Today’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast kicked off with big entertainment news. Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX halftime show in Santa Clara on February 9, 2026. The Puerto Rican superstar, already the first artist to top Spotify’s global charts three years in a row. Fans had mixed reactions to Young Thug’s new album cover, which features him in white face makeup. Some defended it as creative expression, while others called it provocative are upset with Young Thug for portraying himself as a white man.  

The show turned to Washington where Donald Trump met with Congress in a last-minute push to avoid a looming government shutdown. Lawmakers are racing to finalize a spending plan before the September 30 deadline, with Trump pressing Republicans to hold firm on immigration and border security demands. 

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