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Ivey Gruber | The Future of the Steve Gruber Show | 50 years of Ridiculousness on SNL

Ivey Gruber, President Michigan Talk Network

Ivey Gruber | Continued... | 'DOGE' has been around for years

Ivey Gruber, President Michigan Talk Network

Scot Bertram | Tim Walz is exploring a candidacy for the U.S. Senate

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — Robert F Kennedy Jr. is the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy says he'll implement a "Make America Healthy Again" plan, which he said aims to refocus U.S. health priorities away from infectious diseases. Kennedy has also talked about his concerns regrading ultra-processed foods.

 

Two ---- The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas appears to be back on course after the terror group said it will release Israeli hostages this weekend as previously planned.  Hamas had postponed the hostage release this weekend after it accused Israel of violating the truce by not allowing aid supplies to enter the war torn region.

 

And number three —   Failed Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is exploring running for the U.S. Senate. The current governor of Minnesota could enter the  2026 race to replace the retiring Tina Smith. His consideration follows Smith's announcement Thursday that she will not seek a second term for a seat she's held since winning a special election in 2018.

Scot Bertram | Linda McMahon's speaks on the State of Education

Scot Bertram discusses news and headlines 

Jim R. Harden | Recipients of Taxpayer Largesse Suddenly Have an issue with Transparency

Rev. James (Jim) R. Harden, currently serving as a town councilman in Walworth, Wayne County, NY and is the CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services.

USAID Workers and Recipients of Taxpayer Largesse Suddenly Have an issue with Transparency

Mark Moyar | The Perspective from someone who worked for USAID

Mark Moyar, Ph.D, William P. Harris Chair of Military History, Director of the Center for Military History and Strategy at Hillsdale College.

USAID

Scot Bertram, Americans' credit card debt has reached a record high of $1.21 trillion

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — President Trump is ordering reciprocal tariffs.  He said the latest tariffs will charge countries whatever they charge the U.S. – and that includes value-added tax systems used by other countries.  Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick said the tariffs could go into effect by the beginning of April.

 

Two ---- Evacuation warnings are in effect n Los Angeles until at least Friday afternoon for burn zones with a high risk of  mudslides and debris flows.  A major rainstorm is heading to the California coast and could cause additional damages to areas already scarred by last month's wildfires. 

 

And number three —   Americans' credit card debt has reached a record high of one-point-21 trillion. That's according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The increase is part of a broader rise in household debt, which now totals over 18 trillion dollars over credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, and student loans.

Scot Bertram | The Left's War on things that work

Scot Bertram discusses news and headlines 

Tim Walberg | Linda McMahon confirmation hearing

Rep. Tim Walberg represents MI’s Fifth Congressional District. Congressman Walberg serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Edward Bartlett | United States Withdraws from Human Rights Council

Edward Bartlett, Founder of SAVE, an organization focused on fairness and due process on college campuses.

United States Withdraws from Human Rights Council as Corruption and Fraud Envelopes the U.N. Body

Scot Bertram | Michigan Senate approves bill to save tipped wage credit & increases minimum wage

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — More than 200,000 federal employees may soon be let go by the Trump Administration.  The Office of Personnel Management has reportedly advised all federal agencies to terminate their probationary employees.  Federal workers can be on probation for up to two years before their civil service job protections begin.  The order could affect more than nine-percent of the current federal workforce.

 

Two ---- TikTok is back.  The social media app returned to the Apple and Google app stores last night, after being removed almost a month ago in response to a national security law that went into effect.  The app's return follows a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi informing Apple it wouldn't be fined for hosting the app. 

 

And number three —   The Michigan Senate has approved a bill to save the state's tipped wage credit along with increasing the minimum wage.  The bill passed last night by a 20-to-12 vote with bipartisan support, though a majority of Democrats voted “no”.  The tipped wage would stay where it is the rest of this year and rise to 50-percent of the minimum wage over six years.   

Steve Dulan | What do Swing Voters think of Donald Trump?

Steve Dulan is a professor and a licensed attorney.

Mike Harris | Sanctuary cities shouldn’t get taxpayer-funded favors

Rep. Mike Harris, R-Waterford.

Sanctuary cities shouldn’t get taxpayer-funded favors

Mary Hamilton | Security breach means cyber criminals can control phones

Mary Hamilton is a cyber security expert and the CEO of Mad Data. She works with companies from coast to coast to protect their data.

Apple warns iPhone users to update devices — security breach means cyber criminals can control phones

Scot Bertram | Accepting the Gulf of America with Open Arms

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — A federal judge is allowing President Trump's employee buyout plan to continue.  Last month, Trump offered money to millions of federal employees to entice them to quit, but multiple labor unions filed lawsuits. The Trump administration took the win and announced the close of the buyout offer to any federal workers who might still be undecided. That original closing date was February 6.

 

Two ---- The White House says Wednesday's inflation report shows the Biden administration left them a mess to deal with.  The latest CPI report showed the annual inflation ticked up to three-percent in January.  Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the previous administration was not transparent in where the economy truly was. Of course, we all were told the Biden economy was perhaps the greatest in American history during the campaign. That might not have been the truth.

