Today's News with Larry Schweikart

IN POLITICAL NEWS U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran reportedly eliminated senior regime and military figures, weakened naval capacity, prompted limited retaliation, and intensified partisan divides at home. Trump allegedly bypassed traditional media and addressed the Iranian public directly, while U.S. outlets drew criticism for their characterization of Iran’s leadership. Most Democratic lawmakers...

IN POLITICAL NEWS Post-SOTU polling from CNN and CBS showed majority approval for Trump’s address, which highlighted inflation progress, border enforcement, crime reduction, and cultural contrasts with Democrats. The DOJ sued five states over voter roll access. Kash Patel reportedly dismissed FBI agents involved in the Mar-a-Lago raid. In a federal oversight role, J.D. Vance halted $260 million to...

IN POLITICAL NEWS During a lengthy address, President Trump highlighted falling inflation, stronger border security, lower homicide rates, and what he described as a national resurgence. He honored victims of violent crime, touted lower drug prices, and drew attention to partisan reactions in the chamber, particularly on immigration enforcement. Trump called for new AI data centers to generate the...

IN POLITICAL NEWS Zohran Mamdani attributes New York City’s $12 billion deficit to Mayor Eric Adams, arguing spending levels are the issue. According to Axios, some Democrats are reconsidering support for rapid AI and data center expansion amid public backlash, particularly over energy costs. Trump is expected to mention Laken Riley during the State of the Union. Carter Page will have an opportuni...

IN POLITICAL NEWS The Supreme Court, in a 6–3 decision, struck down Trump’s tariffs. The ruling did not address how refunds would be handled. Trump is expected to explore alternative methods to reimpose them. Polling update: one survey shows Trump back at 50%, though polling remains mixed overall. The Department of Transportation decertified 550 commercial driving schools for failing to meet safet...

IN POLITICAL NEWS Mixed voter registration trends: Democrats outpacing Republicans short term in Pennsylvania, while GOP gains ground in Arizona’s Pima County. Speculation increases over a possible retirement of Samuel Alito. Renewed attention on admissions that the first Trump impeachment was strategically motivated. Broader scrutiny of extremist figures across the political spectrum. Civil right...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) Here is a sober and sane assessment by Shipwreckedcrew of what Pam Bondi is doing and what her remarkable accomplishments are, despite all the Epsteinoid panicans. She will be remembered as a great and extremely effective AG. She just released the FULL Eppy file with no names redacted, over 3.5 million pages. I imagine there will be some late night reading for the pedos this...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) I had this on Wednesday, but it's sooo juicy I had to repeat it: Trump has revoked and rescinded the "greenhouse gas" finding by the EPA , opening the door for more growth and better affordability. But it also opens the doors to the few mental institutions left standing as the DemoKKKrat Terrorists are acting like Lulu Lemon just ran out of see-through crotches. The New York...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   Caveat: You're not going to see discussions of Savannah Guthrie's missing mother because, well, I don't care. There are thousands of missing children out there, many thanks to the DemoKKKrats, and they deserve the attention.   1) A Virginia grand jury refused to indict Sen. Moonman Kelly and others for a seditious video in which they urged service members to disobey orders. One...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) An excellent pro-ICE ad ran during the Game-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Meanwhile, the Turning Point USA halftime show racked up 25 million viewers. Oh, yeah, I think a team from Seattle won, but I didn't watch. Still in the last season of "Suits."   2) Elon Musk offered to cover the legal costs of any Epstein victims who came forward to "speak truth." DemoKKKrats reportedly s...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) While people were obsessing over Trump "drawing down" in MN---which will not last, and which I think is a distraction, which will again be picked up as soon as attention shifts--- he has torched the whole Board of Immigration process that ends all appeals after March 9 unless a majority of the Board agrees to hear the case. BRAVO.   2) Reason #434 why the DemoKKKrats are scr...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) This is why the "special elections" game is so tricky. DemoKKKrats just finished celebrating a TX state senate seat flip when this AL result comes out. The R won by an even bigger margin than did Trump in 2024 . Again, overall, somewhat meaningless. Meanwhile, our friends over at "The Liberal Patriot" are starting to put up storm warnings about the Electoral College, as well...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) This seems pretty undeniable that the FBI GA raid, signed off by a judge, on Fulton Co. election HQ is looking for "fraud." Boomshakalaka.   2) In a big headline, Kollyfornia politicians celebrate the continuation of slavery. Oh, wait, I'm sorry, it's "Kollyfornia politicians celebrate banning voter ID."   3) One of the church invasion suspects arrested along with Blind Lemo...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) The battle over MN continues, with leftoid sphincterblossoms filing 500 habeas claims, slowing processing. File under "They don't ever arrest anyone": Blind Lemon Don arrested, but he might not mind dropping the soap. 2) I just don't understand. I thought this was a winning issue for DemoKKKrats, except the evil Axios said that DemoKKKrat leaders are telling House members no...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) Everyone knew that was what this was about, or at least about in a significant way: Trump has linked the illegal criminal invader deportations in MN to the larger fraud investigations . Step three will be to link those financial frauds to voter fraud and purge MN of a million fraudsters. Accordingly, FBI Director Kash Patel said that the FBI is investigating MN DemoKKKrats'...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) Skinny Minny is ground zero for domestic terrorism and insurrection. Now an appellate court won't overturn the magistrate and issue an arrest warrant for Blind Lemon Don. This is extremely dangerous, and is soon going to leave President Trump no choice but to declare the Insurrection Act & use troops. An armed man was shot by federal agents after he resisted being disarmed....

