’s new 7-1 congressional district map is in trouble. But a major case- Calaiss argued at SCOTUS this week. Jesus Osete was there & Jennifer asks him if it could mean a 8-0 Missouri map. Plus, Jennifer’s thoughts on John Bolton’s indictment, the St. Louis City Sheriff is behind bars, George Santos is free, Zohran Momdami the co...

Trump brokered a historic peace deal but didn’t win the Nobel Peace Price. Senator Eric Schmitt joins me to discuss his new book. Ways & Means Chairman Congressman Jason Smith join me to talk about the shutdown and the Big Beautiful Bill. Plus Ilhan Omar's dad has quite a backstory and you won't believe how a woman in Solitary confinement got pregnant. Letitia James got indicted. The Palisades ars...

MU President Mun Choi patrols downtown Columbia 11pm-3am and the mayor and city council were MIA. ICE raids get vigorous protestors all during the funniest shutdown ever. Apple/Google yank ICE-spotter apps. Portland judge blocks Trump’s Guard deployment, Chicago sees a Border Patrol shooting amid protests, and DC plays shutdown brinksmanship—complete with VP Vance at the podium. Plus: Missouri’s 4...

Stephen Miller’s thunderous eulogy for Charlie Kirk, what Kamala reveals (and forgets) in 107 Days, and what we still need to see with the Comey indictment. Plus: Earhart files, J6 “274 FBI agents?” claims, Zuck vs. Musk (now with robots), Portland & ICE, and a Tylenol-TikTok moment that says a lot about our politics. Criminal Docket, Lightning Round, and the week ahead. Follow: @esqonfire

Mizzou puts campus agitators--and employees--on notice. We break down the court order letting Students for Justice in Palestine into the MU Homecoming parade(with strings attached), and why President Mun Choi's staff email matters. Plus: the Charlie Kirk memorial at State Farm Stadium (security, speakers, what to expect), Bill Maher vs. ABC over Jimmy Kimmel, and a smart take on why the death pena...

A brutal week for America. We open with what we know about the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, what’s fact vs. rumor, and why officials should stop announcing “acted alone” and “seeking death” before the evidence is in. Then: a PG explainer on furries (yes, really); the visa-revocation push for foreigners celebrating the murder; Erika Kirk’s first public steps; why Gen Z men may bolt left...

Trump rebrands the Pentagon as the Department of War, the U.S. blows up a Tren de Aragua drug boat off Venezuela, and DOJ quietly debates a rule to restrict gun ownership for transgender Americans. We bring on Jesus Osete to unpack a Title IX clash with California high-school sports and the Illinois rifle-ban fight in the 7th Circuit. Plus: a jaw-dropping Putin/Xi hot-mic about immortality, the Cr...

Gov. Mike Kehoe calls a Sept. 3 special session to redraw Missouri’s U.S. House map and tighten the initiative-petition process. Jennifer explains the stakes, the legal fight, and how Texas just flipped the table with a five-seat GOP map. Also: sorting fact from fiction in the Scottish viral video, the latest on John Bolton’s probe, DOJ staffer firings, and why several prominent Democrats are unde...

FBI agents searched John Bolton’s home and DC office in a classified-records probe. We unpack the Supreme Court’s 5–4 emergency order allowing NIH to halt $783M in DEI-linked grants—for now. Catherine Hanaway (appointed to become Missouri’s first female AG on Sept. 8) joins Jennifer on rebuilding the AGO, priorities, and her timeline. Also: NY appeals court tosses Trump’s civil-fraud mega-judgment...

Missouri’s governor has appointed former House Speaker and former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway as Missouri’s next attorney general, effective September 8. Hanaway, who is from the St. Louis suburb of Warson Woods, is the first female attorney general in state history. Hanaway served three terms in the Missouri House from 1999-2004 and was Missouri’s first female House Speaker. She tells Capitol...

Jennifer takes a break this week to move one of her kids into college. Peter Theile is in the big chair this week.

The bold GOP push for mid-decade redistricting and how it started. Plus, the growing Epstein saga that’s eating up Trump’s time, scams targeting conservatives like Home Title Lock, and an action-packed criminal docket featuring Chinese chip smugglers and “Alligator Alcatraz.” Plus — Gina Carano’s settlement with Disney/Lucasfilm, Dean Cain’s new role at ICE, and what Trump’s hints mean for the 202...