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Happy Veterans Day. Only about 6% of Americans have served, and veterans made up 73% of Congress in 1971 but are projected at about 15% in the incoming Congress, though to be fair the draft and WWII and Korean War veterans explain much of that. Trump spoke at Arlington today and said “we won” in Iran and it’s “just a question of when we want to end it,” even as he says new strikes are “quite unlikely” for now. Will there be a major new attack? And a United flight from Newark to New Orleans sent a hijack alert after a passenger allegedly claimed to have a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit. DHS says he had illegally entered the country three times. He was arrested on landing, and no bomb was reported found. 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

Hasn’t Jensen Huang ever seen those spy movies? The story is serious: Nvidia’s CEO admitted an affair with a woman the New York Times says is a suspected Chinese spy, and if China got intel on Nvidia chips it could help them win the AI race. Nothing is proven, and the board is investigating. Pete Hegseth faces a forced House impeachment vote this week, and while it could pass the narrowly divided House, odds in the Senate are slim. And October CPI rose 0.4%, hotter than expected, with the implied annual rate near 4%, above wage growth. 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 guess we don’t get our $5,000. Trump’s dividend was only for a Republican sweep, and Democrats keep adding to their totals as the counting continues. Big news at the White House: Susie Wiles is out, and aggressive fighter Stephen Miller is in as chief of staff, so don’t look for the president to roll over for a Democratic Congress. And Pete Hegseth posted a combative video saying that if Congress tries to impeach him, “it won’t work with me,” with Massie planning a House vote Monday. 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

Wall Street is afraid of the Democrats who will control Congress. The Dow fell about 1,800 points and the Nasdaq plunged 5% on fears of AI and data center restrictions, erasing a one-day election rally. Will the new Democratic Congress solve what people are complaining about, like food, groceries, and gas, or spend its time going after Republicans? Will it keep funding the Iran war? Will it impeach Pete Hegseth? And will Donald Trump change his ways? 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 surprised. The polls were correct. Democrats won the House and flipped at least seven Senate seats, and voters rejected the President and the Republican Party. They didn’t embrace the Democrats. They’re just mad nobody listened, and affordability is not fake and not a hoax. Now Democrats have caught the hot potato, and if they don’t lower costs and reduce inflation, they’ll be thrown out in 2028. Speaking of 2028, there’s no break. The presidential wannabes are starting the race. Plus Alaska’s Senate race is still too close to call. 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

People don’t like Democrats either. Poll after poll shows voters rejecting Republicans without falling for Democrats, with just 29% positive on the Democratic Party in NBC’s poll. If Democrats win, they inherit the hot potato: how do they get grocery and gas prices down when they’ll hold, at most, one chamber? Meanwhile, a third carrier group and thousands more troops are heading toward Iran, even as Trump said Monday night, “I don’t know if you even call it a war because we haven’t been doing any fighting for months,” the same day U.S. forces struck Iranian targets. He’s having difficulty admitting it truly is a war. 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

It’s Election Eve, but there’s other news. A Learjet crash in Palm Beach killed all nine aboard, leaving a crater but sparing homes. Iran’s Supreme Leader gave the green light for talks and oil plunged 7%. Democrat Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers two days before the vote, and Democrats are stunned. Alaska has Decoy Dan on the Senate ballot, and the lone Democrat for its House seat is in federal prison in New York. Election officials are taking plenty of heat. 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 Alaska race is getting more serious: DOJ has issued 30 or more subpoenas, the governor ordered a state probe, and knowingly lying to a federal agent can itself be a crime. No one has been charged, and Peltola denies knowing about any recruitment. There will likely be court fights after the election, and the final arbiter may be the Senate itself, per UCLA’s Rick Hasen. The new Senate that convenes in January could decide the winner. If Republicans keep the majority, expect Sullivan to be seated, and if Democrats take over, expect Peltola. The real problems for those involved begin after November 3. 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 Alaska second-Dan-Sullivan story is just getting started. The governor ordered an investigation, ABC reports the DOJ has an active criminal probe, and a judge is weighing the DOJ’s civil suit. Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC deny involvement, and no charges have been filed. Both Sullivans will be on the ballot next Tuesday, and the real problems for anyone involved begin after November 3. Plus the Trump and Obama rallies are designed to fire up their bases, but there’s some comedy in how both conduct themselves, from Cheesecake Factory jokes to Trump’s remarks about physiques. They’re trying to sound relatable. Does it work? 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

Can you say dirty tricks? The New York Times reports Peltola campaign associates and DSCC aides helped recruit a second Alaska Senate candidate named Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. Peltola’s campaign denies it, no court has ruled, and the DOJ is suing to block certification if the incumbent loses. The Florida “ghost candidate” case that led to felony convictions was in 2020, and prosecutors said recruiting a spoiler isn’t illegal by itself. Stay tuned. Israel’s election is up for grabs: Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48, and Arab parties a record 19, with 61 needed and few willing to work with them. And the Fed held rates, with two dissents for a hike. 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

At two-hour rallies you have to talk about something, and the big hits have been Cheesecake Factory jokes, Sen. Husted’s physique, and Nicki Minaj’s butt. The topics aren’t the point. The goal is to get the MAGA base to show up and head off a blue wave. The DOJ is taking a third swipe at James Comey, charging him by criminal information over a 2016 leak, with his lawyers arguing the statute of limitations already expired. We were told revenge was coming, and it clearly is. And the Fed meets today and tomorrow, with no rate change expected but a December hike priced in. 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

Gas Under Trump and Biden Averages Almost Exactly the Same, $3.47. Trump Says It’s Much Lower, but It Depends How You Measure. Corruption Tops the Fox Poll. Anthropic, Maker of Claude, Files for a Record IPO Description: Guess what? Per AAA, gas averaged $3.472 under Trump’s second term and $3.471 under Biden. Trump says it’s much lower than Biden’s, but it depends on how you measure: the day he took office (about $3.09), today ($4.29), Biden’s peak ($5.02), or the average. Just the facts. Corruption now tops the Fox News Poll of voter concerns, ahead of inflation and gas prices. And Anthropic, maker of Claude, filed to go public on the Nasdaq as ANT. Reports say it could raise up to $100 billion, which would beat SpaceX’s record IPO. We cover what the filing shows, with no investment advice. 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

Tyler Robinson turned himself in, and prosecutors say he confessed in texts to his roommate, yet his defense wants a trial in 2029, while Utah proposes January 2028. Robinson pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent, and the defense says a capital case needs the time, but why so long? The judge rules today. The Ramaswamy ad still dominates Ohio’s governor race, and the NYT and ABC report the U.S. and Israel have drawn up Iran strike plans, most likely for after the elections. 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 Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother has Republicans split, with Governor DeWine, Kasich, and Portman saying take it down and Trump and Vance saying keep it up. Either way, it’s getting both candidates lots of attention. With 12 days to go, do you believe the polls? After the Wedgewood fake-poll scandal, aggregators pulled its numbers, but real pollsters weren’t involved. Does Putin really want a peace deal, or is he playing Trump while eyeing Eastern Europe? And if so, will Trump be remembered as the Neville Chamberlain of our time? Critics say yes, and the administration says no. We lay out both sides. 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

Politics is a dirty business, but even pundits on the right were stunned by Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her a “liar.” Her brother called it a “despicable low,” Nikki Haley blasted it, and Vance defended it. Is it fair game or a step too far? Then, if you think polls are fake, a firm called Wedgewood Polls just admitted it made up nearly all of its polls as a “social experiment,” and outlets like the New York Times and MS NOW had cited them. It’s the second fake pollster this fall, though reputable pollsters weren’t involved. The Wall Street Journal reports Elon Musk ordered Ukraine’s Starlink slowdown, and Trump denies knowing who was responsible. And there’s still no Russia-Ukraine peace deal. 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