The Jason Rantz Show

The same income tax playbook that emptied California is now live in Washington state. The DHS shutdown could soon be reaching crisis levels. Trump was reportedly briefed that the new Ayatollah of Iran is gay. // LongForm: GUEST: Adam Fortney is running for Snohomish County Sheriff again. // Quick Hit: Thousands of people are moving to downtown Seattle while offices stay empty in 2026.

Washington lawmakers decide to virtue signal by replacing the term ‘alien’ with ‘noncitizen.’ The Seattle City Council is considering a proposal to add more shelter beds ahead of the World Cup. Guest: Dawn Baker with the Thurston County Realtors Association on Olympia and Thurston County’s energy score mandate. // Big Local: Pierce County is moving forward with a ban on new detention facilities. The Chair of Puyallup’s planning commission claimed she received death threats, but that may have been made up. // You Pick the Topic: How accurate is ChatGPT really?

Joe Kent calls it quits from the Trump Admin. A Kent bakery is the latest Washington business to flee the state. Parking tickets in Seattle have declined. // Travelers across the country are dealing with the effects of the DHS shutdown. // Chateau Ste. Michelle has released it’s 2026 concert lineup. Is the Irish goodbye rude?

The return of the Sonics could clear a major hurdle later this month. The rising oil prices are disproportionately hurting China. Egg prices have plummeted. // LongForm: GUEST: CIO of Bulwark Capital Management Zach Abraham says his company is leaving Washington because of the new income tax. // Quick Hit: WaPo readers are dropping their subscriptions after Jeff Bezos fired a significant chunk of their reporters.

Did Starbucks downplay how big their expansion in Nashville really is? Ninth Circuit forces trans women into women’s spa, judge fires back with blistering dissent. Democrats are trying to blame the GOP for the DHS shutdown. Guest: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) announced he is running for reelection. // Big Local: Detectives confiscated fentanyl and firearms thanks to some help from a Sequim casino. Olympia is the first city in the state to pass legal protections for polyamory. Two different animals have been shot on the Olympic Peninsula over the last month. // You Pick the Topic: Businesses in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood are dealing with the effects of soft-on-crime policies. Yet another CEO says he’s leaving Washington for a red state.

Blazing Bagels has abruptly closed all of their locations after filing for bankruptcy. A Washington man has been issued a hefty fine from DHS for refusing to leave the country. // Democrats are once again trying to convince themselves that they can win a Senate seat in Texas. Washington Congressman Adam Smith blames the conflict in Iran for the recent spate of terrorist attacks in the US. // FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is being subject to another round of bad-faith criticism.

Trump posts a statement on twitter after becoming canidate for Rebuplican party. Seattle voters come together to fill out their ballots. A bill is passed that could lead to the banning of Tik Tok, and multiple representatives and senators have express concerns over freedom of speech. People in North Seattle are up in arms after a man is shot and killed at a gas station. // A teacher in Mukilteo has been spreading antisemitism over social media posts and has supported antisemitism groups with her assistance raising funds. // Democrats have been trying to share the narrative that inflation is down. But no where near as down than when trump was in office.

Data suggests immigration arrests spiked in the PNW late last year. Gov Bob Ferguson highlights how proud he is of resistance. Radical left podcaster Jennifer Welch curses Joe Biden for not arresting Trump. You might be able to bet on college sports in Washington soon. // LongForm: GUEST: Kent Loux (Seattle Police Officers Guild president) on anti-ICE ordinance and his goals as he takes the lead of SPOG. // Quick Hit: Antisemitism is on the rise.

Seahawks GM sounds the alarm on Washington’s new millionaires tax and what it means for free agency recruiting. Snow hits Western Washington. Everett has criminalized exposing children to fentanyl. // A CNN commentator made one of the worst arguments against the war in Iran yet. // Guest: Chris Sullivan on weekend traffic.

The income tax heads to Bob Ferguson’s desk. Seattle Times cartoonist Dave Horsey reduces female officials to ‘Barbies,’ brands Jewish Stephen Miller ‘Mein Kampf Ken.’ President Trump offers life advice to young people. // Big Local: An Edmonds sushi restaurant is having some refigeration issues after copper pipes. Snowy conditions are causing problems at SeaTac airport. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim

Jason joined the Guy Benson show to discuss the media's coverage of the terrorist attack in New York last weekend as well as Washington's income tax.

