Five years after the mysterious pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC, the FBI finally arrests a suspect in Washington, D.C. What changed, what took so long, and what questions are *still* unanswered? We’ll dig into it.
Then I’m joined by political litigator **Jesse Vazquez** to break down the Supreme Court’s 6–3 order letting Texas use its new GOP-friendly congressional map for 2026 — despite a lower court’s finding of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. What does this mean for control of the House and for other states like California, North Carolina, and Missouri?
In Missouri, lawmakers are moving to make it **illegal for AI to marry, own property, or hold human legal rights**. We’ll talk about the new “AI non-personhood” bill, how other states like Idaho, Utah, North Dakota and Ohio are drawing lines around AI, and why some people are already forming emotional — and even romantic — attachments to chatbots.
Plus:
• Making air travel great again – are we officially a nation of airport pajama people?
• Criminal docket updates: what’s happening with Letitia James, James Comey, and other big cases.
• A pastor goes public with late-night “faith” phone calls from Barron Trump – is that crossing a line? [AP News+1](https://apnews.com/article/bd37e5a284664b52ef69985659c6e2ed?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• A curvy Missouri news anchor goes viral on TikTok reading nasty comments about herself *in her news anchor voice*.
• Lightning round: Chiefs, Mizzou bowl projections, Missouri State’s first bowl, court dates, and local events.
**Listen live Sunday 10–noon on 93.9 The Eagle or catch the podcast replay anytime.**
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