"Partial Shutdown" | Sam Page's Trial | Talks with Iran | And More (2/16/26) Full Show

In hour 1, Ryan Wrecker is joined by Pete Seat, former White House Spokesperson under George W. Bush, to discuss the partial shutdown in effect. How long will it last? Who will get the blame? Midterm thoughts? Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute and Former Trump EPA Transition Team Member. No more tax breaks for stop/start engines? Trump last week took a big step in further disbanding the Obama-era climate agenda by dismantling some greenhouse gas emissions tax breaks. In hour 2, Tom Sullivan, local public watchdog, joins Ryan Wrecker to give his thoughts on St. Louis County budget problems and Sam Page going to trial soon. Joe Bishop Henchman, Executive VP of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, joins to explain why President Trump and Congress must act now on debt crisis. Frank Cusumano, KSDK Sports Director, joins to discuss SLU Billiken Basketball and other trending sports topics. In hour 3, Jeff Mordock, White House correspondent for the Washington Times, joins the show with the latest on partial shutdown, the economy, Trump ballroom renovation and Iran talks? Kendall Tietz, investigative reporter for Defending Education, joins to talk about a Maryland public school PTA that held an instruction session to train parents on how to identify ICE agents. Really? We also hear our Audio Cut of the Day!