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My name is Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. I was just talking to a friend of mine who said he hasn't been able to follow the news lately. It's been too much. It's too crazy. It's driving him crazy. And he's just checked out. If you feel that way sometimes, too, I think you'll really like our podcast Politics by Faith. We take the main story of the day and we run it through the Bible. What does the Bible say about this? It's amazing, but it's all there. And then God tells us what to do. We don't even have to figure it out. The answers are right there. He gives us the answers. Politics by Faith. Please join us over there. You can listen to it wherever you're listening to this podcast right now. Politics by Faith.
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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, bill. It's Thursday, April 17, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Maryland, father feds suing Maine, California suing the feds and seen for the very first time. It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, senator from Maryland, Chris Van Hollen landed in El Salvador yesterday to meet Salvadorian officials about returning the alleged MS.13 gang member who was deported a couple of weeks ago by the Trump administration. The American senator flew to El Salvador. Meanwhile, court documents have been released from his wife who back in 2021 filed a protective order against him in her handwriting. She says that he hit her, left her bleeding and was abusive towards her around the children. And now she's out calling for him to be returned to America. The senator said he is there because he wants this man returned home. The Trump administration responded, he is home in El Salvador. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the DOJ will launch a lawsuit against Maine over its refusal to comply with President Trump's executive order, which interpreted Title 9 to prohibit the inclusion of men in women's sports. The complaint accuses Maine of openly and defiantly flouting federal anti discrimination law by prioritizing gender identity over biological reality. You remember not long ago, President Trump confronted the governor of Maine at a governor's meeting and the governor said, we'll see you in court. Trump said, good, I'll see you in court. I look forward to that. Should be a real easy one. And enjoy your life after governor, because I don't think you'll be in elected politics California is suing the Trump administration, but over tariffs, Gavin Newsom said no state is poised to lose more than the state of California. The governor said 43% of the state's almonds, pistachios and dairy products are exported out of California. And he said the uncertainty over how much the state could suffer from the tariffs is, quote, pronounced and profound. The state's lawsuit claims that the Trump administration cannot use the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. Newsom said that Trump invented a national emergency in order to justify the tariffs. A White House spokesperson said instead of focusing on California's rampant crime, homelessness and unaffordability, Gavin Newsom is spending his time trying to block President Trump's historic efforts to finally address the national emergency of our country's persistent goods trade deficits. The elusive colossal squid, the world's heaviest known invertebrate, has been filmed for the very first time. This thing is enormous. Now, this one was a baby. It's only a foot long with eight long arms and two long tentacles. It's got its own light source, which is the craziest thing, that some fish have light bulbs on them. This was a little one, though, but one was found dead. That's a thousand pounds. Its eyes were the size of soccer balls. I'm Mike slater and Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day.
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Totalitarianism is descending on the Rocky Mountain State because radical leftists are being elected to high positions. Soon, Colorado will mirror California. When I lived there in the late 1970s, Colorado was essentially a traditional state that fostered individualism. Yes, radicals dominated Boulder and Aspen, but the culture was not affected by the extremists. Now they rule. The latest outrage is a series of proposed new laws that gut parental authority and spit in the face of religious freedom. The legislature in Denver wants all Coloradans to fund abortions as well as gender changing surgery. Even worse, a law would allow children to undergo sex change procedures without permission from their parents. The state again picking up any tabs. The federal Hyde amendment forbids Washington from using tax dollars for abortions. However, Colorado seeks to override Hyde. That's illegal, of course, but the totalitarians are trying. The gender minor thing is simply unbelievable. The state will dictate a child's upbringing, not the parents. Mao Zed would love this. The leftist governor Jared Polis will probably sign the legislation. Then the litigation will begin. It's an all time Rocky Mountain low. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me billorilly.com bill@billoreilly.com name in town if you wish to opine now, let's go to the mail. George Porter is in Cincinnati. Mr. O'Reilly, Trump seems to be purging D.C. as he said he would. And my problem is he's hurting a lot of good people by laying off so many. What are these people supposed to do now? They have no jobs. Get other jobs. You know, there are plenty of jobs in America. Plenty. So you're working for the feds or the state and the debt is too big and they gotta cut back so you get another job. Capitalism, nobody's guaranteed employment is not that kind of a system. John CONCIERGE MEMBER According to Stephen Miller, the deportation of Garcia was not a mistake. He had his due process in 19 and a deportation order was issued since then. Garcia asked for asylum because he saying he feared for his life. On and on and on and on. Look, I'm not going to get involved with this. The government says Ms. 13 guy okay, I'm willing to look at that evidence. But right now, one judge is adjudicating his asylum request and the Supreme Court has asked the Trump administration to facilitate his return. And if the Trump administration doesn't want a war with the Supreme Court, which that is not good, it will bring him back. It's not worth it. The simple, simple story. Not worth it. Robert Doyle, Brooklyn, New York. What is this I keep reading about Barack Obama getting $2.5 million payments in royalties from Obamacare? I don't know what it is, Robert. I don't know what you're reading, but that's insane. If you tell me where it comes from, I'll expose the charlatan. But a question for you. Why are you reading stuff like that? There's no backup to that. But tell me where it comes from, and we'll go get them in a moment. Something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 160 years ago today, federal agents arrested a female conspirator following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. She would soon become the first woman ever executed by the US government. Here is the story of Mary Surratt. Born 1820 in Waterloo, Maryland, young Mary earned a living as a maid and innkeeper. According to prosecutors, John Wilkes Booth and a handful of other men used her boarding house in Washington, D.C. to plan the attack on Lincoln. Mary was allegedly aware of the plot, cooking their meals and providing a place for the traitors to sleep. After the assassination, the authorities rounded up everyone associated with the plot. Mary was arrested on April 30, 1865. Surratt's son, John Jr. Was also thought to be involved in the conspiracy, but escaped to Canada before capture. Although Mary claimed to be innocent, she was tried and convicted by a military commission. In short order, she was hanged for her crimes. In total, four people were executed for the plot against Abraham Lincoln, another three sentenced to life in prison. John Wilkes Booth died in a shootout in Northern Virginia. His final words, Useless. Useless. And here's something else you might not know. The actual boarding house where Surratt and Booth planned the assassination of Abraham Lincoln still stands to this day. But you will not find conspirators there anymore. For those looking to check out some history, it is now a restaurant in Washington's Chinatown district. The venue hosts a karaoke party every night for tourists. For the full story behind the most tragic assassination in history, please check out my first best selling book, Killing Lincoln. It will tell you exactly why the nation's greatest president met his death at the hands of of the assassin boot. It is full of things you do not know. Back after this.
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