Schaftlein Report

Guest - Dr. Michael Busler 1) Why are the Markets so obsessed with the Federal Reserve? Why do some investors believe the"war on inflation" has been won? Is it due to the falling commodity prices 23%? "hope" for a pause is not a strategy in our opinion. It appears investors are "wishing for a Pivot" trying to talk rate hikes down and throwing out bad scenarios to the media that is needed to curb inflation. Talking their book. Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson says the "hope" is premature. 1A) The money supply grew rapidly in Q-2 of 2020 and beyond up to 66%. Now the money supply is falling 4%. With rate hikes, is this enough to slow Inflation? Can the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes work without a "hard landing"? 2) Treasury Secretary Yellin - "U.S. Economy doing well. It has slowed down after a strong recovery and based on the job report is resilient" The economy created 263K jobs in September and the Unemployment Rate is 3.5%. 3) The IMF and World Bank are in D.C. UN is concerned about Central Banks raising rates. 4) Jamie Dimon, the COE of JP Morgan says the U.S. should pump more oil and gas to help with the Global energy crisis. Biden says Saudi Arabia will suffer "consequences" for OPEC+ production cut. 5) Household spending is up 6% in September but down form 7.8% in August year over year. However the personal savings rate is only 3.5%. 6) Eggs are up 40%, butter and margarine + 30% and gasoline +25%. 7) Consumers expect Inflation rate a year from now to be 5.4% down somewhat from 5.75% in August.

Headline - The Economy and Crime versus Abortion in Mid Terms 1) Biden approval is -15 in 7 key swing states. The White House is constantly walking back his statements as he often appears confused. 1A) Biden is below 50% Approval on every top issue and is way down on crime and the economy. 62% say the economy is getting worse 1B) Democrats voting on Abortion and Republicans on the Economy. Who will Independents trust and vote for? 2) Crime:Gunshots at the home of NY Governor candidate Lee Zeldon as 2 people shot. Vegas killer was an illegal immigrant with a criminal history. NYC man killed in subway stabbed in a random attack. Also in NYC, 4 black women teenagers all with criminal records attack 2 teenagers on subway. Tyson foods to leave Chicago due to crime as exodus continues. 527 Killed this year. 4 teens aged 14-15 kill liquor store clerk over 6 pack of beer in LA 3) Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona declares Border Chaos Crisis in break from Democratic Party. NYC Mayor Eric Adams declares State of Emergency over 17K migrants in the city while 200K per month pour across the border. 4) Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers urges the Federal Reserve to keep tightening interest rates to fight inflation and abandon its hostility towards oil companies. The Federal Reserve is on track to raise rates at its next meeting by 75 basis points to bring the Federal Funds rate to a range of 3.25 to 3.5% 4A) The U.S.added 263K jobs in September and the Unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% 5) Truck bomb takes out key bridge in Crimea as Ukraine continues to disrupt key Russian supply lines. Russia launches rockets into Kiev and other target cities in major escalation. 6) State of Florida finds 19 cases of Voter Fraud. 15 of the 19 were black. Palm Beach Post blames the policy instead of the perpetrator in classic incorrect racism policy. 6A) In Florida, blacks represent 17% of the population and 47 of inmates in state prison for felony convictions. Again, the Post blames the system instead of the criminal. America is NOT buying this garbage anymore! 7) Matt Rhule fired as Carolina Panthers coach. roughing call of Brady denounced as a joke.

Schaftlein Report | Inflation Stuck at 40 Year High Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Inflation at 8.2% is not going down despite Federal Reserve Rate Hikes. The CPI was .4% translating into a year over year figure of 8.2% The PPI or core rate increased by.6% to translate to a 6.6% increase year over year Americans are struggling to pay their bills. 25% are delaying retirement Mortgage Rates are now 7% 2) Utilities were up 2.9%, Transportation up 1.9% and Medical care rose 1%. Food and Rent increases are also big contributors. 3) Markets are now expected to see a peak Federal Funds Rate of 4.79% in Q-3 of 2023. The Fed Funds Rate needs to be above 5% to bring inflation down according to Larry Summers former Treasury Secretary. 3A) The Fed is expected to increase the Fed Funds Rate by 75 basis points in November and 50-75 basis points in December. 4) Biden claims "Beau lost his life in Iraq". No he did not. Biden can't even remember the cause of death of his own son. Another sign of his mental lack of capacity. He is in LA today and Orange County tomorrow looking for cash from liberals. LA City counsel President resigns after racist remarks uncovered on tape. 5) Polls; Johnson up by 6 over Barnes in Wisconsin. Vance up 1-2 in Ohio. 5A) In our opinion, the Walker/Warnack Senate race in GA will head to a December run off as neither candidate is poised to hit 50%. Potentially Republicans could have 50 seats with the balance of power decided by this run off. 6) Democrats are losing the Crime Issue and it continues to get worse. 7) UN demands Russia return annexed land. 8) We support Troy Aikmans comment about players wearing dresses after horrible NFL call. He should not have said his comment was wrong. All of the Twitter gays, trans gender lovers, radicals and white liberals are outraged. Good, let them be outraged! We don't care about their outrage. 9) Lidblog - Is Biden using federal dollars to help Hunter Biden with his legal issues?

