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Hope is what happens when policy finally lines up with common sense. Tonight Damon Roberts opens with Bruce Blakeman's New York tax plan: wipe out state income tax on the first $50,000 for singles and $100,000 for couples, cut middle-bracket rates, and argue affordability is the fight that decides November.   Blakeman is selling the largest income-tax cut in state history while Hochul's camp calls the math unfinished. Damon's First Word: relief people can feel, or a campaign promise that still needs a funding map?   Israel says a bloody cockpit fight on a FlyDubai flight from the UAE to Tel Aviv was a thwarted hijacking. One pilot stabbed another, the jet plunged thousands of feet, Israeli jets scrambled, passengers and crew retook the cockpit, and the plane diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu says the attacker tried to crash a plane full of Israelis.   CENTCOM says the last U.S. troops completed an "orderly departure" from Erbil, ending the Iraq chapter of the anti-ISIS mission. Baghdad calls it sovereignty. Washington says Iraqi forces now own the threat—and Iran-aligned militias are watching.   Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades after Republicans attached a voter-ID provision. 53–47. Short of 60. Dems call the trading rules toothless and the ID language a poison pill. GOP says both are what voters already want.   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces a deeper cut to general and admiral billets—doubling last year's target to 20% by January. He calls it accountability. Critics call it a purge in the middle of a shooting war.   Plus sports and the rest of the board with Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, and Paul Nolan.   Would you take Blakeman's tax cut as written, or do you want the pay-for spelled out first? Drop it in the comments.

Damon opens with a First Word on the stretch run to November: do not go quiet. House and Senate maps are tightening, turnout is the whole game, and Studio 6B is not treating this like a spectator sport.   Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a "foreign actor" was clearly involved in the weekend incident near RAF Fairford, the UK base used by U.S. bombers. Five British men were arrested, then released on bail. Police found no explosives in the vans. Iran denies any role. Rubio and President Trump both called it serious and unfinished.   Former special counsel Jack Smith sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee and defended the Trump probes. Republicans hammered phone-record subpoenas, alleged partisanship, and even a disputed basketball-game timeline. Smith said he would bring the same cases against any president on the same facts.   Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael P. Desronvil is out in a new video after the mistrial. He says the focus should be on the three children, not him, and that he never had the doubt other jurors described.   Nicki Minaj lays out why she lost faith in Democrats: ignored after swatting incidents, industry pressure to stay quiet, and a party she says got captured by pop-culture pettiness. She is telling fans the midterms are the test.   Scores, studio chaos, and whatever breaks before 10. Hosts: Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta, and Beni Rae Harmony.   Is November already decided, or does turnout still flip the board? Drop it in the comments.

Gas is still running hot near $4.48 a gallon while crude sits around $105 Brent. Before pinning it all on one man, follow the barrel: Strait of Hormuz disruption, Iran war supply shock, diesel records, and refining math—not just Oval Office talking points.   Five UK nationals arrested near RAF Fairford (a U.S.-used bomber base) after suspicious vans were spotted have been released on bail under tight conditions. Police are still probing possible foreign-state proxies. Iran denies any role. Trump says he would not have let them walk.   The Supreme Court stayed a lower-court block and cleared a modified DHS SAVE system so states can run citizenship checks against federal records. Mass purges are limited by the 90-day federal quiet period before the Nov. 3 midterms; individualized checks can proceed. Feds also face tighter scrutiny of election machines.   Trump announced Mesabi Metallics' plan for a roughly $15 billion steel mill in southeast Iowa—touted as the largest in U.S. history—fed by Minnesota iron ore, aiming at 7.5–10 million tons a year, thousands of construction jobs, and about 1,750 permanent Iowa jobs, with production targeted around 2030.     Tonight's Guest Don Neuen drops in with an update on his new Real America's Music release.   Hosts: Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, and Paul Nolan.   Would you rather see citizenship checks tightened before November—or keep the current system and risk the mismatches both sides already fight over?

