1) Kevin McCarthy in battle for Speaker of the House - We support him! 1A) Freedom Caucus and other far right Republicans refuse to budge 1B) Fox News Brian Kilmead - "They are looking like idiots". - We agree 1C) McConnell becomes the longest serving leader in Senate history. 2) NFL Shocker as Demar Hamlin remains in critical condition following cardiac arrest on MNF. 2A) CPR performed for 6-8 minutes to restart his heart following collapse. Game postponed. 3) Kohberger the Idaho 4 murder suspect to be in court today in PA. 4) Migrants landing in Florida Keys. 212K got away in the last 3 months including 72K last month. 5) Russians angry as numerous troops killed in strikes with estimates at 400-500 dead. 6) Apple stock hits 52 week low as market capitalization falls below $2T. Stocks fall to start the year. 7) Pope Emeritus Benedict lies in state at St. Peters Basilica

1) Death toll up to 27 in Buffalo as massive blizzard swamps the city. 50 dead nationwide. 1A) Record cold and travel delays over the holidays. Southwest cancels 75% of flights yesterday. 2) Texas relocates 3 busloads of migrants to VP Harris residence. Liberals outraged. White House condemns 3) Ukraine launching attacks inside Russia. 3 killed at Russian base and 620 killed over the Christmas weekend. 3A) Ukraine says it is open to peace talks at the UN in February. Putin says there is a path to talks while the foreign minister demands surrender. 4) Retail sales were up 7.6% over the holidays 5) Denver Broncos fire coach Nathaniel Hackett in first year on the job.

The Schaftlein Report | Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz

1) Zelenskyy to speak to joint session of Congress 2) Senate moving to pass Omnibus $1.7T spending bill 3) Title 42 on temporary hold issued by Supreme Court. Biden reluctantly asks for extension short term 4) In 7 Blue states, (WA, MASS, NJ, Minn, Hawaii, Colo. Oregon and R.I.) unemployment insurance, medicaid, food stamps and Obama care benefits total around $98K. Democrats are paying people not to work. Permanent wards of the state. No wonder they vote democrat. 5) Sam Bankman-Fried to waive extradition back to U.S. 6) Stacey Abrams campaign spent $100M to lose and is $1M in debt 7) Biden calls Irish Americans idiots? 8) The humorous difference between Christmas and Hanukkah - Jeffrey 9) We'll be back on Tuesday 12-27 for final year end show! 1) Zelenskyy to speak to joint session of Congress 2) Senate moving to pass Omnibus $1.7T spending bill 3) Title 42 on temporary hold issued by Supreme Court. Biden reluctantly asks for extension short term 4) In 7 Blue states, (WA, MASS, NJ, Minn, Hawaii, Colo. Oregon and R.I.) unemployment insurance, medicaid, food stamps and Obama care benefits total around $98K. Democrats are paying people not to work. Permanent wards of the state. No wonder they vote democrat. 5) Sam Bankman-Fried to waive extradition back to U.S. 6) Stacey Abrams campaign spent $100M to lose and is $1M in debt 7) Biden calls Irish Americans idiots? 8) The humorous difference between Christmas and Hanukkah - Jeffrey 9) We'll be back on Tuesday 12-27 for final year end show!

1) Title 42 Ends Wednesday. Mainstream Media finally reporting on the CRISIS. 1A) El Paso in crisis. City declares state of emergency 1B) Biden has tried to end Trump's Remain in Mexico Policy but a federal judge has said NO. 1C) Denver mayor declares state of emergency when only 650 illegals arrive. 2) Bankman - Fried agrees to waive extradition. Still in Bahamian jail. 2A) Prosecutors looking at political donations 3) Sen. Manchin dodges question on if he will leave Democratic party and be an Independent. while trying to move a Natural gas pipeline forward that was stalled in the senate. Democrats voted 40-10 against him. 3A) Coal use is at a record high globally 4) Trump backs McCarthy and says 5 Conservatives should stand down. 4A) Trump's NFT is ridiculed by Republicans but sells out at $99 for 44K units. 5) Twitter story unfolds as FBI was in constant contact with Twitter officials. 5A) Musk loses Twitter poll to remain CEO 5B) Conservatives previously banned return to Twitter 6) Goldman Sachs to lay off 4K employees 7) New England loses on one of the dumbest plays in NFL history. Beyond stupid 7A) Mike McCarthy blows game and Dallas loses on interception to Jacksonville. I'll explain the poor coaching. 7B) Washington is a victim of 1 questionable call and 1 terrible officiating calls at the end of the game on a non pass interference call. How is this missed? 7C) Colts blow 33-0 lead in worst collapse in NFL history 8) Mark Levin calls for special prosecutor to investigate the Biden Family and Joe Biden specifically. 9) ,Illinois ends cash bail. Judges now decide. 10) Congratulations to Argentina for winning World Cup!

