The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of International Trade blocked the Trump Administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose tariffs on trading partners. The panel determined the unilaterally adopted tariffs “exceed” presidential authority. BREAKING NEWS: A federal appeals court is—at least temporarily—preserving the tariffs.

5:20pm- In a series of articles published over the weekend, The New York Times examined the Democrat Party’s continued struggles appealing to the American electorate. Shane Goldmacher writes that Democrats “are still searching for the path forward”—noting that the party spent $20 million studying their “erosion” of support with “young men” specifically. In another article, Goldmacher—alongside June Kim and Christine Zhang—evaluate “how Donald Trump has remade America’s political landscape.” They document that 435 counties across the country became more “Democratic” from 2012 and 2024—however, 2,678 counties became more “Republican.” Further complicating matters is the 2030 census which is expected to cause comfortably blue states to lose electoral votes as citizens move to red states. You can read the articles here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/us/politics/democratic-party-voters.html. And here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/25/us/politics/trump-politics-democrats.html.

5:25pm- Rich announces he will be going to Israel for a fact-finding mission. Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy is organizing the event and invited him. On Thursday, Israel accepted a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas—however, according to The Jerusalem Post, Hamas is demanding some changes to the agreement.

5:40pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Chief Economist at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about his big promotion to chief economist at Heritage, President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs to eliminate barriers to entry for American exports, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s fate in the U.S. Senate.