Liberty Roundtable Podcast

Radio Show Hour 2 – 05/24/2025
* Supreme Court Temporarily Shields DOGE From Freedom of Information Requests - The block will remain in effect for the time being, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled - Matthew Vadum, TheEpochTimes.com
* “FOIA applies to records created by federal agencies and does not cover records held by Congress, the courts, or state and local government agencies,” a government website says.
* President Trump Announces “Magnificent Parade” in DC to Celebrate 250th Anniversary of US Army - Kristinn Taylor, TheGatewayPundit.com
* Trump announced the long talked about military parade to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army by the Continental Congress will indeed take place in Washington, DC on June 14, 2025 - America250.org
Donald Trump and the Army were born on the same day, June 14. Trump will turn 79 that day. The parade is estimated to cost about $45M.
* In addition to the parade, the celebration will feature a parachute jump, a concert, fireworks and a speech by President Trump.
* President Donald Trump urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to move both iPhone manufacturing and assembly operations to the US in a Truth Social post Friday morning.
Trump said that Cook has been aware of his expectations to relocate the tech giant's operations. "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,"
* "If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the US.
* The "Big, Beautiful Bill" that's up for a vote in Congress is the ultimate fulfillment of the America First agenda.
* Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Agency Officials, but Moves to Protect Fed - Jess Bravin, UPI.com
* Trump Says He Has ‘No Intention' of Firing Fed Chair Powell.
* Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford is introducing a bill to combat an increase in drone activity from Mexican cartels on the US -Mexico border, the Daily Caller has learned.
* The Border Drone Assessment Act, which Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is co-sponsoring, would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security to conduct a threat assessment on unmanned aircraft activity at the nation's borders.
That threat assessment would include a detailed report on who specifically is operating the drones , what threat they pose to US national security, what data they may be collecting and how they use it.
* The bill would require the Under Secretary to submit a detailed report to Congress including a description of the tactics used by the drone operators, a description of current US capabilities to countermand the drones and a description current policies in place to protect the privacy and civil liberties of people who legally operate drones near the border.
* "When American airspace is violated by cartels and bad actors, America should be able to defend itself. We need a clear strategy to counter unmanned aircraft systems that cartels use and that threaten border security," Senator Lankford told the Caller.