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Andy Parks From The Washington Times

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Andy Parks Live From The Washington Times is heard weekday afternoons from 3-6pm. Longtime Washington radio host Andy Parks brings together the very best from one of the nation's premiere newsrooms. From columnists and correspondents, to breaking news and compelling guests, Andy has the very latest on all the stories that matter in our nation's capital. If you read about it in the Washington Times, you can talk about it with Andy Parks on your drive home.

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October 4, 2022

October 04, 2022 13:48 - 4 minutes - 7.36 MB

On today's Front Page: Ukraine recaptured more of its territory from Russian forces, the Supreme Court will take up cases that determine whether internet companies are shielded from liability over the way they promote content to their users, and more.

September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022 13:58 - 4 minutes - 5.75 MB

On today's Front Page: The United Kingdom will begin a week of public mourning for Queen Elizabeth II with a service of prayer and reflection, some of the most violent crimes domestically are carried out by young Americans, and more.

Stephen Dinan: IRS blames pandemic, Congress for failure to process taxpayers’ returns

February 16, 2022 22:53 - 7 minutes - 11 MB

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig acknowledged this week that the tax agency faces “enormous challenges” in providing service this year, but he said taxpayers should direct their anger at Congress for not providing enough money. Stephen Dinan joins Andy Parks with more on how the IRS says the pandemic took a toll but cost-cutting has starved his agency of the employees and technology it needs to process returns, answer questions and chase after “ultra-wealthy” tax cheats.

Ben Wolfgang: Biden takes wait-and-see approach in Ukraine

February 16, 2022 22:42 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MB

First up, Andy takes a look at the Durham probe and Hillary Clinton, and the rest of the headlines from this week. And then, Washington Times foreign affairs reporter Ben Wolfgang joins Andy with the latest on the situation between Russia and Ukraine. As Ben reports, war felt a little less inevitable Tuesday as Russia announced it was pulling back some troops from their positions near the Ukrainian border, but U.S. and NATO leaders said they could not verify those claims and President Biden a...

Jeff Mordock: The latest from The White House

February 09, 2022 22:36 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MB

Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock checks in with Andy with the latest, including Secret Service agents rushed second gentleman Douglas Emhoff out of an event at Dunbar High School in Washington on Tuesday after a ‘security threat” was reported at the school. And then, desperate to revive his stalled $1.7 trillion economic spending package, President Biden meets with the heads of some of the nation’s largest utility companies to renew his push for the package’s climate provisi...

Stephen Dinan: Blowing money for little return, COVID cash not going to fight virus

February 09, 2022 22:27 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MB

Up first, Stephen Dinan tells Andy about the first in a six-part series on the two years of coronavirus spending. Uncle Sam has spent only a small fraction of that money — 15% or less, depending on who’s counting — on beating the coronavirus itself. Then, as Stephen reports, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued an official opinion saying the surge of illegal immigrants coming across the border meets the legal definition of an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution. Brnovich‘s opinion...

Andy Parks: Watching the left wing media destroy itself

February 09, 2022 22:16 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MB

Look no further than CNN, with the exit of Jeff Zucker. Suddenly, journalistic standards matter? And the hiatus of Rachel Maddow on MSNBC seems to be sending that network into a tailspin. And in the rules for me but not for thee, Stacey Abrams happily joined masked students, maskless. Barack Obama was maskless, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames carjackings on empty schools. Typical liberal, never her fault. But there is a simple fix to the soft-on-crime problem. Actual laws. And a closer lo...

Stephen Dinan: Federal debt is out of control and Trump has tons of cash

February 02, 2022 23:34 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MB

Uncle Sam’s total debt now tops $30 trillion, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. As Stephen Dinan reports, it took just a month and a half to add the latest $1 trillion, after Congress approved a debt limit surge late last year to accommodate the government’s pandemic-fueled spending spree. Plus, Former President Donald Trump is sitting on an absurd amount of campaign cash — more than the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee combined. His political committees rai...

Andy Parks: What exactly is Biden doing in the White House?