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) Good to see, as I have been harping on the dramatic collapse of Congress as a functioning institution. Now, House Rs passed not one, not two, but TWELVE appropriations bills. It was the first time in 29 years the House did so. This is an absolutely necessary start to regaining Congressional power, but it's only a first step.   2) Nabbing a Venezuelan murder-monster will do t...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) In the biggest news of the day, President Trump took a flamethrower to the Davos crowd. Here is his entire (long) speech. He roasted the stupid Mediocre Brits for just sitting on energy while having energy shortages. He also, as always, negotiated a deal for territory in Greenland . Chowderchimneys as always failed to understand Trump's negotiating tactics. He begins with, "...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) A great column here by Chris Bray on blue zone collapse . Many of us have wondered, "how long can this keep goin' on" (with apologies to the band, "Ace")? Bray argues that the size of these cancerous blue zones prevents an implosion as one might see with a Vegas casino, but rather a slow, mind-numbing reduction in daily quality of life and government services that people are...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) The people spoke and AG Pam Bondi listened, firing six federal prosecutors who refused to support ICE operations. The DOJ has also launched a criminal investigation of the Prancing Gheyboy Tampon Timmy.   2) As an educator, one of my running themes here is to remind you of stuff we discussed before, not to say "told ya so" (though I did) but to keep things in perspective. In...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) While it's early, it appears that the artificial "outrage" over the shooting of the MN would-be car murderer failed to achieve liftoff. Not that they ain't trying. There is a big protest organized by the Socialists in NYC here ; and as Roger Kimball argues here , the cold in part tamped down protests in many blue cities. Let them eat icicles. There were "tens of thousands" o...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) Just getting started but MN state government (guess who, ultimately?) blocked investigators looking at the Skinny Minny fraud and blacklisted whistleblowers. New info today says Gheyboy's gubment threatened to come after their families and their homes . Who would ever want to work for this hideous, vile, evil snotbag of a state? And as many have prophesied, the violence will...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) I told you that the feds were not even getting warmed up yet with the Skinny Minny fraud, that ultimately nearly every single fed agency will be involved in prosecuting these rectalsnappers . So here it comes. Trump orders the largest ever immigration enforcement effort in MN. As the song goes , "Here Comes the Boom." Just one more example: Feds are probing hundreds of milli...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) The big news, which came and went faster than a bean burrito in front of Rosie O'Donnell, is that the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, whose election was as suspect as that of Rutabaga, was arrested and teleported out of Venezuela in a perfect operation that came through like clockwork prior to digitization. U.S. forces took out anti-air stations, dropped in some special...

IN POLITICAL NEWS   1) As I predicted when it happened, DemoKKKrats' push for Epstein files boomeranged . Trump Tar-Babied them.   2) Oh, somebody likes him; President Trump got massive applause at the re-opening of the Trump-Kennedy Center for the Arts.   3) Great Christmas news: John "Brennanski" Brennan is under a grand jury investigation in FL.   4) President Trump announced a new class of "Tr...