On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the probability of a government shutdown and what it would mean for the Trump agenda, energy producers, and America at large. Plus we get playoff predictions for the MLB postseason.

Links:

Government shutdown: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909

DOGE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-rehires-hundreds-of-federal-employees-laid-off-by-doge/ar-AA1NaoiT

Soros: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/justice-trump-george-soros-foundation.html

Humphries Gets its Day in Court: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/supreme-court-humphreys-executor-ftc-rebecca-kelly-slaughter-independent-agencies-donald-trump-a7d8ce1d?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

New Jersey Mikie Sherril - $7 Million from Stock Trades: https://x.com/SteveGuest/status/1971277967218323565

What powered the world in 2024: https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/what-powered-the-world-in-2024/?utm_source=VC+Elements&utm_campaign=c2aea91cbe-VCE_Email_SEP_23_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f3fdb4328c-c2aea91cbe-46162253&mc_cid=c2aea91cbe&mc_eid=19216d3212

Trump Digs Coal: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-24/us-plans-to-use-emergency-powers-to-stop-more-coal-closures

China Climate More Words: https://www.wsj.com/world/chinas-xi-takes-veiled-swipe-at-trump-announces-climate-plan-d68a0c2f

Permitting Reform California Style: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-25/la-wildfire-rebuilding-effort-strained-by-permits-high-costs?srnd=homepage-americas

Tweet of the week: https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1971379388177645819