In hour two, the guys dive into the Big Story: AP News still blocked from press conferences at the White House, first by Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt, and now by the courts (!) So much for freedom of the press. We check in with Brittney Merlot, our WMDX Meteorologist, for a look at the weather and to continue the conversation on raincoats, before jumping back to politics with calls from listeners. Later, we welcome on Mike McCabe for his weekly appearance, this time to chat about how the firehose of news is the strategy by MAGA to combat the real opposition party (in their view): the media. Throw the news media off balance, and you control the narrative,. By "flooding the zone," you control the propaganda. Mike's guidance is to pay attention only to what is really important. They close out their conversation touching on the outrage seen at congressional town halls, and a comment that stood out to Mike: If you go along with the administration, are you really representing us?

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