February 02, 2022 23:23 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MB

Why does the U.S. care about Ukraine and a fight over obscure Soviet-era borders? Why is President Biden willing to risk World War III to stop Russia from invading? Washington Times Foreign Affairs reporter Ben Wolfgang joins Andy Parks and says these questions are swirling suddenly in Washington. For Biden critics, the foreign policy establishment consensus offers little justification for putting American lives at risk in Eastern Europe or dedicating a massive amount of time, money and energ...

Andy Parks: The year of insults for Joe Biden

January 27, 2022 17:01 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB

First up, get Andy's take on the craziness, lunacy, absurdity and nonsense coming out of Washington, DC. this week. So, defunding police departments have increased crime rates? You don't say! Plus, apologies to gang members in California. For referring to them as gang members. And then, Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock joins Andy with more on crime rates and violent attacks on police officers. And, Jeff shares a candid peek behind the curtain of the White House briefing room...

Stephen Dinan: Catch & release at the border

January 26, 2022 22:26 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MB

As Stephen Dinan reports, a new viral video shows illegal immigrants nabbed at the border in Texas being released, ferried to airports and dropped off to catch flights taking them deeper into the U.S. Stephen tells Andy, the video comes just after Homeland Security released its final southern border numbers from 2021, showing by far the worst year on record for illegal activity. Plus, the big news out of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, closing out a decades-long tenure ...

Stephen Dinan: House GOP probes historically low ICE arrests

January 12, 2022 22:35 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are probing the “historically low” rate of arrests of illegal immigrants by ICE, saying it appears the Biden administration, unwilling to abolish the agency outright, is instead paring it down through policy memos. As Stephen Dinan reports, Republicans are demanding data on why the agency, which has not lost any funding, is arresting and deporting people at a much slower pace than in the past. Plus, Homeland Security’s special visa progr...

Andy Parks: Laying down the law in New York. Or not.

January 12, 2022 22:22 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MB

"Just when you think crime can't get any worse in America..." Andy takes a look a the wild week that was. New Yorkers elected a District Attorney whose "soft on crime" plan is not sitting well with voters. Is he putting up the welcome mat for thugs? Plus, the new mayor wants non-citizens to have the right to vote. If this can happen in the biggest city in the United States, will it happen everywhere? As President Biden's approval numbers sit in the dumpster, Stacey Abrams skips his visit to G...

Jeff Mordock: Black Americans and the surge in COVID gun sales

January 05, 2022 23:13 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MB

Firearm purchases by a record number of Black Americans have accelerated a surge in gun sales since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of government records. As Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock explains, Black gun ownership increased 58.2% through the first six months of 2020, and it's expected that number will be similar for 2021, given the trends in purchases. Plus, President Biden takes on the meat industry, and the White House press room reverts back to limi...

Stephen Dinan: Illegal immigrants test limits of Second Amendment

January 05, 2022 22:57 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MB

Even as the Biden administration moves toward leniency toward illegal immigrants on so many fronts, there is a line the government hasn’t crossed: Possessing a firearm is still a serious offense. As Stephen Dinan reports, the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms to “the people,” and a series of cases is testing whether that term also includes illegal immigrants. Immigrant rights advocates worry about the implications of a Supreme Court decision that concludes the Second Amendmen...

Andy Parks: Welcome to 2022

January 05, 2022 22:42 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

It's another year, another COVID crisis. Andy says Dr. Anthony Fauci is lying his butt off to keep his face on television. But that's nothing compared to what is waiting for him in retirement. And in another edition of "rules for thee, but not for me," Andy breaks down all the maskless holiday parties and lack of social distancing for rich, liberal, lefties. And then, Valerie Richardson joins Andy with details on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. As Val reports, it turns out there’s a reason Republic...

Stephen Dinan: Critical race theory takes aim at immigration law

December 30, 2021 21:08 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MB

Forget drugs or fraud. The most common type of case federal prosecutors bring is against illegal immigrants who try to reenter the country after having been ousted — and almost all of those charged are Hispanic. As Stephen Dinan reports, federal courts are grappling with whether that imbalance means the law itself is racist. Section 1326 itself was written in 1952 and its penalties were stiffened in 1988, 1990, 1994 and 1996. Also, the Public Interest Legal Foundation went to Pennsylvania wit...