1) Gas prices on the rise as are Heating oil. Administration feels the effects of self inflicted wounds from terrible energy policies 2) Jamie Dimon CEO of JP Morgan sees 2023 Recession as do many others 3) Administration proposes changes to worker classifications for gig workers changing from Contract employment to employees. This is INSANE and follow CA law. Lyft, Uber and Doordash stock pummeled. 4) Social Security payments projected to rise 8.7% in 2023 5) Tim Ryan goes berserk in debate with JD Vance in Ohio debate. He voted with Biden 100% and yet he claims he is a moderate. He is NOT. 6) Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic Party. Better late than never. That party has been radicalized and does not represent American Values. 7) China and India call for de-escalation in Ukraine. Russia continues missile attacks on Ukraine 8) Senate still up n the air with 1 seat projected to flip for each party. House projection is for 20 -25 seat Republican gain.

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1- Gas prices are headed up. OPEC+ cuts 2.0M barrels a day. Biden administration in panic ahead of mid terms. Administration was considering sinking offshore drilling lease sales. They now will continue releasing 1.0M barrels a day as our stockpile dwindles. 1A- Wall Street warns of Housing major slowdown 2- Democrats are unable to shake the "Soft on Crime" label as 77% of Americans feel it is a major problem. 2A- Nadler, Schumer, Omar and Pressley unable to defend Democratic policies. 2B- 5 people in Merced, CA family senselessly killed by a criminal who got out early. 3- DACA illegally implemented by Obama administration according to 5th Circuit of Appeals court. Court allows it to remain in place for now. Biden blames MAGA Republicans? Insane response. 4- Biden claims global warming caused the intensity of the hurricane to hot Florida. Meteorologists say no relationship. 5- DeSantis - "Send illegal immigrants who looted back to their country after their criminal trial for looting. Liberals are outraged. Good! 6- In Governors races, Hocul up by only 2 in NY and Kemp up by 5 over Abrams in Georgia. 7- Races are tight all across the country in the Senate campaigns. 8- Did the FBI hide evidence of Biden crime family as alleged by an insider?

Guest - Drew Allen 1) Gas prices headed higher. Biden is powerless to stop it. White House "Disappointed". 1A) Home heating oil prices to soar just in time for winter. 1B Political Payback to Democrats just ahead of the election. We'll explain. 2) U.S. provides an additional $625M in aid to Ukraine. Russians leave behind bodies in the streets of Ly,am as Putin signs farcical Annexation order. 3) Biden Student Loan Forgiveness program turns into a fiasco given poor planning to no planning and ongoing litigation 4) U.S. National Debt soars past $31T. This is without Build Back Better which landed on the ash heap of history. 4A) ADP says U.S. added 209K jobs in September. 5) In Florida, DeSantis leads by 11 and has a 55% Approval rating. Likely sweep of the entire cabinet in upcoming elections. 6) Republicans narrow Democratic lead to 3 points in New Hampshire and Arizona. 6a) Democrats go all in to defeat Walker in GA. Backfire possible. 7) A Republican Governor in Oregon? Would be first time in 35 years. Currently up by 2. 8) Gallup has Republicans +5 in Favorability Rating 44-39 over Democrats.

