Reflections on patriotism, teamwork, selflessness, sacrifice, and how USA's Men's Hockey Team won a gritty and even bloody Gold Medal; DC is cleaning up crime; "El Mencho" the cartel head killed by Mexican forces, and the chaos that followed; Gov. Newsom's curious conversation in Atlanta; DHS, ICE and CBP arrest illegal aliens committing unconscionable crimes.

Listener calls and topics; including the SCOTUS decision against use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs; point-counterpoint disucssions about tariffs; and amazing backstory of women's freeskating gold medalist Alysa Liu, and her father, who escaped political persecution in China.

Continued discussion--the deadly avalanche, 8 confirmed dead, 6 rescued, Cal OSHA investigating; META CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his testimony in court re: civil suit alleging addiction of minors to their platforms; National Park Service considers dropping reservation system for a few parks including nearby Yosemite...listeners weigh in.

Update on victims of avalanche, six rescued, eight dead and one missing; Discussion of banking today (community vs. big banks, customer service issues); Emerson polls look at current CA Governor's race leaders; US DOT cracks down on Illinois not complying with rules regarding commercial driver licenses; Significant focus on San Francisco case involving anticipated sentence for 80-year-old woman charged with killing a dad, mom, six-month old and three-month old after speeding on SF streets.

Pawtucket, RI shooting; Hope Works working in Modesto; Inspiring Olympic story--41 yr old mom wins the gold!; Altadena fire victims revictimized.

Special focus upon Sec. State Marco Rubio's monumental speech to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday Feb. 14; Very worrisome warnings about AI from a leading AI engineer; and headlines of the day.

Listener calls and topics; plus commentary on Olympians and their socio-political pronouncements; benefits of new EPA regulatory repeals; why SAVE Act and Voter ID will work, and refuting inaccuracies of the argument that women with name changes won't be able to vote.

Commentary on Senate voting down House-approved DHS funding bill; Gov. Newsom travels to speak at Munich Security Conference; Honoring veterans and addressing PTSD issues; Fed District Court Obama-appointed Judge releases four criminal illegal aliens from ICE custory--three murderers and one pedophile; Border Czar Homan talks about draw down as mission winds down in Minnesota; Canadian mass shooting in British Columbia.

House Haranguing Hearings continue; Confusion surrounding El Paso Airport 10-day restrictions that were quickly removed (danger from drones, or just party balloons?); Per mile tax still being studied in California; Squirrell problems!; New York Times concerned about marijuana dangers; and more!

CA's "jock tax" penalizes Super Bowl players; Congresswoman badgers Acting ICE Director asking if he thinks he's going to hell; WH press conference today addresses CBS report on ICE arrests, status of the SAVE Act (Voter ID), and highlights of past week; More insights from City Journal article "Inside Minneapolis's ICE Watch Network" by Christina Buttons; and Nancy Guthrie case updates.