The Bill Handel Show

(August 04, 2026)

Why is the U.S. running so low on weapons? Smuggling gasoline into Mexico earns cartels millions. Not married and need car insurance? You can get dinged for that in California.

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(August 04, 2026)

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. President Trump claims active ceasefire talks, but Iran denies direct negotiations. Senate easily advances stopgap funding deal past first hurdle. Arson arrest in one of the Spokane area wildfires that have left some residents with nothing. First deaths reported in cyclosporiasis.

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(August 03, 2026)

The struggling colleges raiding their endowments to pay the bills. Sending armed agents to reporters’ home is a threat to free press and whistleblowers.

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(August 03, 2026)

California democratic party endorses the billionaire tax. Dodger stadium gondola is about to hit heavy turbulence as state park defenders play hardball. 2 dozen OC parents could face criminal charges if children order e-bikes or e-motorcycles illegally. The rising number of uninsured patients is starting to hit hospitals.

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(August 03, 2026)

Heather Brooker and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Iran rejects President Trump’s claim that talks will restart. Iran war could unleash a marine ‘super-spreader event.’ Billionaire tax is endorsed by California democrats, deepening party divisions over Prop. 40. Japan, U.S. confirm joint yen-buying intervention, signal more action.

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(July 31, 2026)

It’s Foodie Friday featuring the Fork Reporter Neil Saavedra talking about picking the best grocery store rotisserie chicken, new Campbell’s Chunky frozen meals, and new Kings Hawaiian Cinnamon Bites. California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record. The show closes with ‘Ask Handel Anything.’

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(July 31, 2026)

Disney’s ABC digs in for major FCC fight over station licenses. Proposition 36 created ‘treatment-mandated felonies.’ What it really created was a complicated mess. Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters. 

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(July 31, 2026)

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Hamas reached an agreement to disarm, officials say, it’s a significant move but faces challenges. U.S. investigating whether Iran was behind cyber-attack on Minnesota water systems. President Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until GOP holdouts leave office.

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(July 30, 2026)

Here’s what to know before you upload your medical data to an AI program. Sales are so low, California wineries are burning their Vineyards. Wait… Gen Z wants flip phones? Sending armed agents to reporters’ homes is a threat to free press and whistleblowers.

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(July 30, 2026)

Dr. Fauci’s legal protection from pardon and Fifth Amendment is an open question. Project Sunrise: 22-hour nonstop flight is coming… what will it be like? UC accepts record number of Californians, but some select campuses out of reach for most. Millennials say they won’t take care of boomers in old age.

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