Guest Tom Amenta 1) Republicans are on the right side of the issues - 82%, 72%, 67% are top ranked issues 2) Biden approval 38% disapproval 54% 3) In Florida, DeSantis is +8 and Rubio is +7 4) NC Budd is only up 1 point 5) Democratic support among Black voters falls from 84% in 2020 to 74% today. No surprise as Biden policies are a disaster. 6) In Economic news, job openings fall from 11.0M to 10.5M 7) Oil production likely cut by 1.0M barrels a day at OPEC+ meeting tomorrow. Biden administration not happy after projections for oil price hikes 8) Home prices fell by 1% in September the first drop in 127 months. Prices are likely to fall much further. 9) Stocks are up big for second day in a row ; 5% gain in 2 days in huge bear market rally 10) White House continues damage control to Biden remark "Where's Jackie". Now he claims he was "raised Puerto Rican" Biden is completely out to lunch and clearly not in charge of the government. 11) NYC Mayor Adams claims Democrats have done nothing about the border crisis and drugs and illegal immigrants continue to flood into the country. 21 Year old Florida sheriff deputy killed while serving meth warrant is a consequence. 12) DeSantis blasts VP Harris over Hurricane Equity remark. White House has no response and dodges questions. 13) Kanye West claims BLM is a scam and is now dead. He is correct.

1- Favorably Rating R-44% , D- 39%: Generic ballot R +2 2- Al Sharpton - "Democrats are NOT Connecting with Black and Latino voters" He's correct 3- Sunday show the Liberal commentators ABC, NBC, CNN and MSNBC are cheering for Democrats as they see a sinking ship lead by Biden 3A- Abortion, Voting Rights and Climate are NOT the key issues. It's the Economy stupid - Carville 4- in Nevada, Laxalt +2 in Senate race and Lombardo + 3 in Governor race. Both are Republican 5- OPEC+ proposing to cut 1.0M barrels a day. Oil is up 4% today potentially headed back to $100. Gas in LA hits a record at $6.47 for regular unleaded. Yikes! 6- VP Harris - "Hurricane Equity" statement comes under withering criticism by both parties. White House can't explain and dodges the question.

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Potentially hundreds dead, 2.0M without power, winds clocked at 150 MPH fifth highest ever. Captiva and Sanibel bridges wiped out. 2) Harris makes ridiculous statement saying we have a "strong alliance with the Republic of North Korea". She is not quailified to be VP. 3) Biden comes under severe criticism over deceased Congresswoman remark about Jackie Walorski 4) Oz within 3 points of that radical Fetterman in PA 5) Johnson +5 in Wisconsin over radical Mandela Barnes 6) Democrats weak on crime policies are catching up on them. 6 injured in Oakland school shooting. 7) Mike Pompeo initiates campaign to root out Woke policies in the military. 8) Everything Democrats touch becomes a disaster. Republicans forecast to gain in Mid terms. is the Cavalry coming?

1) Storm Surge could be 15 feet, 150 MPH Winds,Widespread Power Outage 2) Russia to Annex part of Ukraine after Sham vote. Was the gas pipeline sabotaged? Americans urged to leave Russia 3) The Strategic Petroleum reserve is at a 37 year low due to Biden terrible energy policies. 4) Mortgage interest rates cross 7%. Demand plummets. 5) Democrats flip flop on crime as polling data blames Democrats. 69% are concerned about crime. 6) Biden's student loan forgiveness plan faces legal challenge. 7) Bank of England buys long term bonds to temporarily ease rising rates. Rates fall on U.S. debt 7A) U.S. debt is at $30T and represents 123% of GDP. Annual interest expense is now $600B U.S. economy is $24T 8) During an event, another Biden gaffe as he inquires about deceased Rep. Jackie Walorski asking "where is she". 8) My current Senate model shows 1 GOP pick up in Nevada and 1 loss in PA leaving the Senate 50/50 I project a +21 in the House

Guest - Andrew Crapuchettes 1) Swing state Generic ballot has Republicans +9. This is a clear lean toward Republicans taking control of the House 2) Republicans are at +19 on dealing with the Economy as Interest Rates continue Upward trajectory and stock market declines. More evidence the Democrats can never be trusted with Economic stewardship. 2A) Biden upside down 42% - 53%. Harris down 39% - 51% 2B) Gov. Abbott up 8 over O'Rourke in Texas 3) Americans are projected to pay more than 17% more to heat their homes this winter. 3A) 71% say their paychecks are not keeping up with Inflation 3B) Andrew updates the employment picture across America from Red Balloon 4) If the U.S. allowed more permitting for pipelines, then we could create more energy and lower prices. The Democrats are opposed to this. 5) Social Issues - Pro life is now +5 while a majority of Americans are OK with a 15 week window for abortions. Democrats want 40 weeks 5A) White House calls Rising Crime "Complicated" This is Insane. 5B) Democrats can't "Blame Shift" their way out of the border crisis they created. 5C) CBO - Biden student loan plan projected to cost $400B 6) Russians fleeing to avoid fighting in Ukraine. 7) Florida braces for Category 4 storm in central/southwest area north and south of Sarasota