Tonight on Live From Studio 6B with Damon Roberts, Rick Ammirati, and Vin Butta.   The Supreme Court just cleared Trump officials to use an expanded immigration database for voter citizenship checks ahead of the midterms. Jack Smith is slated to sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week as Republicans press oversight of his Trump probes.   Ben Bergquam on his new book Step Into Fear—addiction, recovery, faith, and reporting from cartel country and the Darién Gap. Don Neuen on the new RAM track I Married A Liberal.   Netanyahu walked into a walkout at the UN and delivered a defiant speech that supporters are calling a win: no genocide, Iran in the crosshairs, and a direct shot at critics in the hall.   Want fewer RINOs? The argument for handing GOP conventions more real power over candidates and platform.   Sports, oddsmakers, and whatever else blows up before 10.   Would you let states run voter rolls against a federal citizenship database—or is that a purge waiting to happen?

The American Dream isn't dead. It was priced out of reach by people who never wanted it common. Damon opens on who locked the door and why.   Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. A judge ordered them back. Chaos hit as Xi arrived: outlets still blocked at first, then a noon scramble. TV pool stayed dark. The U-turn was messy and public.   Trump's citizenship-list and mail-ballot executive order has election officials on edge. Lists, prosecutions, and funding threats are colliding with midterms. Courts have already blocked pieces.   At the UN, Netanyahu went straight at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: antisemitism charge, "Jews no longer feel safe," Hamas associations, and a reversal of the genocide claim. Mamdani fired back. Tables turned on camera.   Lines, lock-of-the-night talk, and the usual Studio 6B chaos with Rick and Vin. Hosts: Damon Roberts, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta.   Was the media ban a First Amendment fight or payback that blew up at the worst possible time? Drop it in the comments.   #LiveFromStudio6B #RealAmericasVoice #Trump #Netanyahu #Mamdani #WhiteHouse #ElectionIntegrity #AmericanDream   Live From Studio 6B is heating up with explosive headlines and unfiltered truth! Hosts Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Kevin Downey Jr., and Vin Butta dive deep into the biggest stories shaking America tonight. Watch Damon Roberts and the gang cover news, politics, sports, and everything in between, weeknights from 8:00-10:00 PM EST.

Damon Roberts opens on President Trump's UNGA address: America is back, will not ask permission, and will not shrink from threats. The UN crowd that prefers managed decline just got a lecture on sovereignty.   Trump is heading to Knoxville for the No. 1 Texas vs. No. 14 Tennessee SEC showdown at Neyland Stadium. College GameDay is already on site. Midterms are six weeks out. This is not just football.   DOJ criminal lawyers charge aliens for illegal registration and voting. At the same time, DOJ's Civil Division tells a court that states cannot verify citizenship on the rolls. Trump's election-integrity fight just got knifed from inside the building.   Sunny Hostin brags she was the holdout juror who kept Daniel Rakowitz — the "Butcher of Tompkins Square Park" — from prison by pushing an insanity verdict. She describes dismemberment, boiling, and feeding remains to the homeless. Then she says that's how much she believes the defense.   SEC chaos, midterm heat, and the rest of the night with Damon Roberts, Rick Ammirati, Paul Nolan, and Kevin Downey Jr.   Should a Justice Department that prosecutes illegal voting also argue that states cannot check who is a citizen?

Tonight on Live From Studio 6B, Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta, and Beni Rae Harmony break down the biggest fights in Washington, the UN, and the media.   President Trump tells the UN he has a "big decision" on Iran: a deal that lets Tehran rebuild, or driving the Islamic Republic "into hell." He frames it as settling years of unfinished business and not letting a nuclear threat fester.   Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner doubles down after saying farmers would "trade five Americans" for one "undocumented immigrant." Tom Cotton's campaign is hammering the remark in the Senate race.   Former ABC correspondent Terry Moran says he pitched a Biden frailty story after watching the president in Japan in 2023 — and network bosses shut it down as "the medical unit's business."   Sen. Chris Murphy calls for "regulating the internet" so lonely Americans are less likely to "fall for" Trump. Barack Obama, at Colgate, warns "bad humans" could weaponize AI and says government has to regulate it.   Plus scores, studio banter, and whatever else explodes before 10 p.m.   If Trump is "settling unfinished business" with Iran, and Democrats want to regulate the internet and AI — who do you trust with the big decisions: voters, or Washington?

ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox suspend White House TV pool coverage after CNN is blocked from its rotation. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico notify the administration they are suing to restore access they say was vetoed over coverage the president calls fake news.   Newly released FBI photos of Biden document searches show gloves, neat stacks, and a quiet process. Watchdogs contrast that with the Mar-a-Lago raid images and call it kid-glove treatment.   President Trump announces an "AI Force" modeled on Space Force and says he will name an AI czar. He frames it as protecting U.S. dominance while using existing law against "bad" actors.   Minnesota federal judges describe email threads, templates, and clerk spreadsheets used to handle a surge of Trump-era immigration habeas cases. Critics call it coordination; the bench says it is caseload management.   The crew hits the board, the lines, and the oddities of the night.   Hosted by Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, and Paul Nolan.   Should the White House control which cameras cover the president, or is a pool walkout the press protecting the public's right to see what happens?

Tonight on Live From Studio 6B: Paul Nolan, Rick Delgado, Rick Amiratti, and Kevin Downey Jr. break a stacked Friday with news, sports, and a live guest.   Holdout Lindsay Clancy juror Michael P. Desronvil says he never had reasonable doubt that she murdered her three children — and believes being a Black Republican put a target on his back after the hung jury and mistrial.   President Trump says CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are banned from the White House "effective immediately," calling their coverage fiction and fake news. Outlets call it a First Amendment fight. Who belongs in the briefing room?   Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defends ICE after GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says the department is going after non-criminals. Mullin's line: illegal entry is already a crime. "A criminal is a criminal."   Trump declares victory on a historic deal with Denmark and Greenland: permanent U.S. military access, basing, and overflight — and a bar on adversary bases or sensitive investments without U.S. approval. Signing expected at the U.N. next week.   Are AI giants manufacturing a crisis — energy crunch, data-center boom, "doomsday" talk — to lock in their own business? The panel cuts through the panic.   Scores, odds, and the week's leftover fights.   Jordan Meyer joins to talk his new RAM release with Hi-Rez.   Should a president be able to ban news outlets from the White House — or is that a line you never cross?

The Detroit News endorses Mike Rogers and delivers a brutal takedown of Abdul El-Sayed for deleting social media posts and videos that raised questions about his views after 9/11, police, and America. The paper says a candidate who hides his past cannot be trusted after Election Day.   Twitch streamer and El-Sayed campaign surrogate Hasan Piker tells Axios that America is worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound" in deaths caused. The comments land on Constitution Day and immediately blow back on the Michigan Senate race.   Real median household income hits a record $87,460 in 2025. The official poverty rate falls to 10.2%. The White House frames it as results; critics note many Americans still don't feel it.   House Democrats join Republicans in a 352-72 vote making Trump's National Fraud Enforcement Division permanent—a reluctant win for the administration as it keeps the heat on Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz over massive social-services fraud.   Season 29 premieres with the show rebranded "South America" and a new intro featuring a nude animated Trump wiping himself with the American flag. The episode itself stays mostly local.   Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta, and Beni Rae Harmony hit the rest of the board—scores, headlines, and whatever else is exploding tonight.   Should a newspaper endorsement that calls out a deleted past matter more than a streamer's America-vs-al-Qaeda comparison?

President Trump hits the stage in Gastonia tonight for Michael Whatley's Senate rally. Then the panel unpacks the day's political firefights — from newly released Butler shooter records that blindsided GOP investigators, to Nancy Mace's clash with Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, the House holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt, and AOC blasting Patriots owner Robert Kraft over Macklemore. Sports and more with Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, and Paul Nolan.   President Trump speaks at Michael Whatley's campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport as the North Carolina Senate race against Roy Cooper heats up.   GOP lawmakers say they were blindsided by new documents on Thomas Matthew Crooks — including that his father sought to keep him from guns months before Butler and later handed over the rifle used.   Nancy Mace and attorney Kevin Reddington trade barbs after Mace called for a public execution "warning" in the Lindsay Clancy case.   The House unanimously holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt for defying Epstein-related subpoenas.   AOC accuses Patriots owner Robert Kraft of lining up stadiums to "censor" Macklemore over criticism of Israel.   Scores, headlines, and the night's leftover chaos. Should Congress finally get a full accounting of the Butler assassination attempt — or is two years of delay the story?

