Rich Valdés America At Night

Gordon Chang, author of "China is Going to War" and "The Great U.S.-China Tech War," takes a look at the dark side of the Chinese auto industry. Rich also talks with Jason Isaac, founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute, about the Biden Administration's new climate regulations. Plus, the news of the day and your calls in Open Phones Across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), author of the new book "For the Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind." Then, USC Law student Anthony Mansfield describes the anti-Israel protests he witnessed firsthand at UCLA. We also get a history lesson on Germany's proposal to seize Russian assets from Jared Knott, a decorated combat infantry officer who served in Vietnam. He has written the book "Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) about her work on the REPORT Act, which updates technology on the Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tipline. Then, it's a discussion of the DEA's reclassification of marijuana, with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD). James Agresti, president and co-founder of Just Facts, tells how federal subsidies are penalizing oil and gas companies. Plus, former Army intelligence Captain Morgan Lerette tells his story in the new book "Guns, Girls, and Greed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump is held in contempt of court for violating a judge's gag order. Rich talks with one of Trump's attorneys, Jesse Binnall. Then, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) - the only Ukrainian-born member of Congress - tells why she voted against additional funding for her homeland. Later, it's a discussion of the left-wing protesters taking over U.S. universities such as Yale and Columbia, with Kenneth Abramowitz, founder of SaveTheWest.com and author of "The Multifront War: Defending America from Political Islam, China, Russia, Pandemics and Racial Strife." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Famed criminal attorney Arthur Aidala discusses the recent overturning of a conviction against his client, Harvey Weinstein. Then, Rich talks with Dr. Donna Van Natten, author of "The Body Language of Politics." Later, the DOJ and HHS are launching an online portal which allows the public to report health care practices deemed "harmful to competition." We learn more from Robert Bork, Jr., president of the Antitrust Education Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From CPC Hungary in Budapest. Rich discusses the news of the day with Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republicans Club, and former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp. Then Dr. Carole Liebermann, "The Terrorist Therapist," offers her thoughts on the protests on college campuses, one of which has resulted in the arrest of a professor at Emory University. Finally, filmmaker Chris Shimojima tells us about his newest project, "Safe Society." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich is once again broadcasting from CPAC Hungary in Budapest. First, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) shares his thoughts on the Trump immunity case arguments, anti-Israel protests on college campuses, and more. Next, a look at how the Biden administration is corrupting Title IX protections, with Sarah Parshall Perry, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich broadcasts tonight from Budapest, for this week's CPAC Hungary. First, a discussion of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, with Adam Guillette, president of Accuracy In Media. Shawn Farash, host of "Ungoverned" on LFA-TV, looks at Americans' waning interest in the presidential election. Then, a foreign national is reportedly funneling money through a non-profit to finance ballot issue campaigns in battleground states. We find out more from Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich discusses the Trump trial in New York, and other news of the day, with Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff at the Dept. of Defense. USAF Brigadier General (Ret.) Blaine Holt offers his analysis on the continuing tensions in the Middle East. Then, former Senate candidate Barry Hinckley shares his mission as primary drafter of the Re-Declaration of Independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get an update on the fight against human trafficking from Pastor Jaco Booyens, founder and CEO of After Eden Pictures. Then, we analyze the news of the day with actor, model and radio host Xen Sams. Later, psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne talks about the negative impacts and joins Rich to offer advice in another installment of "Dear Richie." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard Stern, director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rich to talk about the unrest in the House over funding for the border and Ukraine. Then, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt fills us in on a class action lawsuit being filed against the FAA. Plus, the Supreme Court appears divided over charges against some January 6th defendants; we discuss with former CIA operative J. Michael Waller, author of "Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, offer his insight on what to expect in the Trump legal proceedings. Then Rich talks with Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center and author of the new book "Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America." We also hear highlights from a Capitol Hill hearing regarding anti-Semitic protests on college campuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg about the threat Iran poses to the world stage following the attack on Israel. Later, we discuss the stabbing of a bishop in Australia and the splintering within the Methodist Church with Dr. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas and author of "Are We Living In The End Time?" Then, it's a look back on Day 2 of the "hush money" trial with Trump attorney Jesse Binnall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jury selection has begun in the Trump hush money trial in New York. Rich looks at that, and other news of the day, with former Congressman Jody Hice (R-GA), author of "Sacred Trust: Election Integrity and the Will of the People." Then, a discussion of Iran's weekend attack on Israel, first with Jonathan Tobin, editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, followed by USAF Brigadier General (Ret.) Blaine Holt, co-founder of Restore Liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) tells why she's inviting NYPD officers to move to Texas. Then Rich welcomes Dr. Jay Richards, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss new studies debunking "gender medicine." We also get an update on some of the international trouble spots from Col. John Mills, former Dept. of Defense official and author of "War Against the Deep State." Finally, your calls on the death of O.J. Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks about Ukraine funding with former Va. Governor Jim Gilmore, ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Inflation is on the rise; we look at the numbers with E.J. Antoni, economist and research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Plus, Michael Nadeau, founder and CEO of Cnect, discusses age discrimination in the hiring process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich welcomes Lara Trump, incoming co-chair of the Republican National Committee, to talk about former President Trump's record-breaking fund-raising efforts, and other items related to the 2024 campaign. Then we discuss President Xi's ambitions to elevate China as the world's biggest superpower with Alex Nester, investigative fellow at Parents Defending Education. Later, Steve Milloy, senior legal fellow at the E&E Institute and a former Trump EPA transition team member, weighs in on the carbon footprint of blue jeans, as well as electric vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks with Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests For Life, about the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF, and former President Trump's comments that such decisions, and the subject of abortion, should be left up to individual states. Then, should the FBI have the authority to confront individuals for their social posts? We ask Kenneth Gray, senior lecturer of criminal justice, homeland security, and emergency management at the University of New Haven. Plus, Itay Milner, consul for media affairs at the Israeli Consulate General, gives his reaction to Israeli's plans to carry out an offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, and the presence of anti-Israel and anti-American protesters at a rally in Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get an update on today's 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey, from geologist Gregory Wrightstone. Then, Rich talks with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association, about the border crisis and violent crimes committed by migrants. Later, Kate Gorka, formerly with the Heritage Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security, is co-author of the new book "Next Gen Marxism." We also meet author Jeffrey Marshall, whose latest novel is "Squeeze Plays." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich talks about the latest accusations against P. Diddy and the search for two missing women in Oklahoma with Lauren Conlin, host of "The Outlier" podcast. Then Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, founder of the American Center for Democracy, discusses her book, "The Soros Agenda." We also look at the results of a recent study about teenagers self-diagnosing their mental health issues, with Dr. Dean Beckloff, a Licensed Professional Counselor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices