The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• In a video posted to his X social media page, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) advocated for allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections in New Jersey. Gov. Murphy explained: “Young voters are the future of American democracy” and that by lowering the voting age, the state will be “inspiring our young neighbors to become lifelong voters.”
• On Sunday, leadership in the U.S. Senate released the details of a bipartisan bill designed to reduce illegal border crossings, send $60 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, and $14.1 billion in aid to Israel. The 370-page bill mandates a border shutdown if more than 5,000 migrants unlawfully enter the U.S. in a single day. However, the shutdown cannot exceed 270 days in the bill’s first year, 225 in the second year, and 180 days in the third year. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has said the proposed “Senate border bill will not receive a vote in the House.” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has echoed a similar sentiment—and announced the House will instead vote on a standalone bill later this week that will provide $14.3 billion of aid to Israel.
• On Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, journalist Steve Kornacki revealed a new NBC poll which indicates Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump currently has a commanding head-to-head lead over President Joe Biden (D)—47% to 42%. According to Kornacki, it’s the largest lead Trump has had over Biden since NBC began collecting data on Trump-Biden head-to-head presidential races in 2019. Trump’s lead increases to 6-points when considering third-party candidates likely to run in the 2024 presidential race.
• Dan McLaughlin—Senior Writer at National Review Online and Fellow at National Review Institute—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent editorial, “A Major Showdown Over the Power of Agencies to Make Up Crimes.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/a-major-showdown-over-the-power-of-agencies-to-make-up-crimes/