In this episode, Charlie Kirk and Maria Bartiromo discuss Trump’s evolving tariff strategy, framing it as both an economic and national security measure aimed at curbing China’s influence and reviving U.S. manufacturing. Bartiromo warns of corporate overexposure to China but remains optimistic about the U.S. economy, rejecting recession fears if tax cuts are extended and deregulation continues.

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The Hidden Cost of China Dependence  | Charlie Kirk with Maria Bartiromo

A major battle with Iran appears imminent.

Ought it to be called a war, a battle or a strike?

That depends on what the United States and Israel decide to do and what President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu call it.

It also depends on whether Ayatollah Khamenei orders the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s proxy forces in Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, as well as terror cells around the world, to mount counterattacks that kill Americans, Israelis or people in our Gulf allies.

The ayatollah can trigger massive escalation with any counterattack that results in American and/or Israeli casualties.

And so there’s genuine risk to our troops and to our allies in Israel and the Gulf States. That is why when President Trump orders the American military to attack, it should be with overwhelming and sustained force.

Fanatics don’t reason, and the United States cannot afford to allow the world to see it deterred by the words and shaking fists of a second- or third-rate military equipped with bluster and ballistic missiles.

And led by fanatics.

A major battle with Iran appears imminent.
Ought it to be called a war, a battle or a strike?
That depends on what the United States and Israel decide to do and what President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu call it.
It also depends on whether Ayatollah Khamenei orders the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran&rsquo;s proxy forces in Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, as well as terror cells around the world, to mount counterattacks that kill Americans, Israelis or people in our Gulf allies.
The ayatollah can trigger massive escalation with any counterattack that results in American and/or Israeli casualties.
And so there&rsquo;s genuine risk to our troops and to our allies in Israel and the Gulf States. That is why when President Trump orders the American military to attack, it should be with overwhelming and sustained force.
Fanatics don&rsquo;t reason, and the United States cannot afford to allow the world to see it deterred by the words and shaking fists of a second- or third-rate military equipped with bluster and ballistic missiles.
And led by fanatics.

Hugh Hewitt: Watching Iran

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the federal workforce is smaller than it’s been in half a century.

That’s good news.

Taxpayers will shoulder fewer obligations for the generous salaries, health benefits and pensions federal workers receive. But there’s a deeper point.

America was never meant to be governed from Washington. The Constitution established a federal government of limited, enumerated powers — leaving most authority to the states and the people.

As Washington has inserted itself into nearly every corner of American life, the federal payroll has grown.

Government works best when it’s close to the people — in states, cities, and communities — not in bloated bureaucracies in a distant capital.

The federal government should perform its proper functions well. And freedom-loving Americans should insist that power remain closest to them, where it can be watched, checked, and held accountable.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the federal workforce is smaller than it&rsquo;s been in half a century.
That&rsquo;s good news.
Taxpayers will shoulder fewer obligations for the generous salaries, health benefits and pensions federal workers receive. But there&rsquo;s a deeper point.
America was never meant to be governed from Washington. The Constitution established a federal government of limited, enumerated powers &mdash; leaving most authority to the states and the people.
As Washington has inserted itself into nearly every corner of American life, the federal payroll has grown.
Government works best when it&rsquo;s close to the people &mdash; in states, cities, and communities &mdash; not in bloated bureaucracies in a distant capital.
The federal government should perform its proper functions well. And freedom-loving Americans should insist that power remain closest to them, where it can be watched, checked, and held accountable.

Carol Platt Liebau: Getting Back to Smaller Government

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Next week, President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address.  The rest of the legislative agenda will be set for the year, and, of course, we’ll be off to the mid-term elections in November.  A great many Democrats plan to boycott the State of the Union.  One, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, told New York Times, “These aren’t normal times, and we have to stop doing normal things.”

In that sentence, Senator Murphy spoke volumes.  What’s abnormal to the Democrats is the rule of law being enforced, conservative economic policy, the liberation of leadership from Marxist-Narco-terrorist leaders and, potentially with Iran, removing Islamist radicals and revolutionaries. 

As we head into the mid-term elections, let’s remember what the Democrats think is normal: the opposite of all that—living with and ignoring an illegal invasion of America, coddling Marxist drug dealing thuggery, and appeasing the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world, all the while jacking our taxes up even higher.

These are the stakes this year.  Don’t take them passively.

Next week, President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address.&nbsp; The rest of the legislative agenda will be set for the year, and, of course, we&rsquo;ll be off to the mid-term elections in November.&nbsp; A great many Democrats plan to boycott the State of the Union.&nbsp; One, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, told New York Times, &ldquo;These aren&rsquo;t normal times, and we have to stop doing normal things.&rdquo;
In that sentence, Senator Murphy spoke volumes.&nbsp; What&rsquo;s abnormal to the Democrats is the rule of law being enforced, conservative economic policy, the liberation of leadership from Marxist-Narco-terrorist leaders and, potentially with Iran, removing Islamist radicals and revolutionaries.&nbsp;
As we head into the mid-term elections, let&rsquo;s remember what the Democrats think is normal: the opposite of all that&mdash;living with and ignoring an illegal invasion of America, coddling Marxist drug dealing thuggery, and appeasing the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world, all the while jacking our taxes up even higher.
These are the stakes this year.&nbsp; Don&rsquo;t take them passively.

Seth Liebsohn: The State of Our Union

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