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and AG Letitia James are suing the Trump administration over the public-charge rule set to take effect Friday. Officials could deny green cards and visas if applicants look likely to use Medicaid, food aid, or housing help. Damon Roberts' First Word: Democrats run a simple operation — import people who need things, give them things, then harvest their gratitude at the ballot box.   New FBI records: Thomas Matthew Crooks used the alias "Bob Dole" to receive rifle parts before the July 2024 Butler attack. An anonymous donor later paid for his cremation. Motive still unsolved.   Mitch McConnell is back on the Senate floor for the first time since his June hospitalization, arriving in a wheelchair after a three-month absence.   DOJ: Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, Pa., arrested with a semiautomatic rifle and 190 rounds after allegedly plotting an ISIS "mission."   Macklemore says he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour after Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other stadium owners issued an ultimatum over his onstage "Free Palestine" remarks. Kraft says venues will not platform what he calls hate speech.   Lines, matchups, and the rest of the day's action with the Studio 6B crew.   Hosts: Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta, and Beni Rae Harmony.   Should welfare use block a green card — or is this just another lawsuit to keep the pipeline open?

VP JD Vance announced a permanent ban on about 870,000 borrowers tied to suspected COVID-era PPP and EIDL fraud — as much as $39 billion in taxpayer money. "If you screwed the American taxpayer… you're cut off."   NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NY AG Letitia James sued to block a Trump public-charge rule that would let officers weigh welfare, SNAP, and Medicaid use when denying visas and green cards. The rule is slated to take effect Sept. 18.   Trump called anti-AI catastrophe warnings a "HOAX" after Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk backed a slowdown. White House line: America leads China — don't kneecap the industry.   Trump said he's lifting the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey after "everybody's been bugging me," including Ireland's Taoiseach and Irish Open winner Shane Lowry. Applies to Ireland, not the whole EU.   A Lindsay Clancy juror said the panel saw the mistrial as a chance to "make it better for other women." Legal analysts called that reasoning a problem: juries apply the law, they don't rewrite it.   Odds, sports, and more. Guest Chad Prather on his new RAM track. Hosts: Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Paul Nolan.   Should suspected pandemic loan fraudsters be permanently cut off from future federal loans — or is that overreach without a conviction?

America marks a quarter-century since 9/11. Names are read at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville. A seventh moment of silence is added for those later killed by 9/11-related illness. The country is not the same one that woke up on September 11, 2001.   Imagining a threat and preparing for a threat are two different things. The panel looks at what we learned after the attacks — and what we still refuse to face.   Ceremonies at the reflecting pools, Flight 93's Wall of Names, and the Pentagon. Vice President Vance and all four living former presidents attend in New York. President Trump speaks at the Pentagon.   At Ground Zero, 9/11 families confront Bush, Obama, and Biden over what they call a Saudi "deep state" cover-up. They plead with Trump and Vance to release unredacted files and tell Riyadh to stop lying.   Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Vin Butta, and Kevin Downey Jr. look back at the days after the attacks — and ask what "never forget" actually means in 2026.

Damon on the real meaning of Labor Day — work, family, and what the holiday was actually built to honor, one day after the 2026 observance.   U.S. forces strike near Iran's Kharg Island and Jask. Explosions reported. Oil tankers targeted after IRGC attacks on Navy ships. Tit-for-tat fighting continues.   Trump tries to close his primary endorsement streak tonight in New Hampshire as John Sununu faces Scott Brown. Oddsmakers recap and more.   Charlie Kirk's biggest legacy: inspiring young people to get married. Erika Kirk's New York Times essay, "What I've Learned About Grief," one year after his assassination.   Socialism 2026 speakers in Chicago link fitness culture, dieting, and BMI to "body fascism."   Trump honors fallen 9/11 heroes as the South Tower steel beam tour reaches D.C. on the Ellipse, days before the 25th anniversary.   What do you think Charlie Kirk's real legacy is?