The Schaftlein Report | Government Spending as Usual. Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) House passes Short term spending bill and paves the way fora $1.7T Omnibus bill to fund the government through 9-30-23. 1A) Sen. Rand Paul rails against the bill 3,000 pages nobody has read. 2) The Federal Reserve raises interest rates 50 basis points putting the Fed Funds rate in a range of 4.25% to 4.375% 2A) Federal Reserve projects .5% growth in 2023. Says we have a 3.5M person labor shortage. 2B) Rates have risen by 425 basis points this year and the projection is to take the Federal Funds Rate to 5.1% and hold there for an extended time. 2C) Stocks getting hammered down about 2% 3) The worlds largest Crypto firm Binance is under criminal investigation for money laundering according to the Justice Department. $3B of customer funds requested on Tuesday to be returned as redemptions soar. 4) Ken Griffin tax records leaked by IRS. We'll explain why this is important and a disgrace. 5) Washington Post announces layoffs after losing 500K subscribers.Woke staffers wearing masks panic and whine about their jobs. SORRY 6) U.S. sues Arizona for using containers to seal the border. You can't make this up. We have a radical government.

1) Senate budget negotiators on verge of reaching massive spending deal to fund government through 2023. 1A) Efforts to freeze spending levels at this year levels blocked by Democrats and $16B in earmarks are included in the bill 2) McConnell pounds Trump as main cause of poor GOP performance in mid terms with advancing "lesser candidate quality" 2A) Support for Trump plummets among Republicans 3) Sam Bankman Fried denied bail. Among charges he faces is making illegal campaign contributions circumventing laws 4) As border continues be wide open, calls for DHS Secretary Mayorkis to resign increase. 4A) CA Gov. Newsome warns Democrats to address the issue saying inaction is not a strategy 5) 7th Federal Reserve rate hike today will bring the Fed funds rate to a range of 4.125 to 4.25%. This is the highest fed funds rate in 15 years. 5A) Inflation is costing the average American family about $400 extra per month. 6) U.S. is finalizing plans to send Patriot Missile defense systems to Ukraine. 7) Amid a crime wave in Seattle, the city counsel has voted to cut the police budget - Yes that makes sense??? Only in a liberal bastion 8) In Cancel Culture, the city of Detroit will remove the name Dr. Ben Carson from a high school. Why - Because he is associated with Trump. 9) When Republicans take control of congress, the investigations on Biden corruption will focus on the money trail from Hunter to Joe. Stay tuned!

1) Sam Bankman Fried arrested in the Bahamas at request of U.S. government. Multiple charges filed. 1A) House holds hearings with newly appointed FTX CEO John Ray as efforts begin to understand how the fraud occurred. 1B) SEC says fraud took place for years 2) CPI Index up .1% in November and 7.1% year over year, below forecast of 7.3%. 2A) Core CPI excluding food and energy up .2% and 6% yearly. 2B) Interest rates fall after the news. 2 year note down to 4.2% and 10 year note at 3.5% 2C) Services makes up 73% of CPI and that number was still high. 2D) 50 basis point increase slated for this week, then 25 basis points in January and 25 basis points in February. This will bring the terminal Fed Funds rate to 4.88% by February 3) Mexican police escort 1,000 migrants that illegally crossed into El Paso. 5,000 are in custody and the system is overwhelmed. 3A) 16K have crossed in 2 days. Border is wide open 4) Ukraine repels 11 Russian attacks as battles rage on. 5) Iran executes a 2nd protester who was a young student. Protests rage. 6) Appeals Court rules Catholic hospitals do not have to perform Trans operations 7) Sen. Manchin has "No intention" of changing parties, "at this time" 8) 58% of voters do NOT want Biden to run. No surprise as his approval is 42%. 8A) DeSantis leads Trump by 56-33 in USA Today/Suffolk University poll 9) Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 of heart disease.

