We are looking at a potential fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump this week, even as we are still taking in the news of an appointment of a Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden case ... who happens to be the same U.S. Attorney, David Weiss, who botched it.
Then thee is news of a potential hostage deal with Iran, which the White House insists won't incentivize future hostage-taking, even though Iran is earning at least $6 billion from it ... and Biden is hyping a deal, which may or may not be real, with Israel and the Saudis.
And we're coming up on the 2nd anniversary of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, in which 13 American servicemembers were killed in a terror attack. It was the moment the public lost faith in the Biden presidency... and somehow, the media shows no interest.
There's so much to explore... join us!
Special guests:
Curtis Houck - Media Research Center, on Gold Star families
Rich Goldberg - of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, on Iran
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This is my first broadcast from the new office and studio in Washington, DC, where I'll be for a couple of years my neighborhood back in L.A. cleans up -- and as we follow the Trump administration from a little closer up than usual.
Topics:
- The anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump
- The escalating tariff battle with various different trading partners
- The future of the Middle East peace talks, and ongoing antisemitism
- The Jeffrey Epstein files and whether they mean anything at all
- The continued crisis of the Texas floods, and stories of heroism and survival
And more!
Special guests:
- James Rosen - Newsmax chief Washington correspondent
- Bob Price - Breitbart News Texas reporter, on the ongoing floods
- Robert Cahill - Trafalgar Polling, on a new alliance of reliable pollsters
- Rabbi Yaakov Menken - Coalition for Jewish Values - on Israel & antisemitism
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This week’s portion tells the grand story of the prophet who tried to curse people of Israel and instead ended up blessing them.
I am reminded that these portions continue to be relevant anew, as this particular reading lent the title for Israel’s recent 12 Day War against Iran, “Operation Rising Lion.”
This week's portion includes the commandment of the red heifer -- one of the classic "irrational" commandments whose fulfillment is an expression of faith. It also includes the regrettable episode in which Moses strikes the rock.
I referred to this story in a wedding speech last night. Why was Moses punished for striking the rock in Numbers, when he struck the rock without incident in Exodus -- both for the purpose of providing water to the people?
The answer is that in the interim, the Jewish people had received the Torah, which is like the marriage contract between the people of Israel and God. In a marriage, you do not resolve things by breaking boundaries, but through love.
The additional reading, from Judges Chapter 11, is the story of Jephthah (Yiftach), a man whom the leaders spurn, but to whom they must turn to save the nation. The parallels to our present political circumstances are striking.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July!
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