It's been an incredibly strong start to the Trump administration. They are fighting all the good fights, and Democrats are on the back foot -- though they seem to think filing lawsuits will pull them through, as it did last time.
We'll talk to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy about the California high-speed rail boondoggle, and the upcoming audit of federal spending on it. It's a microcosm of failure in California governance that must be urgently fixed.
Next, we will get a recap of CPAC from our own political editor, Matthew Boyle, and review some of the progress made by the administration on key issues for conservatives, as well as on the "America First" foreign policy front.
We'll also take a look at the prospects of long-term conservative projects, such as the Convention of States. And we'll speak with an Israeli diplomat to discuss what's next in negotiations with Hamas -- after so much heartache last week.
Special guests:
Sean Duffy -- Secretary of Transportation, former member of Congress
Matt Boyle -- Breitbart News political editor, on CPAC and future prospects
Mark Meckler -- Convention of States, on conservative constitutional efforts
Anat Sultan-Dadon -- Israeli counsel general in Atlanta, on hostage deals
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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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