Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Thursday on CNN’s “The Source” that he will not support his old boss, former President Donald Trump, for president in 2024 and is willing to assist any credible Republican candidate. The FBI knew about President Joe Biden’s Ukraine business dealings before the “Laptop from Hell” reporting, an FBI informant document released by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) shows.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Department brought no charges against Hunter Biden for illicit sexual activity, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) pointed out with graphic images during congressional testimony of IRS agents. The IRS agent whistleblower testimonies before the House Oversight Committee did not offer one piece of evidence proving any wrongdoing by President Joe Biden in the Hunter Biden criminal tax case, White House spokesman Ian Sams alleged. A pair of IRS whistleblowers exposed new details about how the Department of Justice slow-walked elements of the Hunter Biden investigation, as well as how the DOJ has continued to avoid transparency about the politically charged investigation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California has long grappled with water scarcity issues, with droughts becoming increasingly frequent and severe. As the state's population grows and climate change exacerbates the problem, it becomes crucial to explore innovative solutions to conserve water resources. One potential and highly controversial measure that has sparked debate is the idea of banning private swimming pools in California. IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler, a whistleblower who testified before Congress on Wednesday, said in an interview this week that numerous roadblocks were put in front of him during his investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Democrat Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) admitted that Hunter Biden discussed foreign business deals with President Joe Biden, contradicting the president’s repeated denials. An FBI official told the House Judiciary Committee in a transcribed interview this week that at least one top agent and likely others who were warning social media companies about a "hack and dump" operation ahead of the 2020 election knew Hunter Biden’s laptop was real. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devin Nunes has been out of the mainstream political picture since his January 2022 resignation from Congress. But the Tulare Republican hasn’t stopped reporting impressive campaign fundraising numbers. A bill seeking to classify child sex trafficking as a “serious felony” in California still has a ways to go in the legislature, and as for how to proceed next, that answer varies depending on who you talk to. A campaign to decriminalize magic mushrooms got the all clear from the Secretary of State to start gathering signatures for their ballot initiative. A group of residents, business owners, and property owners are suing the City of Fresno over the controversial renaming of a ten-mile stretch of road including Kings Canyon Road, Ventura Avenue, and California Avenue, to Cesar Chavez Boulevard. Costco is planning to add yet another location to its ever-expanding chain. This new entity, however, is targeted to be not only the world’s largest Costco, but also the globe’s largest warehouse store in general. The Biden administration has taken steps to permanently block China's Wuhan Institute of Virology from receiving funding from the U.S. government after a review found the facility non-compliant with federal regulations.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As IRS whistleblowers from the Hunter Biden investigation prepare to testify publicly for the first time, former President Donald Trump announced that he expects to be indicted in the Jan. 6 investigation, marking another divergence in the progression of two explosive political cases. The far-left New York Times quietly admitted this week that deaths from the coronavirus were overcounted by 30 percent. Last week, during a complete sham of an award ceremony, the ESPY for the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was presented to the United States Women’s National Soccer Team for their role in the contrived, propagandist, political theater known as the so-called “equal pay fight.” Controversial NCAA swimming champion Lia Thomas is stirring the pot once again, this time by posting images to social media showing him modeling a militaristic t-shirt in support of the domestic terror group Antifa. Lottery fever strikes again, as the Powerball jackpot hit $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. A federal judge in New York on Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump's request for a new trial in the defamation and battery case brought by E. Jean Carroll that resulted in a $5 million damage award.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the handling of the investigation of Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and will hear from two IRS whistleblowers who allege misconduct in the Justice Department inquiry. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed President Joe Biden restored the rule of law just hours after former President Donald Trump announced being a target in the Justice Department’s January 6 probe. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said during an interview on Tuesday that as President of the United States, he will clean house at the FBI and Department of Justice following a series of investigations that have been criticized as being politically motivated. Massachusetts officials are now asking residents to take border crossers and illegal aliens into their homes as illegal immigration continues adding to the state’s homeless population. Police searched a home in the Las Vegas area on Monday night in the long-dormant murder case of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, a law enforcement source told ABC News. The Louisiana legislature voted in favor of overriding Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a law that would ban medically transitioning minors.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve and Ray chat about several topics of the day. From California to National to International concerns.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

House Oversight Committee lawmakers are set to hold a hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) next week. Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that left-wing academic Cornel West seeking the Green Party’s presidential nomination was a “threat to the continued constitutional order in the United States.” The Biden family opened more than 20 shell companies to hide payments and launder money, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Sunday. Attorneys for the government and former President Donald Trump will appear in federal court on Tuesday afternoon over how to proceed on the handling of classified documents and whether the former president will stand trial before the 2024 presidential election. Former “non-binary” Biden Energy Department official Sam Brinton rolled off with a woman’s suitcase from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas last year while on a taxpayer-funded trip, according to a federal watchdog group. California could soon divest its public pensions from fossil fuel companies, as the state legislature looks to force the nation’s largest non-federal retirement funds to sell off nearly $15 billion in assets. A former FBI supervisory agent confirmed “key” aspects of whistleblower testimony about the federal investigation of President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden, according to a top Republican lawmaker.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. In the latest salvo in a battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the president of the Temecula Valley Unified School District over a banned book, Newsom announced Thursday that the state would purchase the book for district students if the board did not ensure that students had sufficient material before the start of the school year on Aug. 14. A bill moving through the California legislature could tighten the rules on electric bikes and make it illegal for people under a certain age to ride them. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) did not help Democratic Party concerns that he may run for president in 2024 on Monday night, arguing in favor of a third-party candidate for the 2024 presidential race and not ruling out a run of his own. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attendees at a major conservative conference over the weekend overwhelmingly voted for former President Donald Trump in a Republican presidential primary straw poll. Former President Trump in a new interview said he would consider some of his 2024 GOP primary rivals as potential running mates or Cabinet members if he wins back the White House. The Instagram post shows a yellow sign tacked to the wall in an unidentified restaurant. The message written across the bottom of the sign allegedly explains the reason for the policy’s implementation. It read, “Because we feel that many situations can be resolved. It is the policy that an employee cannot quit until he or she talks to the Restaurant Manager or Area supervisor.” In-N-Out, the beloved California fast-food empire, has sparked left-wing hate over a new policy that will require employees to present a medical note if they want to wear a mask to work.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.