With the government shutdown, American hunger will deepen just as the administration has chosen to stop tracking it. Already, federal workers are joining the ranks of the needy. But to hear our President, these worries are a figment of your imagination. Richard exposes the reality behind Trump's economic boom.

The democratic nominee for the New York City mayor's election is leading the race and his embrace of a socialist platform is resonating particularly with young people. But since winning the primary, he’s attempting to erase or rewrite his all too recent past. What Zohran Mamdani is selling Richard French is not buying. Find out why!

Self enrichment and misplaced priorities for the current President go even to the People’s House. Trump promised the 250 million dollar ballroom boondoggle wouldn’t touch our White House. But, consider what's happening to the historical structure right now! Richard explains.

Donald Trump has inexplicably granted clemency to disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos. Despite only serving less than three months of a seven year prison sentence for wire fraud, identity theft and possibly being the biggest liar on the planet, our President decided to commute his sentence saying he had been somehow treated unfairly and praised his Republican voting record. Richard reviews the Santos conviction and asks... why?

An estimated 7-million plus Americans showed up at rallies in cities and towns across America. Roughly 26-hundred events took place on Saturday in every state of our union. The overarching theme that bound these marches together was that the President was behaving more like a monarch than an elected official. Richard talks about what he saw at a rally he visited and why what the President is saying about the protests is just plain wrong.

The Trump Administration has used the government shutdown to freeze or cancel nearly 28 billion dollars that had been reserved for more than 200 projects overwhelmingly in democratic led cities, districts and states. Is President Trump conditioning this funding on whether he is praised sufficiently and if the affected population voted appropriately, more specifically, for him? Richard presents some facts to answer the question.

More than 24 million Americans have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, people such as farmers, ranchers, small business owners and other self-employed people who don’t have other health insurance options through their work.  Millions of these people whose state or federal marketplace health insurance plans will be up for renewal in a couple of weeks are about to be crushed courtesy of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Richard explains!

Pentagon beat reporters are turning in their press passes! One by one they walked by a flyer on the wall with the words “Journalism is Not a Crime” outside the correspondents corridor and handed in their credentials. They took this unprecedented act because the Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, decided to lay down a new edict severely restricting press access. Rich analyses the consequences and emphasizes why this matters to our country.

In this episode, Richard describes a visit he and his college age daughter made to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) to see a major college football game and have a great time. Now remember, Mississippi is predominantly conservative politically. Voters there supported Trump by a bigger margin than any other state. So, what happens when a couple of Yankees from New York drop by? You might be surprised by what happened when the political war of words started!

While it is extremely premature to declare peace in Gaza, all signs point to a meaningful ceasefire and return of hostages. As history repeatedly reminds us, peace when it comes to the Middle East is often short lived, but for the countless families caught in the unending tragedy of the past 24 months, the latest developments are life altering. In this piece, Richard gives credit where credit is due!