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– David A. Kallman, Senior Partner with Kallman Legal Group. In The Kallman Legal Report, Kallman discusses the legal fight over President Trump’s decision to revoke White House access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Trump had said he would “probably” restore access if the court ruled against him; a federal judge has now temporarily blocked the ban and ordered the outlets’ credentials restored while the case proceeds.

– Nick Hopwood, Certified Financial Planner and Founder of Peak Wealth Management. In this week’s No Lazy Money, Hopwood discusses interest rates and inflation before focusing on the financial risks surrounding the critical years immediately before and after retirement. He explains sequence-of-returns risk, determining a realistic retirement spending level, and why tax-efficient withdrawal strategies involving brokerage, IRA, and Roth accounts may need to be customized rather than following the traditional order. Visit PeakWM.com/Gruber for a free Social Security analysis from Nick and his team of CFPs.

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– Alleigh Marré, Executive Director of the American Parents Coalition. Marré discusses what families need to know about the rapid expansion of AI data centers in communities across America. She examines questions surrounding electricity demand, utility costs, infrastructure, transparency, and how data-center development could affect households and local communities.

– Susan Kokinda, author and organizer with Promethean Action. Kokinda joins Steve for a wide-ranging discussion of Greenland, political tensions within the United Kingdom, and movements seeking greater independence from England. She also discusses President Trump’s diplomatic engagement with China and Russia, the war involving Russia, and the broader international political landscape.

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– Ryan Duffy, member of the Enbridge Communications Team. Duffy provides an update on Line 5 after a third-party strike in Wisconsin forced the pipeline out of service before a temporary bypass allowed operations to resume. He discusses continuing environmental monitoring and remediation, Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recent comments about the proposed Great Lakes Tunnel, and where the project currently stands in the permitting process.

– Charlie Kolean, President of the Private Property Rights Institute. Kolean discusses a report examining Michigan’s mandatory tourism marketing assessments and their impact on smaller hotels and lodging businesses. The institute estimates that small lodging operators contribute roughly $10 million annually while arguing that larger hotel operators receive disproportionate benefits from the system.

– Tom Coulson, owner of Liberty Coin Service. Coulson provides an update on the precious-metals market, discussing developments affecting gold, silver, and collectible coins. He also evaluates listener coin submissions and shares insight into their history, rarity, and potential value. Listeners can submit their own coins to [email protected].