Andy Parks: Year in Review 2021

December 30, 2021 18:46 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MB

Andy Parks takes a look at a wild and tumultuous 2021. From January's start of the Biden administration to the influx of illegal immigrants at the border, to shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline and taking away our country's energy security. Have you seen gas prices lately? Then we had masks and social distancing mandates for federal employees and reversals of everything Trump touched. He would go on to make many mistakes in office, from Afghanistan to immigration, to infrastructure and dea...

Stephen Dinan: Pandemic fraud totals nearly $100 billion

December 22, 2021 22:57 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MB

First up, Stephen Dinan tells Andy that ICE said Tuesday it will begin to deploy body cameras on special agents, to be followed eventually by deportation officers. As Stephen reports, the footage will be used to assess agents’ behavior, including in use-of-force incidents. Plus, Border Patrol agents say they nabbed a “potential terrorist” trying to jump the border Friday, adding a national security dimension to the border chaos that’s erupted in southwestern Arizona this month. And finally, t...

Andy Parks: COVID for Christmas

December 22, 2021 22:38 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MB

On this Christmas edition of Andy Parks from The Washington Times, Andy takes a wild ride through the news of the week. Up first, Dr. Fauci says we may never be allowed to fly without masks. Ever again. Where does it all end? Two shots, three shots, maybe four shots, and still people are getting the virus. And the debt is out of control. The rest of the world is watching us destroy ourselves. Is Senator Joe Manchin now the savior we need to look to? Plus the outlook for Democrats in the House...

Stephen Dinan: DHS relaxing more rules for refugees

December 15, 2021 23:11 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MB

As Stephen Dinan reports, Homeland Security has ditched an interview requirement for spouses and children of refugees who want to come to the U.S. as a package deal, saying it was taking too long to complete the cases without much benefit from the extra work. The new policy applies to refugees, defined as those seeking humanitarian protection from outside the U.S., and asylees, who are seeking protection from within the country. Plus, Stephen tells Andy the story of three vehicles piled with ...

Andy Parks: The good, the bad and the funny?

December 15, 2021 22:57 - 11 minutes - 15.1 MB

Andy's week in review includes the horrific storms in Kentucky and other states. And somehow President Biden and other Democrats are making sure not to let this crisis go to waste, blaming global warming at their first opportunity. Plus, the president made a late-night appearance with Jimmy Fallon. It was funny, alright. Full of flat-out hilarious spin on actual facts on energy, gas prices and who's to blame. And, did you really want to hear Hillary Clinton's unused victory speech?

Stephen Dinan: The Supreme Court takes up school funding

December 08, 2021 22:56 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MB

The Supreme Court has been busy hearing oral arguments. Maine struggled Wednesday to defend its school funding system, with GOP-appointed justices casting a skeptical eye on the program, which pays for students to attend some private schools as long as their classrooms aren’t too religious. As Stephen Dinan reports, Chief Justice John Roberts said that means the state ends up picking and choosing some religious schools and rejecting others. Stephen also tells Andy Parks the latest on Presiden...

Jeff Mordock: Biden & Putin, Russia & Ukraine

December 08, 2021 22:38 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MB

First up, Andy takes a look at the recent moves by outgoing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, the latest on vaccine data, Chris Cuomo, Jussie Smollett & more. Then, Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock stops by with the latest on the Biden-Putin call this week. As Jeff reports, there were some blunt words but no “finger-wagging” as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked face-to-face Tuesday about avoiding a war over Ukraine. It was unclear from the public readouts w...

Stephen Dinan: What to do about Roe v. Wade

December 01, 2021 23:09 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MB

Supreme Court justices flirted with scraping away at the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that created a national right to abortion, pondering whether states should have freedom to bar abortions altogether or at least weeks before currently allowed. Stephen Dinan tells Andy that conservative-leaning justices of the court took aim at the current fetal “viability” standard — about 24 weeks of pregnancy — for when states can move to bar abortions. They suggested Mississippi’s 15-week line may ...

Andy Parks: Political correctness arrives at COVID-19's door

December 01, 2021 22:49 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MB

So the latest variant is on the way. More mask mandates to follow? Apparently not for President Biden, who is iffy on when he chooses to wear a mask. What about the success rate in Florida? Is no one paying attention? Andy says, "take a hint, Dr. Fauci." Why not let nature run its course. It seems to be working in Florida. Plus, digital health IDs, travel restrictions, media coverage of the Christmas Parade deaths in Wisconsin, and much more.

Stephen Dinan: Migrants not fleeing violence or climate change, coming for jobs

November 24, 2021 22:05 - 11 minutes - 16.5 MB

Up first, migrants from Central America are rushing to the U.S. illegally not because of violence or natural disasters in their home countries but because of jobs, a major new study found, challenging claims that they are asylum-seekers fleeing persecution. As Stephen Dinan reports, climate and the environment — a major explanation VP Harris has cited — was a reason for 3% of migrants. In other immigration news, a 17-day-old infant perished at the border after his mother carried him across th...

Andy Parks: 'Tis the season to be thankful?

November 24, 2021 21:50 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB

Andy Parks breaks down all the things to be... thankful... for in 2021. Just in time for Thanksgiving, we have the circus surrounding the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. This is what we have in America today. Subjected to labels he doesn't deserve, his life is changed forever regardless of the verdict. And then there is the fatal Christmas parade incident in Wisconsin. The suspect has been in and out of jail for half of his life. Andy has questions.

Stephen Dinan: DHS Secretary skewered by Senate and sheriffs, gives himself an A for effort

November 17, 2021 23:14 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MB

As Stephen Dinan reports, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas graded himself with an “A for effort” this week, telling senators he believes the Biden administration is on the right track to solve the border’s chaos and to make up for what he called cruel Trump policies. His defense was not reassuring to Republicans on the committee. Plus, sheriffs representing 17 states called on President Biden to oust Mayorkas and find a new department chief who will work with them to restore res...

Dave Boyer: Shunning the VP, is there something happening behind the scenes?

November 17, 2021 22:34 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MB

Are Republicans using "wokeness" against the Dems? Andy says the short answer is yes. Plus, Washington Times Deputy Politics Editor Dave Boyer joins Andy with more on the infrastructure bill, upcoming elections and the power struggle ahead. Also, the latest from China, the economy, trade, and the big mystery of the week, what is going on with Vice President Kamala Harris?

Stephen Dinan: The Tomb of the Unknown, 100 years later

November 10, 2021 23:39 - 13 minutes - 18 MB

Up first, Stephen Dinan joins Andy Parks with the latest on a Supreme Court case on whether a man sentenced to death can be allowed to have his pastor in the execution chamber, touching him and praying out loud as the lethal injection is delivered. And then, this week marks the 100 year anniversary of the Unknown Soldier arriving on U.S. shores. The first Unknown Soldier almost didn’t make it back to U.S. soil at all. Stephen Dinan joins Andy Parks with the story of how the Tomb of the Unknow...

Andy Parks: The answer to America's woes? Spend more money!

November 10, 2021 22:25 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MB

The RINOS jumped to help save the infrastructure bill this week and President Biden celebrated by telling us the rich need to pay their "fair share." But, what is a fair share? According to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, 50% sounds about right. What do you think? Plus, are we all too dumb to understand the supply chain? The people in charge under the Biden Administration find the supply chain problems "hilarious." Do you? Oh, and is the White House paying illegal immigrants or not? ...

Stephen Dinan: Is illegal immigration always illegal?

October 27, 2021 22:22 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MB

Attorney General Merrick Garland said this week that some migrants in the new mass caravan headed north should come to the U.S. if they plan to demand asylum. Stephen Dinan joins Andy Parks with more on his reporting on the Attorney General's take on immigrants coming with asylum claims and how they are different than traditional illegal immigrants. Plus, concerns of COVID-positive migrants being sent back to Mexico, the widespread use of illegal workers in the construction industry & more.

Andy Parks: From Amtrak to the supply chain, a Biden week in review

October 27, 2021 22:13 - 8 minutes - 12 MB

President Biden proposes a billionaires' tax, because someone has to pay for the bill with a "zero" cost factor. How does that actually work? Andy Parks takes a look at a few real-life examples. If the government is going to take the profits away from the investments of the wealthy, the wealthy may stop investing, at least in the United States. And, a look at the Virginia gubernatorial race, the latest on defunding the police, and a really rough week for the family of the woman killed on the ...

Jeff Mordock: The view from the White House

October 20, 2021 22:41 - 10 minutes - 14 MB

As White House reporter Jeff Mordock reports, White House press secretary Jen Psaki came under fire this week after joking that it’s a “tragedy” some people may have to wait longer for their treadmill to arrive amid the supply-chain crisis that has disrupted global economies. Also, President Biden, Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen met with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and other progressive lawmakers in an attempt to salvage a smaller ...

Andy Parks: The bumbling, bungling Biden team strikes again

October 20, 2021 22:33 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MB

The border is a mess, the supply chain is a mess, the vaccine mandates are a mess, the president is having dinner at a fancy Washington restaurant without a mask, the transportation secretary is busy being a new dad, Dr. Fauci continues to mislead the American people and Vice President Kamala Harris is no Condoleezza Rice. Beyond that, it was a typical week in Biden's Washington.

Stephen Dinan: Inflation brings a silver lining for Social Security benefits

October 14, 2021 16:11 - 14 minutes - 19.2 MB

Stephen Dinan has the latest on the immigration debate in the United States. But first, Stephen tells Andy about the largest cost of living increase for Social Security since 1982, when the country was still emerging from the inflationary years of the late 1970s. Advocates for Social Security said the benefit hike is desperately needed as those on fixed incomes face huge challenges making ends meet amid soaring prices. Then, we get the latest from the border, including abandoned children, rai...

Andy Parks: It's beginning to look a lot like... Christmas?

October 13, 2021 22:27 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MB

Vaccine mandates, inflation, empty shelves in grocery stores. Does that sound like Christmas to you? It may be our reality this holiday season. But first, Andy takes a look at President Biden's travel, travails, plummeting poll numbers, gaffes and missteps. And a new documentary on St. Anthony Fauci sheds new light on his years of fame and shame. And are you seeing empty shelves? Cargo ships are backed up at US ports and shelves are empty. Andy says people are too happy sitting at home to com...

Jeff Mordock: A "friendly" Michigan greeting for the president

October 06, 2021 23:14 - 10 minutes - 14 MB

Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock joins Andy Parks with the latest from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Up first, Biden said Tuesday he backs Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amid harsh criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren. But he’s faced blistering criticism from far-left Democrats after it was revealed that top Federal Reserve officials were trading securities during the pandemic. Also, The president traveled to Howell, Michigan, to win over voters even as he struggles to m...

Andy Parks: Who stole the Democrat Party?

October 06, 2021 23:03 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

What is going on with the Democrats? The party is no more. Or, at least it's no longer made up of actual Democrats. Not even Nancy Pelosi can keep her party in line. Also, interesting that Senator Joe Manchin is changing his tune. Again. But at least he's not chanting the all too familiar NASCAR slogan "Let's Go Brandon." Meanwhile, Biden has been hit with boos from the crowd at his event in Michigan and even at the Congressional baseball game. What's going on with this party?

Stephen Dinan: Brazilian, Venezuelan and Cuban migrants stream to Arizona border

September 29, 2021 21:57 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MB

It’s not just Haitians, and it’s not just Texas where the border seems out of control. Stephen Dinan explains how the situation in Yuma is different from Del Rio. Then, Homeland Security paid more than $330,000 for a software license for the last two years for a system that hadn’t functioned since 2018, the department’s inspector general said in a new report Monday. Stephen explains what that means and how it happened.

Andy Parks: Liberals playing the role of God

September 29, 2021 21:40 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MB

Andy takes a look at the high drama of the week. Timing is everything, as they say on the set of The View. Meanwhile, voting by mail is becoming permanent in California. "Cheat by mail," courtesy of Governor Gavin Newsom. Plus, AOC cried, Sen. Schumer whined, and more accusations came up against Cuomo... not that Cuomo, the other Cuomo. And finally, Andy's whopper of the week.

Stephen Dinan: Worst month at the border in 21 years

September 23, 2021 22:14 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MB

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted this week that the border has not deteriorated under President Biden, and shot down claims by the former Border Patrol chief who said things are worse than he’s seen in nearly 30 years of service. As Stephen Dinan reports, he insisted this was the case despite the images being shown and numbers being reported. Also, Stephen tells us the latest on Republican investigators demanding answers from the FAA over its decision last week to impos...

Andy Parks: Nonsense in the News

September 23, 2021 22:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB

Is this a crazy week or what? Andy looks at the big headlines of the week and shakes his head. So, the border is under control? Does that look like control to you? "Earth to Alejandro Mayorkas: These people came here because they see how easy it is to cross the border under the Biden administration." And wasn't the Vice President supposed to be helping? Meanwhile, the mayor of San Francisco parties it up, maskless in a nightclub. The mayor of Chicago wants to refund the police department. And...

Stephen Dinan: Migrants and COVID

September 15, 2021 22:55 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MB

A Texas county declared a state of disaster this week over illegal immigrants and COVID-19 exposure and adopted a policy barring them from being transported into or through the jurisdiction until they’ve gotten a new test showing they’re free of the coronavirus. As Stephen Dinan reports, one Texas county said it has determined unvaccinated and untested illegal immigrants are a real threat to public health. The county said it doesn’t have the facilities to handle a major outbreak. also, more o...

Val Richardson: Gavin Newsom survives recall election in California

September 15, 2021 22:53 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MB

Washington Times national reporter Valerie Richardson joins Andy with the reaction from the California recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom. As Val reports, Democrats tout the recall defeat as win for Biden and a loss for Trump. But first, Andy takes a look at vaccine mandates and the mystery of the disappearing face masks among the left. Andy is sick of the "rules for me but not for thee." On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Andy says George W. Bush was just pitiful for blami...

Stephen Dinan: Americans take a liking to Afghans coming here

September 08, 2021 22:19 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MB

America has had countless waves of migrants, but rarely has the country been as eager to receive them as it has for the tens of thousands of Afghans who are being airlifted into the country. Charities and resettlement agencies say they have been overwhelmed by the response, with offers of open arms, leads on apartments and a flood of supplies. Stephen Dinan joins Andy with details. Plus more on deaths of illegal immigrants, Republicans demanding answers on vetting Afghans being brought into t...

Andy Parks: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

September 08, 2021 22:08 - 10 minutes - 14 MB

Andy takes a look at the big stories of the week, including what exactly is happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue these days. At the top of the list, the awful move to get out of Afghanistan. But also, the border, the economy, COVID, and on and on. When even NBC's Chuck Todd acknowledges how bad it is... you know it's bad. And the poll numbers show it. Agents at the border have been warned to be on the lookout for terrorists taking the 'easy way' in to the country. And in COVID-19 news, a vir...

Stephen Dinan: COVID-19 pandemic eats into Social Security’s solvency

September 02, 2021 21:55 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MB

As Stephen Dinan reports, both of Social Security’s benefit programs, Old-Age Survivors Insurance for older adults, and Disability Insurance for those unable to work, failed the trustees’ tests of short-range financial adequacy. That means the revenue is crossing a critical fiscal threshold as the program begins a slide toward depletion of its trust funds in little more than a decade. In 2034, payments will likely cover only 78% of what is promised to recipients. Stephen also explains his sto...

Andy Parks: From Sleepy Joe Biden to dancing Elizabeth Warren

September 02, 2021 21:24 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MB

President Trump made the rules and had no problem targeting terrorists. Unlike President Biden, who not only highlights our weaknesses but hands over the identities of the Afghans who helped us over the last 20 years. How could he possibly call this withdrawal an "extraordinary success?" Is this really "Mission Accomplished" for him? The American people are seeing that Donald Trump was right. And, yet another edition of "Rules for thee but not for me" from our favorite Democrats.