Josh Hammer explains why yesterday's closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill confirms that the corporate media lied about Secretary of War Hegseth issuing a "kill order" on a narco-terrorist boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. He didn't, as yesterday's testifying Navy admiral confirmed. In reality, the administration is simply acting to defend the American homeland and the American people—much as it is also doing when it comes to its immigration enforcement operations.
Josh also breaks down the week's major legal updates—namely, the long-overdue arrest of the infamous D.C. pipe bomber and the huge Supreme Court victory for the State of Texas and House Republicans on the question of the Lone Star State's controversial newly redrawn congressional map. Josh also zooms out and explains what the GOP must do to forestall carnage at the ballot box come 2026—and perhaps 2028 as well. He ends, as always on Fridays, with our "Hammertime" segment.
Joe Rogan and Michele Tafoya see quite a similarity.
Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator.
Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.
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What's the real difference between capitalism and socialism?
Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.
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In this series of interviews with Republican gubernatorial candidates in MInnesota, we introduce you to Philip Parrish. Parrish says, "I am running as a Republican but reject the divisive tactics of partisan elites. My focus is on practical solutions and common ground to serve all Minnesotans, particularly the hardworking poor, with integrity and respect."
Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority, assesses why democrats won last November. But he also sees room for Republicans to make strides in the midterms. Plus, he has the ear of the President. What kind of advice does he give to Donald Trump?
Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator.
Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.
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Netflix is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a blockbuster $72 billion deal, merging two Hollywood giants.
The acquisition will combine Warner’s film and TV divisions, HBO Max, and DC Studios with Netflix’s streaming platform and original content like Stranger Things and Squid Game. The cash-and-stock deal values Warner shares at $27.75 each, giving the transaction an enterprise value of roughly $82.7 billion.
The merger is expected to finalize after Warner separates Discovery Global into a new publicly traded company in the third quarter of 2026.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a redrawn congressional map for Texas — a map critics say is designed to add more Republican representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The ruling reverses a lower court decision that blocked the map, citing likely racial discrimination. Under the revised boundaries, as many as five Democratic-held districts could flip to Republican control. The map was approved earlier this year by the Republican-led Texas legislature and signed by Governor Greg Abbott.
Supporters — including top state and national Republicans — hailed the decision as a major win for conservative representation. Opponents called the ruling a blow to fair voting rights. The court’s unsigned order renews the map just months before the next major midterm election, potentially reshaping the balance of power in Congress.
The decision comes amid a nationwide wave of redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterms, as state legislatures in both parties reconsider district boundaries. Challenges are expected in multiple states as activists and lawmakers battle over fairness and partisan advantage.
Federal officials say people of Somali origin were among those arrested in a new immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, coming just two days after President Trump criticized Somali immigrants and said he wanted them removed from the U.S.
Homeland Security said the arrests began Monday and provided details on 12 people taken into custody — five from Somalia and others from Mexico and El Salvador — describing them as “dangerous criminals.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey denounced the president’s comments and called on Americans to support the city’s Somali community.
Meanwhile, federal agents also arrested dozens in New Orleans during a separate operation. Protesters at a city council meeting accused agents of targeting people of color, which Homeland Security denies.
Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry said he supports the federal efforts.
Josh Hammer explains how "climate change" alarmism, which not so long ago was all the rage on the activist Left, has all but died as a political force. Why is that? Josh unpacks all the angles. But any which way one can approach it, the climate change jig is now up with the American people—and even for many leftist elites and elected Democrats themselves.
Also, Josh reviews the latest twists and turns in the ongoing Minnesota Somali fraud fallout story and explains why everyone on the Right must sober up when it comes to Islam and immigration. This includes purportedly "America First" pundits, such as Tucker Carlson, who drape themselves in the American flag while serving as useful idiots for sharia supremacism and anti-Western subjugation.
A man arrested by the FBI in its investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been charged with an explosives offense. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday identified the man as Brian Cole Jr. Authorities have entered Cole's Virginia home. Calls to family members of Cole listed in public records haven't been returned. The pipe bombs were placed on Jan. 5, 2021, near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees. Nobody was hurt before the bombs were rendered safe, but the FBI says both devices could have been lethal.
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Steve Sommers is LIVE! every weeknight with his call-in talk show — a >>Steve Sommers is LIVE! every weeknight with his call-in talk show — a continuation of a family legacy that stretches back decades. If you’ve listened to the radio at night, odds are, you’ve listened to Steve Sommers. <<
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