1) U.S. and major global markets are hitting year to date lows on rising interest rate fears and the strength of the u.S. Dollar. We'll analyze. 1A) British Pound hits record low against the dollar at $1.03. It rebounded to $1.07 . Their government is spending $80B to pay for high utility bills this winter while pitching tax cuts for the highest earners. This is bad policy and the market is punishing the pound. 1B) Gasoline in CA averages $5.76 while the U.S. is $3.71. Why? Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Refiners. 1C) U.S. ships 68% of its Liquefied Natural Gas to Europe. 2) In Politics, a majority of Democrats say Biden should not run in 2024 by a margin of 56-35. He is upside down 39%-55% in ABC Poll. 2A) CBS Poll has Congressional Ballot at 47R - 46D and projects Republicans will control the House by a narrow margin of 223-215 2B) ABC Poll has Generic Ballot at Republicans +5 2C) Murray +2 in WA state (Upset coming) 3) New Orleans is forced to hire civilians as crime soars and the police department is being depleted. 3A) 40 shot and 6 killed in Chicago 4) 1000 people a day are moving to Texas and Florida continues to attract 600 people per day. Blue state to Red state migration is clear. 5) Is Xi Jinping still in power in China or is General Li Qiaoming in control? 6) Conservative government now controls Italy after elections

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Federal Reserve hikes Rates 75 basis points, Mortgage Rates rise, Gas price stop going down and are headed back up after 100 days of declines 2) Biden Confused on World Stage 3) NY Attorney General James gets way out over her skis on Trump 4) Putin expands War or does he? 5) Democratic representative Rashida Talib embarrassed by her own stupidity as bank CEO's put her in her place. She is an absolute disgrace to be in Congress and a complete knucklehead as well as an Anti-Semite. 6) Governor DeSantis is preferred among Florida Republicans 7) North Dakota Democratic man kills Republican teenager and is charged with Vehicular Murder 8) Air Force goes WOKE with new verbal standards. This is NUTS

Guest - Brian Godawa - American Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Author 1) Background, Projects, Films, Books 2) How he decided to focus on the Hunter Biden Story 3) The complicated relationship between father and son, China and other business dealings 4) Media and Journalistic corruption heading into the 2020 election and beyond. 5) Why the Left continues to cover for the son Hunter 6) What happens next in the saga?

Guest Drew Allen 1) Energy, Crime, Immigration and Inflation are Republican issues 60% important Pro Choice is Democratic talking point - 37% care 2) Border Crisis escalates - 2m enter, terrorists found 3) Home values slump as mortgage rates rise 4) Biden ridiculed "Pandemic is over" 5) 63% of Americans falling behind cost of living. Biden administration out of touch 6) Abbott up 11 in Texas governor, Johnson + 4 in Wisconsin Senate. Kelly +1 in Arizona over Masters while Lake leads Governor race by 4. We'll analyze 7) Ukraine sinks supply ship, Russia tries to Anex territory despite losing it. 8) Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates 75 basis points tomorrow.

Guest Joe Visconti

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Rail Strike Averted which would have hurt the economy. 24% wage increase over 5 years 2) Gov. Ron DeSantis flies illegals to Martha's vineyard which is in a sanctuary state to counter Biden's Open Border Policies. 2A) VP Kamala Harris blatantly lies about the border being secure 3) Democrats celebrate the Inflation Enhancement Act while the stock market plunges. Vulnerable Democrats avoid the scene and do not comment. 4) IMF International Monetary Fund admits it got Inflation forecast wrong on a global basis. 5) Mortgage Rates go over 6% for the first time since 2008 5B) 1 in 5 people are now buying groceries with buy now pay later plans. $46B this year versus $15B last year. 6) Biden wastes $4M flying to Delaware to vote instead of mailing in his ballot. 7) Fetterman's health becomes an issue in PA senate race - We'll explain what the Washington Post and WSJ said 8) 25 year old Karoline Leavitt wins primary in New Hampshire. She is a solid Conservative outsider. $5.0M spent trying to defeat her. Schumer says Democrats are poised to lose the house. 9) Former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo teases 2024 run. We support him! 10) Crime - Two 20 year old murderers were released on minimal bail in Harris County (Houston). The result, they committed another murder of a law enforcement officer. This INSANITY has to stop. Democratic policies are killing people all across the country 11) A Russian informant was paid by the FBI in the fake Steel Dossier case in the fake Russian collusion hoax. It never ends. We are experiencing a totalitarian experience. Mike Lindell, a private citizen has his cell phone confiscated. 12) Is Russia on the verge of a strategic defeat in Ukraine?