The Schaftlein Report | Senate Shake up 1) Sen. Sinema leaving the Democratic party - non committal on Biden support. 2) Twitter censuring of Conservatives spreads exposing numerous lies by Democrats. 2A) Rep. Rho Khana (D) agrees to Twitter censorship hearings. 3) St. Louis Mayor Tishauna Jones seeks reparations - seriously? 4) NYC to forcibly hospitalize homeless with mental illness - This is an interesting idea that we support trying 5) Producer Price Index was up .3% in November and 7.4% from a year ago. 5A) Federal Reserve meets this week and will likely raise interest rates 50 basis pints to combat inflation. 6) McCarthy continues to deal with the 5 Republicans who will not support him despite all he has done for the party. This could lead to a disastrous start for the party unless the 5 far right wing conservatives come around. We'll explore a solution. 7) Supreme Court to take up 2nd Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud scheme. 2 Appellate courts have already blocked the plan. 8) Crime report - Exploding all over the country. The latest example - A 77 year old Atlanta woman in a gated community killed by a young black man stealing her car. The car was recovered while the suspect is at large. 8A) Multiple cases of victims assaulted and then killing the attacker. Maybe there is some justice.

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Russia said no on Whelan but Biden and Blinkin secure Griner 1A) A marine is left in Russia while a celebrity is sent home. This is a tough look. Whelan family supports the decision. 2) Zelensky named Person of the Year by Time if that matters anymore - good selection 2A) Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia at bases launching attacks on Ukraine 3) Blackrock and Citibank warn of coming Recession 3A) Administration announces $36B bailout of Teamster pension fund. The money came from a previously passed "American Rescue Fund" Another union pay back with our tax dollars. 4) Biden approval at 43% and a plurality of Democrats do not want him to run for 2024. We predict he will run. 5) Trump comes under more criticism in wake of another defeat in Georgia of his chosen candidate. 5A) The Republican base did not show the same enthusiasm as the Democrats and did not vote as 400K fewer voted in Dec.run off. 6) How Biden froze the Abraham accords 7) AOC under investigation by House ethics committee?

1) 51.4% to 48.6% win in Run Off by 95K votes. When they had the General back in November Warnock bested Walker by 49.4 - 48.5 1A) Warnock gained 2 points while Walker gained only .1%. The marginal Republican base stayed home while Warnock voters turned out. 1B Democrats outpaced Republicans by 200K votes in pre-election day voting. 1C Polling was pretty accurate on this race. Insider Advantage nailed it exactly. 2) Why did he win: Metro Atlanta DeKalb County 87-13 Clayton County 89-11 Fulton county 77-23 Gwinnett County 62-38 Cobb County 60-40 3) Analysis: Walker was a first time candidate with non transparent baggage that turned off some conservative voters. The negative Trump effect - we'll explain Walker campaigned thinking he could win a larger % of black vote. A HUGE miscalculation. Residency in the state? Outspent 3 to 1 by Democrats Marginal Republicans did not vote for Walker and some shifted their vote to Warnock. Now they will suffer the consequences. Did race play a role in lower than expected rural turn out? 4) Media influence - Fox news did not even show Warnock victory speech instead running a Gutfeld show. In Other news: 5) NDAA moves closer to reality - The National Defense Authorization Act. We'll discuss what is in it and what is not. 6) 1-6 committee sends over a criminal referral to the DOJ. 6A) Trump company found guilty of tax fraud in NY court. 7) Rep. Andy Biggs to challenge Kevin McCarthy for Speaker after losing by 85% to 15% in the first vote. Why are Republicans the party of stupid? 8) Federal Reserve continues its balance sheet run off reducing it by $95B per month. The U.S. total Debt to GDP ratio is at 420%. Not good.