The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (03/25/2024):

3:05pm- Rebecca Picciotto of CNBC writes: “President Joe Biden on Saturday signed Congress’ $1.2 trillion spending package, finalizing the remaining batch of bills in a long-awaited budget to keep the government funded until Oct. 1. Almost halfway into the fiscal year, the president’s signature ends a months-long saga of Congress struggling to secure a permanent budget resolution and instead passing stopgap measures, nearly averting government shutdowns.” You can read the full article here: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/23/biden-signs-1point2-trillion-spending-package.html

3:25pm- In response to the House of Representatives passing a $1.2 trillion spending package on Friday, Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) publicly objected to money going towards “processing” migrants entering the country unlawfully instead of prioritizing security at the U.S. Southern border which would prevent their entry in the first place.

3:30pm- On Sunday, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy announced that she was suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate. In a video posted to social media Murphy explained her decision: “I have been genuine and factual throughout—but it is clear to me that continuing in this race will involve waging a very divisive and negative campaign, which I am not willing to do.” You can read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/24/nj-first-lady-tammy-murphy-to-end-senate-campaign-to-replace-bob-menendez-00148728

3:45pm- Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times write: “With Donald J. Trump on the clock to secure a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in his civil fraud case, a New York appeals court handed the former president a lifeline on Monday, saying it would accept a far smaller bond of $175 million. The ruling by a panel of five appellate court judges was a crucial and unexpected victory for Mr. Trump, potentially staving off a looming financial disaster. Had the court denied his request for a smaller bond in the fraud case, which was brought by the New York attorney general, Mr. Trump risked losing control over his bank accounts and even some of his marquee properties.” While speaking to the press outside of the courthouse, Trump said he plans to pay the newly reduced bond in cash. You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/nyregion/trump-bond-reduced.html

4:05pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “This isn’t the right kind of March madness. The Education Department’s confused rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, grew more chaotic Friday when it announced that incorrect data had been sent to colleges for hundreds of thousands of students. Congress in its infinite unwisdom jammed through a Fafsa redesign in the December 2020 omnibus spending bill. The new Fafsa was supposed to be simpler, but myriad government snafus have caused headaches for colleges, parents and students. ‘This is another unforced error that will likely cause more processing delays for students,’ the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (Nasfaa) CEO Justin Draeger said Friday. ‘At this stage in the game and after so many delays, every error adds up.’ Fafsa usually becomes available in early October, but the Education Department didn’t launch the new form until late December.” You can read more here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/student-aid-march-madness-fafsa-college-loans-18ae8361?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

4:30pm- Is it in the bill? A TikTok video has gone viral—asking viewers to guess whether or not five progressively insane expenditures are in the $1.2 billion budget bill signed into law by President Joe Biden. Can you guess what’s real and what’s made up? Rich and Henry go head-to-head!

4:50pm- Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times write: “With Donald J. Trump on the clock to secure a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in his civil fraud case, a New York appeals court handed the former president a lifeline on Monday, saying it would accept a far smaller bond of $175 million. The ruling by a panel of five appellate court judges was a crucial and unexpected victory for Mr. Trump, potentially staving off a looming financial disaster. Had the court denied his request for a smaller bond in the fraud case, which was brought by the New York attorney general, Mr. Trump risked losing control over his bank accounts and even some of his marquee properties.” While speaking to the press outside of the courthouse, Trump said he plans to pay the newly reduced bond in cash. You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/nyregion/trump-bond-reduced.html

4:55pm- While appearing on CNN with Erin Burnett, Bess Freeman—the CEO of a luxury real estate firm— confirmed that Mar-a-Lago is worth far more than the $18 million estimated by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Freeman estimated the property was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

5:00pm- Four-term U.S. Congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard—Author of “For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the ongoing chaos at the U.S. Southern border and her opposition to Congress’s recently passed bill that could ultimately ban TikTok. Plus, are the rumors true—is she being considered as a potential running mate for Donald Trump or Robert Kennedy Jr.? Her book, "For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind,” will be released on April 30th. You can pre-order it now at book.tulsigabbard.com or on Amazon.

5:40pm- Valerie Hopkins and Alina Lobzina of The New York Times write: “An attack Friday at a popular concert venue near Moscow killed 137 people, the deadliest act of terrorism the Russian capital region has seen in more than a decade. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack; American officials have attributed it to ISIS-K, a branch of the group. Russian officials and state media have largely ignored ISIS’s claim of responsibility and instead suggested that Ukraine was behind the violence. Ukraine has denied any involvement, and American officials say there is no evidence connecting Kyiv to the attack. Russian authorities have detained at least 11 people, including four migrant laborers described as Tajik citizens who have been charged with committing a terrorist act, but they have not identified most of the accused assailants or their motives.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/world/europe/moscow-concert-hall-attack-what-we-know.html

6:05pm- Attorney Linda Kerns joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her latest editorial for The Federalist, “If Pennsylvania Is Going To Flood Elections With Mail-In Ballots, We Need A Flood Of Poll Watchers.” Kerns writes: “When Pennsylvania counted its ballots in 2020, observers simply could not see what was happening in many counties in Pennsylvania, especially the larger ones like Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania legislature had just changed the law, no longer requiring an excuse to vote on a paper mail ballot before election day. Almost the same laws that historically applied to processing a limited number of paper absentee ballots remained in place for the thousands—or in larger counties, hundreds of thousands—of paper mail ballots. Pennsylvanians, and the entire country, soon learned that the laws for absentee balloting to mail-in balloting might have needed a bit more tweaking.” You can read Kerns’ full article here: https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/25/if-pennsylvania-is-going-to-flood-elections-with-mail-in-ballots-we-need-a-flood-of-poll-watchers/. And learn more about election integrity at: www.lindakernslaw.com.

6:30pm- An increasingly large number of rappers are openly endorsing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Could this have an impact on the election’s outcome? You can read more here: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/03/24/11-rappers-backing-donald-trump-in-2024-hes-a-soldier-we-miss-you/