The Jason Rantz Show

Guest: Dr. Yoram Hazony on his new book “The Virtue of Nationalism.” // LongForm: Guest: Mike Davis of the Article III project on the past SCOTUS term. // GUEST: Florida state senator and former U.S. Army Green Beret, Jay Collins, on his volunteer work with Grey Bull Rescue—a group that has been leading daring rescue missions of American citizens from Israel back to the U.S.

Josh Hammer shares his personal story of evacuating to safety while he was in Israel during the “12-Day War.” What is the Trump doctrine and what is an “America First” foreign policy? // Big Local: An Afghani refugee in Bellilngham says Trump Administration policies are an obstacle to her being reunited by her family. A Pierce County man was arrested for lobbing fireworks at someone’s home. King County is limiting its data collection of people’s gender. // You Pick the Topic: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte explains why he referred to Trump as “Daddy.”

Trump’s Big Beautiful has been sent back to the House as Republican leadership insists it will be passed by July 4^th. New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a total Marxist nutjob. // Josh Hammer unpacks the implications of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling striking down nationwide injunctions and why Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is a joke. // Conservatives scored several parental rights victories during this year’s Supreme Court term.

What’s Trending: It’s July 1, which means the cost of living in Washington just went up thanks to legislation passed by Democrats in Olympia. SPS actually moved to fire teacher Ian Golash after he defended Hamas. The Trump Administration is calling out CNN for its coverage of an app that helps illegal immigrants avoid ICE raids. // LongForm: GUEST: Saul Spady with the 'Quality of Coalition' is seeking to get homeless encampments banned across King County. // Quick Hit: Senate Republicans ditched a very controversial provision of the Big, Beautiful Bill.

What’s Trending: Pramila Jayapal compared ICE agents to terrorists. Florida has unveiled its “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center. GUEST: Danielle Alvarez (RNC Senior Advisor) breaks down the future of the Big Beautiful Bill in the House. //  Big Local: A new citizen’s coalition is working to get homeless encampments banned across King County. Bellevue School District is in dire financial straits. // You Pick the Topic: A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter that fell overboard on a cruise ship off the coast of Florida.

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ passed the Senate by a narrow margin today. One person was injured in a shooting in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District in broad daylight. The suspects are teenagers. // Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has sued the Trump Administration yet again. CNN data analyst Harry Enten says Trump is historically popular among Republicans. // GUEST: Joe and Ashley live near Magnuson Park and say the noise from partygoers is unbearable -- and the city refuses to act.

What’s Trending: Rantz Exclusive: WA taxpayer-funded training claimed only uneducated people reject DEI, perfectionism is ‘white supremacy.’ Seattle says it’s pride parade was even ‘louder’ this year. // LongForm: GUEST: Benton County Prosecutor Eric Eisinger is sounding the alarm on juvenile crime. // Quick Hit: A new HIV shot could be a game changer.

Gas prices are down across the country… except in Washington. A rap duo lead an antisemitic chant at the Glastonbury music festival in England over the weekend. Truck drivers are upset at a new Trump executive order that they must learn English. The Trump admin is also suing LA for its sanctuary policies. // Big Local: SeaTac is calling off its 4^th of July fireworks show. One of the Issaquah homeowners being sued by King County for cutting down trees says it was for safety reasons. The Tacoma News Tribune is getting to the bottom of who took down pride flags on a Pierce County bridge. // You Pick the Topic: Actress Charlize Theron ripped into Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s lavish wedding over the weekend.

The Senate took a big step forward in passing Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ An unspeakable tragedy in Idaho as two Coeur d’Alene firefighters are shot and killed. Protesters gathered in Tacoma to demand an end to US involvement in Iran. // Alleged Idaho murder Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty. Even CNN is admitting that Trump is on a roll. // Jason thinks it’s too hot outside. Former Seahawk Richard Sherman plead guilty to a DUI.

What’s Trending: The new handcuffs at the SPD aren’t working as planned, Bellevue’s Deputy Mayor Lynne Robinson breaks down Amazon’s latest expansion update, Jason reviews ‘Spiderman: Far From Home’ and a bus driver seen rolling an unconscious man off of the bus. \\ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remains indignant that woman at the border are being forced to drink toilet water. \\ Kamala Harris’ healthcare plan would get rid of private insurance.

SCOTUS ruled parents can opt their kids out of reading LGBTQ content in schools. A Seattle mayoral candidate has launched a new attack against Bruce Harrell. Race-based housing is allowed to stand in Washington for now. // LongForm: GUEST: Jennafah Singer is a small business owner in Seattle who was the victim of a vicious attack in her store. // Quick Hit: The Trump admin is making more cuts to the Small Business Administration, which Democrats tried to shield from DOGE.

SCOTUS upheld a Texas law that restricted children’s ability to view pornography. A Seattle police officer received a prestigious award for saving a man from being hit by a train. The Left is furious that the Supreme Court is allowing states to strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds. // Big Local: There’s been a surge in calls for help at Mailbox Peak. Vancouver police saved endangered cats. Issaquah residents are being sued for cutting down trees at a park. // Jake Skorheim tries to determine if Jason Rantz is a degenerate gambler.

The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling curtailing judicial tyranny by inhibiting lower courts’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. Farmers in Wenatchee are concerned they won’t have the manpower to pick all of their crops. The researcher in charge of a Trump administration report on gender dysphoria stands by his findings that trans surgeries for minors is unethical. // Pramila Jayapal is shocked to learn that it gets hot in the summer. // Two high school grads were left stranded in Seattle on a cross country road trip after their car was stolen.

Seattle Mayor’s office backs sidewalk murals for fentanyl addicts to pass out on. Employees at Seattle’s federal building protested ICE raids. A Spokane teacher was fired for saying the “N-Word” while reading ‘To Kill a Mockingbird” to his class. // LongForm: GUEST: Fox Business host Dagen McDowell on why college isn't for everybody and the value of trade schools. // Quick Hit: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fired a judge that fought Trump’s order stating there’s only two genders.

Apparently traffic tickets are racist now. Bottles of urine are being left out in a Portland neighborhood. Pierce County is extending its opioid detox program. // Big Local: The Spokane Fire Department admonished a viral video featuring a cat and pride flags on one of their trucks. Copper wire thieves are wreaking havoc for Sound Transit. Sound Transit is considering light rail expansion in Tacoma, but it would mean the end of an old building. // You Pick the Topic: Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman says that black people have more adverse health conditions because they have to worry about being called racial slurs.

The Trump Administration is hitting back at the media over reporting that the airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility weren’t particularly effective. Bruce Harrell is trying to raise taxes on big businesses again. // A Vietnamese man from Washington has been deported to Africa but local media left out the fact that he went to prison for murder. Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be deported to a country that’s no El Salvador. // Jason is very impressed by the advances in toupee technology.

What’s Trending: The City of Seattle may soon start suing graffiti taggers for clean-up costs. And a ‘Cobra Kai’ actor won’t be facing charges after allegedly biting his costar. // LongForm: GUEST: Youtuber Nick Shirley was in Seattle to cover the left-wing pro-Iran rallies and he was harassed by a crazy lady. // Quick Hit: Union pushing to extend $30 minimum wage to all Los Angeles employees.

What’s Trending: Seattle is trying to ban algorithmic rent-setting, but what is it and what does it mean? Cynthia Gonzalez, the Vice Mayor of Cudahay, CA. Calls out local gang members to stand up against ICE. According to a new report by Carfax, almost half a million WA drivers have expired tabs. // Big Local: Bellingham OK’s ordinances prohibiting landlords from charging “junk fees”, but what are “junk fees” and what constitutes as excessive? The City of Spokane council is considering stronger labor requirements for city projects of $5M or above. And one local official is trying to ban strong alcoholic beverages in Tri-Cities. // You Pick the Topic: Podcaster Joe Rogan is in the news for a couple of reasons, Jason breaks it all down.

President Trump went after CNN and the NY Times for “fake news” reports that downplayed the success of the bombing of Iran’s Nuclear facilities. A King Co. woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars over her missing cat. // According to an audit, Washington is facing a major lag in State inspections of hospitals. NATO chief Mark Rutte called Donald Trump Daddy. A top Biden aide admitted to Congress behind closed doors that she directed Autopen signatures without knowing who gave final approval. // Arizona Diamondbacks Second Basemen Ketel Marte was left in tears after a fan verbally abused him from the sideline.