Seattle’s police chief is turning cops into federal obstruction tools. Iran withdrawing from the World Cup this summer has thrown a wrench into Seattle’s plans. Seattle’s $410M library levy also bankrolls Office of Inclusion and Belonging office. // LongForm: GUEST: Independent journalist Brandi Kruse on her ongoing legal battle against the Washington State Legislature for denying her media credentials. // Quick Hit: An actress claps back at criticism for attending a dog rescue event at Mar-a-Lago. A country artist has canceled his tour as he struggles with mental health.

Tens of thousands of Washingtonians are still without power as a result of last night’s windstorm. Democrats and the media are trying to generate fake outrage over Pete Hegseth’s War Department spending money on nice meals for our troops. A new investigation found that hospice centers in California are rife with fraud. // Big Local: Men across Washington are lamenting the fact that the annual Tulip Festival is nearing. A Shoreline family was scammed out of their life savings in a ‘pig butchering’ scheme. A gambler at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma won a huge jackpot on just a $3 bet. // You Pick the Topic: The wine industry is taking a big hit as both millennials and boomers have stopped drinking nearly as much.

The Washington State Legislature has officially passed the ‘millionaires tax.’ There was a shooting at a Michigan synagogue and at Old Dominion University in Virginia today in what appear to be terrorist attacks. Spokane Valley is conducting a $100k study to oppose the state’s parking mandates. // Guest: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood reacts to the income tax. // Taco Bell has announced its new menu items for 2026.

According to new data, King County has experienced a substantial drop in crime. Iran is backing out of the World Cup. Several players on Iran’s women’s soccer team are seeking asylum in Australia. // LongForm: GUEST: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) on the income tax fight. // Quick Hit: The new betting odds are now favoring Marco Rubio over JD Vance to be the GOP nominee for president in 2028.

A homeless encampment is growing near the Seattle Center because the city says the property owner has to request it to be cleared. A federal judge ruled in favor of Washington legislators that denied press passes to media members. Guest: UW meteorologist Cliff Mass on what we can expect for tonight's storm. // Big Local: There’s been a spate of Pokemon card thefts across Pierce County. Tacoma residents are are butting heads with a pizza place that has very loud karaoke nights. Kitsap County deputies arrested a drunk man on top of a Silverdale hotel. // You Pick the Topic: The seafood industry is suffering as a result of the massive amount of sewage that has spilled into the Potomac river.

The income tax is going to happen. A weird op-ed says trans bathroom bills are bad because the female author looks like a man. Chipotle is offering free burritos for people with tattoos this Friday the 13. // How close are we to the end of the conflict in Iran? // The Mariners have released their new menu items for this season.

Ballard business owners are going to extreme lengths to prevent thieves from breaking in. Are the Mariners’ Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena feuding? // LongForm: GUEST: Curtis Houck with Newsbusters on the media's dishonest coverage of the conflict in Iran and the attempted terrorist attack in New York over the weekend. // Quick Hit: Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) grilled a Cato Institute scholar for claiming the Trump Administration is trying to deport US citizens.

A Washington State bill banning law enforcement from wearing masks heads to Bob Ferguson’s desk. The Mariners announced their 2026 value menu. The delivery of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes have been delayed due to a ‘machining error.” // Big Local: Bellevue police is preparing a special light rail unit dedicated to keeping the homeless from Seattle out. Kids on e-bikes and scooters are causing a commotion in an Auburn neighborhood. // You Pick the Topic: A Texas woman has been accused of flying drones disguised as crows to smuggle drugs into a prison. The Trump Admin pulled $120k in research grants for LGBTQ cartoonists and ‘multiethnic’ studies.

Republicans in Olympia are fighting tooth and nail against the income tax as debate lingers on. A Spokane nonprofit offered a very modest bid to buy the Seahawks in order to highlight the crisis of childhood homelessness. // Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provides an optimistic update on the air campaign in Iran. Republican Senator Tom Cotton calls out antisemitism that has been brewing on the Right. // The city of Seattle might have to delay transportation projects in order to pay for anti-ICE signs. A former Biden-Harris adviser couldn’t say whether or not he believed entering the country illegally is a crime.