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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 54 MIN

Sarah Holliday, John McGuire, Alex J. Adams, Richard Gregorie, Jerry Boykin, Mark Montgomery

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On today’s program: Sarah Holliday, Reporter for the Washington Stand, reports on the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, Governor Tim Walz’s announcement that he will not run for re-election, as a potential $9 billion fraud investigation continues, and the growing concerns during the first days of New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani. John McGuire, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Navy Seal Veteran, discusses emerging details on U.S. actions in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Alex J. Adams, Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at HHS, explores the massive amount of information revealing corruption and fraud in Minnesota. Richard Gregorie, a retired federal prosecutor involved with the indictment of Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega, takes a legal and constitutional look at the U.S. invasion of Venezuela to capture President Nicolas Maduro. Lt. General (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, and Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Fellow and Senior Director at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, offers a historical context of U.S. involvement in removing foreign dictators and how the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro unfolded.

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