Rich Valdés America At Night

Rich welcomes Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) for a discussion of the House budget resolution, the SAVE Act, and other news of the day. Later, the Job Creators Network is urging Congress to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts & Job Act; we hear from the group's CEO, Alfredo Ortiz. Plus, Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff at the EPA and author of "Y'all Fired: A Southern Belle's Guide to Restoring Federalism and Draining the Swamp," gives her assessment of current administrator Lee Zeldin, and offers thoughts on RINO members of Congress who are moving to block President Trump's tariffs strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Fox News contributor Nick Adams, author of "From Mar-a-Lago to MARS: President Trump's Great American Comeback." Next, thoughts on the major U.S. Coast Guard drug bust at Port Everglades, Florida from Jonathan Gilliam, former Navy SEAL and FBI agent. Later, we get the latest on the Trump tariffs with Adam Savit, director of the China Policy Institute at the America First Policy Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich speaks with Gordon Chang, author of "Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America," about President Trump's new tariffs on China. Then John Tabacco, host of "Wise Guys" on Newsmax TV, responds to the recent insults hurled at him by "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart. Plus, Rich's commentary on the other news of the day, including the acting South Korea's phone call with President Trump, and your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks tariffs, trade, and tax cuts with our 'resident economist' E.J. Antoni, research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Next, Prof. Nick Giordano, host of the P.A.S. Report podcast, tells how the Trump Administration is attempting to de-radicalize colleges, in part by removing visas from social activists. Later, we check in with Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief at Jewish News Syndicate, for a look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Trump at the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Foundation at the Heritage Foundation; they've released video of a Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) training session on how migrants can avoid being detained by ICE. Next, comedian Chonda Pierce gives her take on Elon Musk, DOGE, and other news of the day. Later, dating and relationship coach Jennifer Styers addresses how to navigate dating someone with opposing political views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich discusses Greenland, as well as European reaction to President Trump's tariffs with former Va. Governor Jim Gilmore, who also served as Ambassador to OSCE. Next, the president and founder of Parents Defending Education, Nicole Neily, has an update on the U.S. Dept. of Education's investigation into Maine schools for allegedly hiding kids' gender information from parents. Later, a conversation with Spencer Morrison, author of "Reshore: How Tariffs Will Bring Our Jobs Home and Revive the American Dream." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich discusses "Liberation Day," and President Trump's long-awaited announcement on tariffs. We also get some input from Matthew McGuire, former U.S. executive director of the World Bank Group. Later, we look at the Dept. of Education's final warning to Maine over transgender athletes, as well as a probe into the state's alleged "gender plans," with Sarah Parshall Perry, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and incoming vice president of Parents Defending Education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with president of the Wyoming State Senate, Bo Biteman, about the new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote. Shares of Newsmax have skyrocketed following the conservative news outlet's IPO; we're joined by Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy. Plus, Jeremy Portnoy, investigative journalist at OpenTheBooks.com, discusses DOGE and some of the 'zombie' programs he's uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes Danielle Alvarez, senior advisor to the RNC, to discuss how President Trump is turning Blacks and Hispanics into Republicans. We also look at the latest poll numbers highlighting Trump's successes with John McLaughlin, CEO and partner at McLaughlin & Associates. Plus, Vice President JD Vance didn't quite receive a warm welcome on his recent trip to Greenland; we talk about that with Carla Sands, former Ambassador to Denmark and Greenland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Majed El Shafie, founder of One Free World International; he's the producer and investigator in a documentary about the October 7th massacres and kidnappings in Israel, "Dying To Live." Next, an examination of America's fatherlessness crisis with Adam Coleman, author of "The Children We Leave Behind." Plus, writer, speaker, and political commentator Teddy Pierce talks about his book "Dethrone Davos: Save America." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Lt.Col (Ret.) Tony Shaffer, president of Project Sentinel, about the continued backlash following the leaked Signal chat. Next, an update on immigration enforcement and ICE roundups, plus the arrest of an MS-13 gang leader in Virginia; we get details from U.S. Border Patrol veteran Randy Clark, now with Breitbart News. Later, a conversation about the cause of a crisis in masculinity, with executive coach Laurence Anthony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with USAF Brigadier General (Ret.) Blaine Holt, former Deputy U.S. military representative to NATO, about the potential of national security threats due to the leaked Signal chat. Next, DOGE is considering defunding NPR and PBS; we find out more from Dan Schneider, vice president of the Media Research Center. Later, Dr. John West, vice president at the Discovery Institute, discusses his recent Christian Post op-ed "How Christian Universities Crash and Burn," as well as his book "Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America's Christian Leaders are Failing - and What We Can Do About It." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino to discuss former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's run for mayor. Plus, a look at the legality of DOGE with Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. We also note the 5-year anniversary of the Cuomo COVID executive order and its effect on nursing homes in New York, with a whistleblower, Dr. Elaine Heely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich looks at the Democrats' low polling numbers with Robert Cahaly, senior strategist and chief pollster at the Trafalgar Group. Next, James Agresti, president and co-founder of Just Facts, analyzes Elon Musk's recent comparison of Social Security to a Ponzi scheme. Plus, Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, argues why he feels that the 9-year jail sentence of former Mesa County (CO) clerk Tina Peters should be commuted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes RNC Chairman Michael Whatley to discuss the New York Court of Appeals blocking NYC from allowing non-citizens to vote. Next, we learn about "Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made," from author Eric Dezenhall. Later, we're checking in with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, with an update on his mayoral campaign, and thoughts on the clash over congestion pricing in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes national security analyst Brigitte Gabriel, chair of ACT for America.org, for the latest on the Mahmoud Khalil case and a discussion on the rise of pro-terrorist activism in America. Next, Shawn Farash, host of "Ungoverned" on LFA-TV, tells how his house was recently 'swatted.' We also look at the recent 'swatting' of a string of conservative voices, and what can be done about it, with Sgt. Betsy Brantner-Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association. Plus, President Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education; Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters gives his reaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks about the latest in the fight against Hamas with Josh Hammer, Newsweek senior editor-at-large and author of "Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West." President Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week dismantling the Department of Education; we learn more from Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Culture Project. Plus, Dr. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, was among a group of faith leaders who visited the White House on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes Rebekah Koffler, former DIA intelligence officer and author of "Putin's Playbook," to discuss President Trump's phone call with Russian President Putin. Next, thoughts on the just-released JFK assassination files from Robert Tanenbaum, former deputy chief counsel for the Congressional Committee investigation into the killings of JFK and MLK. Plus, Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director of Do No Harm, looks at the GOP's attempt to block funding for children's hospitals that provide sex change operations for minors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) about President Trump's executive order to create a bitcoin reserve. Next, Mike Howell, executive director of the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project, gives details of research claiming that President Biden signed January 6th pardons using an autopen. We also hear from Col. (Ret.) John Mills, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, with thoughts on Israel's deadly wave of airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza as well as a preview of what to expect from President Trump's impending phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, we expose some fake climate reports with H. Sterling Burnett, director of climate and environmental policy at the Heartland Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes John Tabacco, host of "Wise Guys" on Newsmax TV, for a preview of his interview with White House Crypto czar David Sacks. We also take a look at the EPA's new push to deregulate with Steve Milloy, former Trump EPA transition team member. Later, President Trump has floated the idea of cutting our military budget in half; more from Col. (Ret.) William Dunn, author of "Gunfighters Rule!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices