The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: KIRO's Dori Monson left a powerful legacy and a Buffalo Bills suffered a cardiac arrest. // Seattle Credit Union is shutting down branches due to crime, a homicide near Lake Union and a homeless encampment fire. // Kevin McCarthy and the precarious Speaker of the House situation.

Another Democrat bill introduced to help criminal illegal immigrants. Trump signed an executive order reclassifying marijuana. Guest: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) on the upcoming budget battle. // LongForm: GUEST: Congressman Michael Baumgartner helped one of his constituents pull off a unique marriage proposal. // Quick Hit: Brian Stelter says Trump is going to war with the media after his BBC lawsuit. Left-wing commentator Oliver Darcy is complaining about Katie Pavlich joining NewsNation.

A Trump rule could force Washington and Oregon hospitals to drop dangerous youth gender treatments. For some reason, the woman from the famous Coldplay kiss cam couple has decided to come back into the spotlight. Trump is renaming the Kennedy Center after himself. Seattle is still drawing lots of new residents… or is it? // Big Local: Skykomish is dealing with the economic impacts of Highway 2 being closed. A Tacoma family that relies on medical devices is desperate for power to be restored. A vicious Pit Bull attack left several people injured in Bremerton. // You Pick the Topic: One ESPN personality says he regrets voting for Vanderbilt Quarterback Diego Pavia for Heisman after his ‘classless’ reaction.

Washington Congressman Adam Smith said something remarkably stupid about using the military to target drug traffickers. The DOJ is suing Washington State for refusing to hand over voter registration information. Seattle now has the highest rate of residents with a college degree of any major city in the United States. // Seattle activists held one of the most pathetic protests ever against Amazon. // Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia issued an apology for a post that bashed Heisman trophy voters after he didn’t win the award. A Chiefs player reacted in real time to finding out that the team had been eliminated from the playoffs.

Washington clean-air rules stall cremation upgrades, leaving funeral homes stuck with polluting machines. A viral video shows a crazy woman berating an elderly target employee for wearing a red Charlie Kirk shirt. Some SNAP recipients are furious that one state is limiting EBT to ‘real food.’ // Big Local: A Pierce County woman was arrested 3 times in 8 days for driving under the influence. An off-campus Bible program is considering filing a lawsuit against Everett School District. // You Pick the Topic: A Vegas tourist won over $1 million on a $25 bet.

Local business leaders and elected officials are already pushing back against a potential payroll tax in Washington. The ‘South Hill Rapist’ Kevin Coe has died of natural causes and the only tragedy is that he died outside of prison. An elderly grandmother in Seattle has spoken out about the altercation she had with a robber who bit her finger off. // A former MSNBC host went on a nasty tirade against Hispanic ICE agents. // Seattle has the biggest decline in rent for office space because there are so many vacancies.

We’re being told that light rail is coming to Tacoma Dome but you should only believe it when you see it. A new Seattle business merges pickleball with dining. Guest: Patrick Foley with Lake Union Partners on the Seattle business community’s reaction to Katie Wilson’s victory. // LongForm: GUEST: Energy Secretary Chris Wright.  // Quick Hit: The Democrats have another dumb talking point and want to extend Obamacare subsidies.

A Washington Republican takes on housing aid loophole that is pushing homebuyers out of purchases. Democrat Congressman Bennie Thompson says Trump’s strikes on Narco boats are illegal and tantamount to war crimes. FCC Chair Brendan Carr butted heads with Senators on Capitol Hill about his handling of the Jimmy Kimmel situation. // Big Local: An arrest has been made in the case of the Everett dog that was tied up and left in a Dumpster. A Spokane settled with the city after her basement was filled with sewage. An Everett man was sentenced for blowing up a Black couple’s car in what appears to be a racially motivated attack. // You Pick the Topic: Far-left commentator accused fitness influencer Jillian Michaels of being a ‘white nationalist,’ but there was one problem with this claim.

Washington Democrats want to make the state even less business friendly with a new payroll tax. KING 5 has another very biased immigration story about the Trump Administration’s review of asylum cases. A bar in Idaho is offering free beer to customers who assist ICE with deportations. // Democrats are alleging that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is guilty of war crimes for a strike on a Venezuelan drug boat. // Guest: Ted Foster with Northeast Seattle Little League says the city is charging inordinate fees and isn’t even doing the bare minimum for field maintenance.

KING 5 has another outrageously biased pro-illegal alien story. Guest: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) on what Bob Ferguson isn’t telling you about the budget. // LongForm: GUEST: News Nation war correspondent Robert Sherman on his new book ‘Lessons from the Front. // Quick Hit: A mom in Maine is fighting against gender identity injustice as adults claim an 8-year-old boy is a “girl” who should compete against girls in sports.

A trade group is begging Washington State to stop taxing restaurants so much. A Democrat state senator grilled a Washington State Patrol Captain over a new report that found racial disparities in traffic stops. // Big Local:  In a surprising move, King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay is cutting the equity and racial and social justice office. Some communities near Highway 2 are concerned about the flooding damage’s impact on the local economy. A very fortunate gambler near Tacoma turned a $2 bet into over $60k. // You Pick the Topic: The CEO of McDonald’s gave some ‘tough love’ to young workers.

Pramila Jayapal is proposing a radical bill that would completely eliminate the ability of DHS to detain illegal aliens and require that illegals be given taxpayer funded lawyers. ABC News is the latest outlet to debunk the WaPo Pete Hegseth smear. KING 5 aired a biased piece about Trump’s comments about Somalis. // Guest: Ed Roos is a former Seattle school principal that was falsely accused of putting a black student in a cage. // Slobs and broken people wear pajamas to airports in protest of government request.

What’s Trending: Eastlake HS parent is asking people to write the superintendent to denounce Jason as violent and alt-right, movie review of The King’s Man, and no crowds at the Space Needle for the fireworks return\\ Seahawks game pushed back due to Covid issues with the Rams, and South African Hospital rates shrink after Omicron\\ GUEST: Jason Mercier (Director, Center for Government Reform at Washington Policy Center) analyzes Gov Jay Inslee’s bloated budget

Another attack against an elderly woman in Seattle. After Washington Democrats criticized Trump’s ‘secret police,’ they quietly try creating one of their own. Elon Musk said that in hindsight he wishes he devoted more time to his companies instead of DOGE. // LongForm: GUEST: Real estate broker Matt Goyer on the grim outlook for the condo market in King County. // Quick Hit: A Kentucky state legislator says that she sometimes feels bad about being white.

Washington Democrats are proposing another bill to shield illegal immigrants. A Seattle Little League is being forced to pay exorbitant fees to the city for basically nothing in return. Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy went on a tirade against Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll after he opted to kick a meaningless field goal, which caused Portnoy to lose his bet. // Big Local: Meta has nixed its plans to expand in Bellevue. Is the Tacoma aroma finally going away? A Puyallup couple appeared on ‘House Hunters.’ // You Pick the Topic: Bill Maher smacked down far-left commentator Ana Kasparian while debating Israel’s war in Gaza.

Why do things feel less affordable than they actually are? President Trump made a dark joke about Air Force One crashing as the plane went through turbulence. // Girmay Zahilay’s racist, identity-obsessed appointment scheme insults the very women he claims to elevate. // A family is suing Royal Caribbean after a man died from allegedly being served 33 drinks on a cruise.

Josh Hammer filling in for Jason Rantz chats with author Melanie Phillips about Israel's role in America's foreign policy, and the increased recent criticism of Israel from within the so-called Conservative movement, and then takes an analytical view of what the White House is looking to gain with an increased military presence around Venezuela.

Josh Hammer filling in for Jason Rantz takes a closer look at the true meaning of the holidays, highlighting the importance of faith and family, shares the big news of King County's largest ever drug bust in The Big Local, and talks about a gruesome murder case in Cowlitz County in You Pick The News.

Josh Hammer filling in for Jason Rantz tackles the fiery remarks by Ben Shapiro on stage at Turning Point USAs blockbuster America Fest, calling out the likes of Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, and we look at the brewing fued between the United States and Venezuela.

Former Sonics star Shawn Kemp is trying to get his life turned around after his gun charges at the Tacoma mall. Tim Gaydos and his daughters reflect on some of their favorite Christmas memories. // LongForm: GUEST: State Senator Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) reacts to Governor Ferguson’s latest budget proposal. // Guest: Part 2 with Chris Gildon.

Guest: Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring. // Vice President J.D. Vance is gave a rousing speech at Turning Point’s America Fest conference last weekend. Hunter Biden was critical of some of his father’s decisions as President in a recent interview. // Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is criticizing Bob Ferguson over the budget. 

Governor Ferguson announced plans for a state income tax for millionaires. The Trump Administration is upping their offer for illegal aliens to self-deport to $3000. The illegal immigrant truck driver that killed a father of 2 was released by King County. // There were strong economic numbers for the third quarter with a 4.3 percent growth in GDP. // Activist judges are undermining our public safety.

Sara Nelson on what's next after her tenure on the Seattle city council and how to build a moderate coalition in Seattle. // Guest: Founder of the Seattle Christmas Market Malte Kluetz. 

Guest: Local report Jeremy Harris on the disturbing new details in the case of a man who allegedly hit an elderly woman in Seattle in the face with a nail. // LongForm: GUEST: We Heart Seattle Founder Andrea Suarez. // Quick Hit: Andrea Suarez part 2.

In this truncated hour, Tim Gaydos discusses how the holiday travel at SeaTac has been mayhem as the airport undergoes new construction projects.