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House passes bill that could see TikTok banned in US and Schumer calls for new Israeli leader to replace Netanyahu in Senate floor speech // Seattle defense lawyers, prosecutors clash over effort to disqualify judge as the Seattle City Attorney Disqualifies Judge Vaddadi // Joe Biden's latest gaffe: 'US has lowest inflation of any country in America', puts economy at heart of re-election bid as inflation ticks up // Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his deal with X after ‘tense’ interview // Puget Sound Energy proposes hefty rate hikes to pay for hydro and wind power; GUEST: Kevin Schilling, Mayor of Burien joins Ari to shed some light on the showdown with Dow Constantine over homeless encampments // Former MLB slugger Steve Garvey edges ahead of Adam Schiff in California US Senate primary // Jay Inslee and the Democrats had this plan to save the save the salmon, but it's really expensive and it isn't working! Todd Myers joins Ari to discuss the details // North Kitsap superintendent charged with misdemeanor submits resignation // Schumer speech on Israel slammed by Republicans, experts as 'unprecedented' and 'ridiculous' // DHS warns Haitian illegal immigrants arriving by boat face ‘immediate repatriation’, Biden administration considering processing flood of Haitian migrants at nearby Guantanamo Bay // GUEST: Sam Markstein, National Political Director, Republican Jewish Coalition // Costco CFO weighs in on $1.50 hot dog and soda combo's future

Producers Phil and Zach in for John Carlson (out sick today):  a Democrat tries to scorch special counsel Robert Hur and burns herself, why Boeing should value integrity as much as it does profitability, why car insurance costs are hammering Americans right now, blunt comments from Biden's NSA about Hamas refusal to release hostages, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers says State Legislature is dropping the ball on salmon habit improvement, I-2117 is already having an impact on the Inslee "cap and invest" carbon emission permit auction scheme, Bellingham homeless camp tent was center of a wide-ranging drug dealing operation, Bernie Sanders proposes new law for a 32-hour work week.

Thanks to Washington, Donald Trump is officially the presumptive GOP nominee for President as Lara Trump says RNC needs to use 'legal ballot harvesting' to beat Democrats // Seattle Police Department reaches lowest staffing level in 30 years and Seattle business owner puts up 'For Sale' signs after recent break-in // House passes bill that could see TikTok banned in US as Rumble makes offer to buy and operate TikTok in the US // Deadspin’s entire staff has been laid off after the sports site was sold to a startup // Lawmakers pass legislation that would prohibit octopus farming in Washington and A 17-year-old girl was shot near Garfield High School // Number of Gen Z who say they are not straight doubles to 22% —and 1 in 5 women under 27 are bisexual // Lilian Hale sworn in as the youngest legislator in Washington state history, and possibly US history and a staff member inadvertently assaulted during fight at Issaquah High School // Vandals cut cables of newly installed EV charging stations in Sumner // Biden's treasury sec Janet Yellen says she 'regrets' saying inflation was 'transitory' // Are boots on the ground in the Middle East? How the US military plans to construct a pier and get food into Gaza

* WA primary results clinch Republican nomination for Trump * so much for the claim that mail-in voting will increase voter turn-out * the WA 'uncommitted' vote by Democrats starts off at 8% * Georgia primary results show big momentum for Trump in a state that Biden won in 2020 * Pramila Jayapal refuses to acknowledge a fundamental legal standard in Biden classified documents investigation * three Seattle juveniles ages 14, 14, and 16 arrested for illegally possessing a gun, three armed car jackings and driving a stolen car * apparently Biden's NSA isn't paying heed to the demands of Ceasefire and 'vote uncommitted' Democrats * America's most liberal/progressive locales are getting tougher on crime after prior reforms resulted in larger crime problems * the most generous contest KVI has ever done * the Tik Tok controversy over forcing a popular app to be sold by the US government * why privacy and civil liberties violations from high tech are the top concerns about Tik Tok *

Biden transcript of classified docs interview reveals shocking memory lapses, said he had 'no goddamn idea' in response to 100s of questions and Jayapal clearly has an issue with her temper // Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead // House GOP report debunks Cassidy Hutchinson claim that Trump lunged for steering wheel on Jan 6 and FBI Director Christopher Wray admits concerns over 'ISIS ties' to human smuggling at border // Jimmy Kimmel’s Joke about Transformers Pisses off Fans during a Transformers convention! // Memorial service honors fallen WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd // Taco Bell closes indoor dining at 4 Oakland locations due to rampant crime // Drew Stokesbary, Washington State Representative joins Ari for a recap of the conclusion of the legislative session // A Mukilteo teacher EXPOSED for raising money for radical Palestinian cleric // Low salary limits police officer recruitment in Seattle despite bonus offers, report says - Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.), spokesperson for the National Police Association joins Ari to discuss the details

Topics: Biden flip flops on illegals // King County sheriff not enforcing camping ban // Biden’s weekend of flip flopping continues as he tries to appease both side on Israel/Gaza // Hollywood elites say the dumbest things // Head of King County health admits masks don’t work // GUEST: Senator John Braun,  leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, joined Ari with a 2024 legislative session recap // Best and worst of the Oscars

* welcome to Daylight Saving Time * the median Puget Sound home price now requires over $200K in household income to buy *  Oppenheimer dominates Acadamy Awards * a WA actress was snubbed for a big Academy Award * the timeline to start a Trump trial on classified documents * the irony of ABC This Week (and GMA) host George Stephanopoulos criticizing a Republican for endorsing Trump and calling Trump a rapist * Tacoma judge blocks a Gov. Jay Inslee and AG Bob Ferguson law singularly targeting the NW Immigration Detention Center * Pres. Biden's reversal on uttering the word "illegal" during the SOTU speech *  the list of criminal illegal aliens in the US is growing including the list of countries of nationality *  "this is a very real problem that the media tends to ignore until it becomes impossible to ignore" * the wrap on the WA Legislative session, pick off a hook * GUEST: Jonathan Choe reports on the public and political momentum against the status quo for homelessness in the Seattle bedroom community *

Topics: State of the Union lowlights // No matter what Joe said at SOTU, it won't make the Hamasniks happy // Charles Barkley threatens black people who support for Trump // Inslee may have threatened members of his own party // GUEST: Brandi Kruse, host of the unDivided podcast, joined Ari to discuss latest Washington state session // Is Canada smarter than Seattle? // Lars Unleashed

* Biden's SOTU speech is probably the most political SOTU we've ever heard * the Capitol Hill security perimeter before last night's SOTU * what Trump had to say about Biden's SOTU * listen to the cease-fire protesters who blocked Biden's motorcade driving him to Capitol Hill last night * Lars Larson says Biden SOTU says illegal immigrants kill thousands may have been his most honest line of the speech * compare and contrast Biden's SOTU comments about immigration to 1995 Bill Clinton SOTU and the need for deportation * GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson airs a new report this weekend about Biden's targets for wind power production * GUEST: economist Steve Moore points out the most alarming thing Pres. Biden said in SOTU last night * Biden's unclear SOTU comment about sending every American a $400 check * Wow! Candid response by a subsidized housing builder in Seattle about a suspected axe murderer's arrest * the word Pres. Biden said in SOTU that has fellow Democrats very upset *

Topics: What to expect at the State of the Union tonight // Voters getting texts from socialists // Will Biden talk Illegal immigration at the SOTU? // Bidens VA bans an iconic program // Democrats gas ban may be unconstitutional // Leftists claim SF is no longer progressive after voters choose common sense // GUEST: Glen Morgan, founder of We the Governed, joined Ari to discuss how you can be a community activist // GUEST: Chris Woolsey,  Senior Director of Communications at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, talks Oscar nominations with Ari