What's Trending: A woman was beaten with a bat and had a gun shoved into her mouth after an altercation at an Olympia homeless encampment. The woman was going to the encampment to return a bike to friend before getting accused of being responsible for an overdose of someone else. A man was shot to death defending himself at a Seattle homeless encampment after an attempted robbery. Caitlin Clark is coming to Seattle to play against the Storm and ticket prices have skyrocketed, she has saved the WNBA from outright failure. Washington State lawmakers who are facing a $16 billion budget shortfall just used some new taxes to try and help make up for it but it is not enough. // LongForm: State Rep Travis Couture says it wasn’t FEMA that denied Bomb Cyclone funding. It was Democrats. // The Quick Hit:  A teen with an unknown condition cannot eat any food and doctors have no idea why. This is the only known person to suffer from this condition and his path to life has its challenges 

What’s Trending: King County is suing homeowners after they cut down 140 trees without permission. A nature cam caught some of the trees sliding down the hill by his camera. The trees were on park property and the purpose was to make the view betters for some homeowners. RFK Jr. called out Rep. Frank Pallone for taking $2 million in contributions from pharmaceutical companies after he was once against big pharma. The crowds at the Club World Cup have fluctuated and there were vast amounts of empty seats caused by so called “hostile atmospheres” // Big Local: Daniel Park, an accomplice in the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing in California has been found dead in his cell in prison. Island Senior Resources say they are going to be victims of budget cuts. Island Senior Resources provides rides for medical patients and the elderly who cannot drive themselves to appointments and other commutes. Cascade High School students organized a walk-out to protest the ICE raids. // You Pick the News: Data has been published that shows that Washington diners tip less, our state ranks near the bottom compared to the rest of the nation.  

What’s Trending: There are unconfirmed reports that the US did not completely destroy the 3 Iranian nuclear sites with the strategic bombing strikes. President Trump was not happy that both Iran and Israel kept fighting right up to the ceasefire. The open border policy under Biden is now coming back to haunt us with the possible threat of Iranian sleeper cells in the US. A former Nathan Hale High School student is suing the school for rampant antisemitism by other students and a lack of help from school officials. Megan Rapinoe made a comment on her podcast with Sue Bird that there are differences between men’s and women’s health. // Washington’s Fusion Center came out and told KOMO News that people in Washington should not be worried about potential Iranian sleeper cell attacks. A Seattle man has been stuck in Israel for three weeks after he went there for a vacation. He was there when the attacks on Israel and Iran were taking place. // Reports have come in that say that there has been a rampant abuse of remote work among federal employees in 2024. Many people were not working as hard and efficiently as they were reporting they were, most remote workers have no oversight for their production.  

What's Trending: The DOJ is suing Washington State over the Senate Bill that was passed that would require all confessions to a priest that are law breaking actions to be reported to law enforcement. This was directly aimed at the Catholic Church. President Trump announced that with help from the Qatari government, a ceasefire deal was agreed upon by both Iran and Israel. // LongForm: Republican US Rep. from Spokane Michael Baumgartner joins the show to give his take on the US Strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and what the symbolic strikes from Iran mean. // The Quick Hit: Walmart has expanded their drone delivery service to three more states to keep up in the race against Amazon. 

What’s Trending: There was a rally in Bellevue after the US executed strategic strikes on Iran. Both Iranian American and Israeli American activists came together and showed their support for the US strikes. A Magistrate judge has denied the government’s bid to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Jail. ESPN cameras were following TJ McConnell after the Pacers lost Game 7 of the NBA Finals // Big Local: Alaska Airlines is bringing a new facial recognition function at SeaTac Airport to act as your boarding pass and ID to get through security. A pregnant Bellingham woman’s truck caught on fire and she had to rescue her toddler who was still inside. // You Pick the News: A new study has come out about what happens to people who drink black coffee on a daily basis. A cup a day gave a 16% decline in death from any kind of disease, 2-3 cups a day was a 17% decrease in overall reasons of mortality. 

What’s Trending: The US struck 3 strategic nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend on President Trump’s order. There were protests in the streets in Seattle over these strikes and Jason’s dog almost went after a few activists. // The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction updated their disciplinarian rules for public schools. These changes have made it easier to be able to punish or expel students that misbehave on a normal basis, the left is calling these changes racist. Skamania Sheriff is considering giving citations to people that require search and rescue teams to rescue someone who gets trapped due to negligence of their actions. // President Trump has announced that Israel and Iran have come to an agreement on a ceasefire. Marco Rubio absolutely destroyed Face the Nation’s Margaret Brennan on Iran’s nuclear program and their intent.