Castro Indicted, Massie Ousted, SCOTUS Reshapes the Map | Ludwig & McNeily

Guests Hayden Ludwig is the founder of restoration-news.com and host of the Restoration Spotlight Podcast. He is one of the clearest voices in conservative media covering America First foreign policy, election integrity, and the downstream political fights shaping the conservative movement.   Robert McNeely is the Director of Broadcasting and Grassroots Engagement at Tea Party Patriots Action. He has covered the Trump coalition from the ground at rallies across the country and now leads broadcast strategy for The Jenny Beth Show. Key Topics Covered • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicts Raul Castro for the 1996 murder of four Americans • Trump's Cuba strategy, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Cuban exile community • Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky primary after Trump endorsement • Texas runoff: Ken Paxton vs. John Cornyn and what's at stake for the SAVE America Act • Senator Ron Johnson calls to end the filibuster • Louisiana v. Callais — the Supreme Court ruling that could redraw 34 House seats • Justice Clarence Thomas, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and conservative jurisprudence • The abortion pill battle at the FDA • Secretary Pete Hegseth restores service members' right to carry firearms on base • North Carolina charter schools and the parents' bill of rights • Mamdani's rent control plan and why socialism always fails Timestamped Topic Breakdown 00:00 — Cold open and welcome 00:18 — Punchbowl News: Republicans consider postponing reconciliation vote 01:10 — Tea Party Patriots Action and the SAVE America Act fight 01:50 — Raul Castro indicted at the Miami Freedom Tower on Cuban Independence Day 02:55 — Acting AG Todd Blanche clip — the indictment announcement 05:44 — Why this matters: America First foreign policy with teeth 06:41 — Guest introductions: Hayden Ludwig and Robert McNeely 07:36 — Hayden on the timing and meaning of the Castro indictment 09:31 — Robert on the Monroe Doctrine and defending the Western hemisphere 10:32 — Will Cuba ever extradite? Hayden on Trump's options 13:11 — What this means for the Cuban exile community 14:15 — Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky primary 15:18 — Robert: voters want the 2024 mandate enacted 17:01 — Trump endorses Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in Texas 19:53 — Murkowski and Collins call the endorsement dangerous for the party 20:53 — The message to Senate Majority Leader Thune on the SAVE America Act 23:16 — Jenny Beth on what senators don't understand about American voters 26:19 — Call to action: Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 28:21 — Senator Ron Johnson calls to end the filibuster 31:32 — Hayden on citizen-only voting amendments in 22-25 states 34:08 — Supreme Court ruling: Louisiana v. Callais explained 35:33 — How the 1965 Voting Rights Act created 34 majority-minority seats 37:29 — Justice Clarence Thomas and 60 years of cowardice 40:19 — 2030 census projections and the permanent MAGA majority 42:38 — Democrats spent $200 million on gerrymandering — and lost 44:40 — Lightning round: the abortion pill battle at the FDA 48:43 — Secretary Hegseth restores service members' right to carry on base 50:38 — North Carolina charter schools up 50% — school choice already won 52:02 — Mamdani's rent control plan and why socialism always fails 53:27 — Restoration News and Independence Magazine 55:04 — Final call to action and closing 56:55 — Trump's Coast Guard commencement speech: never surrender Links Pass the SAVE America Act: passthesaveamericaact.com Tea Party Patriots Action: teapartypatriots.org The Jenny Beth Show: jennybethshow.com Restoration News: restoration-news.com Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 White House contact: whitehouse.gov/contact