 

And number three —   Apple Maps plans to follow Google's lead and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The change is in response to the interior secretary officially adopting the name.   Google announced in late January that it would adjust and activated their change this week.

Scot Bertram | Elon Musk & his necessary work in DOGE

Scot Bertram discusses news and headlines 

Mark Mix | Is Chavez-DeRemer bad news for union workers?

Mark Mix, is President of the National Right to Work Committee which is a 2.8-million-member public policy organization. He also serves as President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Trump is already cleaning house at the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board).

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation hearing is Wednesday, should republicans just say no?

Scot Bertram, The Fight to Save our Country

Scot Bertram discusses news and headlines 

Scot Bertram | Trinity Health Ann Arbor receives anonymous $10-million donation

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — President Trump says a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin was highly productive.  The President says both men agreed that the Russia-Ukraine war needs to come to an end.  Trump says the two will work closely together on negotiations including visiting each other's nations at some point. 

 

Two ---- The Trump administration is rescinding the Biden Adminisration's rules related to N-I-L revenue-sharing payments to male and female college athletes. Just before Biden left office, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights said schools could be in violation of Title Nine if they didn’t hand out revenue-sharing payments proportionately to men's and women's sports.  Now schools can distribute money to the sports they believe have the most value. 

 

And number three —   Trinity Health Ann Arbor says an anonymous donor has given the hospital ten-million-dollars for a neurosciences institute. Construction on an expansion will begin this year and should be completed in the spring of 2026. The expansion will include new outpatient dementia and Alzheimer's care.

Francis Rooney | Trump's Policies & Handling of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Francis Rooney represented Florida’s 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. From 2005 to 2008 he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See, appointed by President George W. Bush and subsequently wrote a book about diplomacy and the US-Holy See relationship titled The Global Vatican.

Bradley J. Birzer | State of the Nation Project

Bradley J. Birzer is an American historian. He is a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, the author of five books and the co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative. He is known also as a Tolkien scholar.

State of the Nation Project

Dan Schneider | Eradicating the government censorship against conservatives

Dan Schneider, Vice President of MRC Free Speech America.

Trump’s order will eradicate the government censorship against conservatives

Scot Bertram | Michigan Minimum Wage Update

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — A federal judge says President Trump's employee buyout plan can resume.  Last month, Trump offered money to federal employees who resign their post, but multiple labor unions filed lawsuits saying the administration did not have legal authority to offer such buyouts.  A judge now disagrees and the Trump administration says the offer is closed. More than 75,000 employees have apparently taken the offer.

 

Two ---- Two Navy pilots are in stable condition after an F-18 fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay yesterday morning. The pilots ejected safely and were rescued by the Coast Guard and taken to a nearby hospital.

 

And number three —  Governor Gretchen Whitmer is urging Michigan lawmakers to pass a short-term extension of Michigan's current minimum wage until July 1st.  At that point she hopes talks can continue. Restaurant owners, wait staff, bartenders, and others have been asking lawmakers to keep the lower wage in place. It’s set to rise to be even with minimum wage in five years. 

Kaitlyn Buss | "Whitmer's still missing"

Kaitlyn Buss is assistant editorial page editor at The Detroit News.

Buss: Whitmer's still missing

Tyler Bonin | Why is this socialist history book in 1 in 4 classrooms?

Tyler Bonin, former teacher, a military veteran, and now a civics education specialist at the Goldwater Institute.

Why is this socialist history book in 1 in 4 classrooms?

Reagan Reese, The Daily Caller Report on the Reagan Airport Crash

Reagan Reese, White House Correspondent, Daily Caller.

Steve Gruber | The Third Annual Global A.I. Summit

Here are 3 Big Things you need to know to start today—

 

Number One—TOM HOMAN SAYS HE IS GETTING CLOSE TO CATCHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR TIPPING OFF TREN DE ARAGUA GANG BANGERS BEFORE LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD ARREST THEM—WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST—

 

Number Two— PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ELON MUSK FIELDED A PILE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DOGE AND CUTTING GOVERNMENT SPENDING YESTERDAY IN THE OVAL—BUT THE STAR OF THE SHOW—DIDN’T ANSWER ONE QUESTION—

 

Number Three— ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – OR A-I… IT USED TO BE THE STUFF OF SCI-FI MOVIES BUT IT’S ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SECTORS OF THE TECH MARKET – AND THE BIG PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME OUT ON TOP – BOTH TECHNICALLY—BUT FINANCIALLY TOO—

Steve Gruber | A.I. assisting in Government Efficiency

Steve Gruber discusses news and headlines 

Steve Gruber | Donald Trump meets with Marc Fogel upon Russian Prison Release

Steve Gruber discusses news and headlines 

Michael Harrison | How media has changed over the years

Michael Harrison is a Publisher and Editor for the Talkers Magazine.

How media has changed over the years.