Guest Host by Joe Visconti

1) Even with gas prices dropping, food, rents and medical expenses gained traction. We have been saying this for months. Food is up 0.8% and rents are up 0.7% 1A) Groceries up 13.5%, highest since 1979 2) Excluding food and energy, core inflation rose 0.6% to 6.3%. Way above normal. 3) Hourly earnings were up just 0.2% and are down 2.8% year over year. 4) The stock market is getting punished down 2.5%. Interest rates are rising quickly with the 2 year note above 3.7% 5) NY Times - Early polls may give Democrats false hopes in mid terms. We'll explain. Inflation, Crime and the Border are top concerns 6) Gov. Hocul ending Covid emergency in NY weeks before the election. We'll explain. 7) Recaptured Ukraine territory doubles to 2,300 square miles as the counter offensive gains steam. 8) Arizona Representative Biggs - "VP Harris is lying about the border being secure - "Knucklehead" 9K crossed under Trump while 340K under Biden. Harris advocates a pathway to citizenship while Americans demand a secure border. 9) Justice department issues 40 subpoenas ahead of midterms in blatant political move 10) Final Primaries in New Hampshire and Rhode Island voting tonight. Democrats distance themselves from Biden despite voting for his policies 100% of the time. 11) Las Vegas Democratic politician charged with murder of reporter.

1) Senate Races: Ariz - Kelly +2 Georgia - Walker +3 (gain) Florida - Rubio +2 North Carolina - Budd +3 Nevada - Cortez Mastro +1 Pennsylvania - Fetterman +5 (loss) Wisconsin - Barnes +3 (loss) Forecast D+1 2)Governor Races: Kemp +6 in Georgia DeSantis + 5 in Florida 3) U. S. House projection is +22 seats for Republicans 4) Ukraine makes significant gains in Counter offensive taking back 1,110 square miles. U.S. weapons get the credit 5) Putin and Xi to meet on Wednesday in Kazakhstan 6) Biden continues to avoid the press. He is a national embarassment 7) Credit cards will now report gun sales 8) 4th group of migrants arrive in Chicago 9) Minneapolis sued over policy ordering white teachers to be fired first. 10) 21st anniversary of 9/11 that killed 3,000

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Their Policies are a DISASTER, If you have bad policies, attack the other party straight out of the Democratic playbook. 2) Biden took a booming economy without inflation and we now have high inflation and a busted economy. 2A) Mortgage Interest Rates hit 5.9%, the highest since 2008. 2B) European Central Bank raises rates 75 basis points getting off zero. 3) U.S. provides another $2.0B in aid to Ukraine including $800M in weapons 4) Memphis gunman out of jail early (previous charge of attempted murder reduced to assault) goes on rampage killing 4 and wounding 3 while live streaming on Face book. CNN and MSNBC don't cover the story likely because the assailant is black and out of jail on reduced sentence which does not fit their political narrative. 5) 103 more migrants are shipped to Chicago from Texas. OPEN BORDER UPDATE 1.0M illegals are in the country seeking asylum getting free housing, food and education for kids. 4.0M more have cases pending who turned themselves in. 6) Britain to resume fracking as energy crisis grows. Price controls are implemented. 6A) Queen Elizabeth has died at 96. 7) 46% of Americans view the mid terms as a referendum on Biden. Contrary to media reports. 7A) Fetterman agrees to debate Oz in PA Senate race 7B) Mandela Barnes advocated letting violent prisoners out of prison in Wisconsin as he sought to free 50% of inmates. 65% were violent offenders 8) Democrats are back peddling on promise to Manchin on permit drilling legislation as House radical liberals scoff at plan. Schumer vows to move forward to keep promise to Manchin. 9) Biden up 6 on Trump

Guest - Tom Amenta 1) Liberal Media blasts judge for granting Special Master Request. Judge to review evidence of raid. 2) Cost of Living strapping middle income Americans 3) Fetterman advertisement targets time he pulled gun on black man and his poor health non disclosure 4) Nevada Senate election is very tight and could lean toward Laxalt in a shift away from Democrats' 5) Real Clear Politics forecasts a 22 set GOP pick up in the House 6) Generic Ballot is even - This actually gives Republicans a slight edge 7) Biden is betting the mid terms on Division in the country which he is the ring leader 8) Fast food workers to make $22 per hour in CA? We'll explain the new Board. 9) Democrats are trying to buy votes with Fiscal Irresponsibility 10) Vilification of MAGA - Steve Bannon faces indictment in NY for state charges after Trump pardoned Federal charges.

Guest - Drew Allen 1) Judge grants Trump request for Special Master to review documents in Raid case. Trump slams Biden for vicious, hateful and divisive speech in PA. 2) Biden's Student Loan forgiveness plan is not popular when people learn how it will be paid for. In excess of 60% do not like it. It is not playing well in swing state PA. If implemented, some states may tax the forgiveness. (That's the minimum they should do. 3) Gazprom the Russian oil and gas giant, cuts off entirely the flow of gas to Europe. 8 Russian oil executives who voice concern or opposition have died mysteriously in 2022, including members of their immediate family. 3A) The Euro currency drops below $0.99 cents which is the lowest exchange rate ever on recession fears in Europe due to supply concerns over winter gas supply disruption. 3B) The Russian economy is in a recession and it is likely to continue for an extended period of time due to the war and sanctions. 4) Biden asks for $13.7B in additional aid for Ukraine. 5) OPEC+ announces a cut of 100K barrels a day in production. Oil jumps 3.5% and is back above $90 in the U.S. 6) British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss representing the Conservative party has been named Prime Minister of Great Britain. 7) In domestic politics, the Generic Ballot is tied in the Real Clear Politics poll, however Rasmussen has Republicans +5. 7A) Patty Murray is +3 in Washington Senate race, much closer than anticipated. What does this tell us? 7B) Gov. Hocul leads Lee Zeldon by 5 in NY Governor race. 8) In another disaster at the border, 13 illegals died trying to cross the river 9) Bed, Bath and Beyond CFO commits suicide by jumping out of his residence building. Was facing a federal investigation into his trading activity while recently announcing layoffs for the struggling company. 10) In college football, Georgia and Alabama cruise and Ohio State comes back to defeat Notre Dame in a close game to start the season.

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz 1) Biden the Divider. Media pushes anti MAGA narrative 2) Trump Special Master 3) No High end chip sales to China 4) UN to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant 5) Abbott ships Illegals to Chicago. Liberals outraged 6) Crime surges in Blue cities and Biden claims Dems support police. No they don't 7). Afghan woman claims she is raped by Taliban official and she gets arrested 8) Mary Peltola wins special election in Alaska rank choice voting. 1 Democrat against 2 Republicans. The rematch is in 2 months. Palin should drop out so Republicans can win the seat 9) Green Energy policies are killing Europe as energy supplies dwindle while continent is in a 500 year drought 10) Major heat and drought in CA and west causes major stress on power grid as Newsome says do not charge EV's 11) Quinnipiac poll has Biden at 40% - 52% 55% of Independents say he is doing a bad job, 92% of Republicans say the same. 83% of Democrats approve up 11% in a month. Bien has spent 40% of his time away from the White House 12) Fetterman refuses to debate OZ in PA 13) Counter offensive in Ukraine is making progress as Russians retreat. Former Putin ally and head of Lukoil jumps out of 6th floor hospital window. Numerous former Putin allies and their families have been killed in mysterious ways 14) Biden quietly trying to revive iran nuclear deal.

Guest - Joe Visconti 1) Biden approval falls to 38% in Reuters/Ipsos after an uptick to 41% last month 2) The economy, Immigration and Crime are main Republican issues. Democrats care about the environment, economy, abortion and health care 3) 74% believe the country is going in the wrong direction Democrats own inflation, gas prices, crime and 87K IRS agents as well as open border 4) 20 Whistleblowers come out against FBI Director Wrey lack of confidence and politicize the bureau. 5) Student debt plan is not paid for and likely to add to the federal debt. Democrats campaigning stay clear of the issue. 6) Biden smearing GOP as fascists will backfire as he is desperate. 7) Rubio leading Demings in Florida despite media effort to portray otherwise. The race will be close. Joe updates us on Levy - Blumenthal race in Connecticut 8) ADP shows a slowing in hiring at 130K jobs while the forecast was 300K. 9) Massive fraud anticipated in low income weatherization program which ballooned from $315M to $1B. 10) Gorbachev dies at 91