Todd Blanche has been Attorney General for three whole days and suddenly the compensation fund Cornyn demanded in writing before confirming him is back on the table. Shocking. Francesca Hong led Wisconsin's governor primary by double digits in the polls and lost to David Crowley by less than half a point. We break down what that says about DSA's real strength, especially with a progressive winning big in Minnesota the same night. Medicare for All is back as a campaign talking point — sounds great until you imagine your cancer treatment run like the DMV, but worse. And today's CPI report shows 3.4 percent inflation, down one-tenth of a point — that is not prices falling, no matter what you're hearing. Prices are still going up. All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

The full Air Force One plane-swap story is out, confirming the Secret Service swapped Trump onto a backup plane in Turkey because of a credible threat. Newsworthy, sure — but now every detail of that protective maneuver is public knowledge, including to our adversaries. That's a real security problem. RFK Jr. and Trump signed an order cutting the recommended childhood vaccine schedule from 17 to 11. So who do you believe, the politician or the doctor? Normally the doctor, easily. But Fauci's ego damaged that trust for everyone. My answer — ask your own pediatrician, not a press conference. Problem solved. All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday — the Iran deal was going to be done "any day" every single day last week. Today it still isn't. Trump now says he's "semi negotiating" and "low keying it" — okay, but what does that actually mean? Meanwhile Iran has flipped the script and is issuing its own demands to us. This looks like a mess of our own making. Tomorrow is a big election day — primaries in Wisconsin, Vermont, and Minnesota will test whether the Democratic Socialist wave keeps rolling, and South Carolina holds a special election to fill Lindsey Graham's seat. We preview it all today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July when Wall Street expected a gain of 83,000 — a huge miss. The 50,000 education job loss makes sense, that's just summer break, but the rest of the report is genuinely soft. This should keep the Fed from hiking rates anytime soon. The Senate passed the Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions bill 86-11 — his final legislative legacy, passed just hours after his funeral. Trump lost his ballroom fight today when an appeals court ruled he needs Congress's approval, which he never got. He's appealing to the Supreme Court. And weeks after the Supreme Court told him he can't ban birthright citizenship, he's trying again with two new executive orders. This guy does not lose easily. All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

Fauci invoked the Fifth 111 times even though he's already pardoned — and Rand Paul's committee just voted to hold him in contempt, sending the referral straight to the DOJ instead of a full Senate vote. We break down the constitutional questions that raises. Wisconsin's Francesca Hong defended her old "cancel Thanksgiving" post on CNN Monday and by Wednesday was telling Politico it's actually her favorite holiday. That's a fast reversal. And Marine One came within a mile of a commercial jet taking off from Reagan National — the FAA investigates whether controllers did or did not follow the safety protocol put in place after last year's deadly crash at the same airport. Big news day, all of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

There are really two Democratic parties right now — highly educated voters disappointed they're making under sixty thousand dollars who make up the DSA, and traditional blue collar Democrats who want something completely different. We break down that split using El-Sayed's winning campaign, which sold affordability and lower gas prices while quietly leaving out abolish ICE, cut Israel aid, pack the court, release prisoners, and tax billionaires. An armed man was arrested at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf club days before his visit after being caught photographing security operations — another concerning pattern given everything this president has been through. And as a former highway patrolman who's made plenty of DUI arrests myself, I watched the body camera footage of Tony Romo's Wisconsin OWI arrest and my honest take is this looks like shoddy police work — and I'm not even a Cowboys fan. All of it today.Want to be notified when Claude responds?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

Missouri voters decide today whether to phase out the state income tax — which currently makes up 63 percent of state revenue. If it passes, taxes go up somewhere else, guaranteed. We break down how we'd vote. Mayor Mamdani's proposed grocery stores apparently only require a NYC library card to shop — not income, not need. That detail alone tells you this idea is in trouble before it's even built. And Ohio Congressman Max Miller faces a Wednesday deadline to be pulled from the ballot over serious domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife — allegations his own former father-in-law, a sitting senator, calls disqualifying. Is this the Republican version of what Democrats went through with Graham Platner in Maine? We ask directly. All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

I wasn't a Pirro fan before, but she earned real respect today. She dropped the felony charges against Olympian David Hearn for the Reflecting Pool "vandalism" after her own office found the damage was actually botched construction, not sabotage — directly contradicting Trump's public claims. Trump is furious, disagrees completely, and may fire her over it. That took real courage. Meanwhile, how many times has Trump now threatened Iran with military action only to back off at the last second? War is a test of wills, and we ask honestly — are Iran's leaders deliberately provoking him because they've learned the threats never turn into action? All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

U.S. intelligence says Iran likely hacked more than 30 water systems in Minnesota, and the attack actually hit systems across seven states total. Iran may be bringing this war home. Trump's response? He blamed Minnesota's governor instead and said "Iran should be so lucky." We examine that gap. Advisors are telling reporters retaliation strikes alone won't win this war — they'll just drag it out. The real choice is escalate and win or accept a bad deal, and neither is what the President wants. Todd Blanche's confirmation is still stuck in the Senate. And we revisit Chinese cars — banned here, sold everywhere else. National security or just protecting Detroit like we protected it from Japan in the 1970s? All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

Senator Cornyn won't vote for Todd Blanche without written DOJ promises — and it's worth noting Trump just endorsed Ken Paxton against Cornyn in the Texas primary. Coincidence? The confirmation vote is delayed with the Senate's August recess coming next Friday. NYC's mayor published the names and addresses of pied-à-terre apartment owners in a public shaming campaign — dangerous, and we ask the obvious question: does shaming rich people who already pay their taxes actually help anyone struggling financially? History says no. And June's PCE inflation dropped to 3.7 percent thanks to lower gas prices during the brief Iran pause — a pause that's already over. All of it today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support.Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed