Minnesota Governor Walz grants a full pardon to a Laotian national convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct

Full Show 7/16/2026: America is so fortunate that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz never became the Vice President

On today's show, Newell addresses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, along with the state's Board of Pardons, granting a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially deported Tou Lue Vang to Laos shortly after the state's Board of Pardons voted to grant him clemency. Then, Newell has on Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng to discuss her advocacy for FEMA reform on Capital Hill, Larissa Littleton Steib, Dr. Stacy Welcome, and Nicole Labat of Delgado Community College to discuss Delgado’s Super Saturday, a one-stop opportunity for prospective and returning students to apply, register for classes, meet with advisors, complete financial aid requirements, and get everything in place before the fall semester begins, and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss the NOPD district-level crime trends from 2022 through 2026, Leon Cannizzaro’s Judiciary Commission appointment, and the latest developments in Attorney General Liz Murrill’s grand jury investigation.

Let's take a look at NOPD district-level crime trends from 2022 through 2026 with Rafael Goyeneche

This hour, Newell is joined by Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss the NOPD district-level crime trends from 2022 through 2026, Leon Cannizzaro’s Judiciary Commission appointment, and the latest developments in Attorney General Liz Murrill’s grand jury investigation.

Hour 2: The situation along Israel’s northern border remains tense as U.S.-brokered talks continue between Israel and Lebanon.

This hour, Newell has on Larissa Littleton Steib, Dr. Stacy Welcome, and Nicole Labat of Delgado Community College to discuss Delgado’s Super Saturday, a one-stop opportunity for prospective and returning students to apply, register for classes, meet with advisors, complete financial aid requirements, and get everything in place before the fall semester begins. Then, Newell talks about the situation along Israel’s northern border remaining tense as U.S.-brokered talks continue between Israel and Lebanon.

BONUS: Code Orange Alert! Halloween takes over stores as wildfires take over the U.S.

Code orange! It's a social media code that alerts users that Summerween has come to a particular store. Halloween. We also check in on the wildfires with a pair who narrowly escaped them in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. And we check in on kid and mental health.

Delgado’s Super Saturday is one-stop opportunity for prospective and returning students to everything in place before the fall

Larissa Littleton Steib, Dr. Stacy Welcome, and Nicole Labat of Delgado Community College join Newell to discuss Delgado’s Super Saturday, a one-stop opportunity for prospective and returning students to apply, register for classes, meet with advisors, complete financial aid requirements, and get everything in place before the fall semester begins. They explain new financial aid guidelines, key enrollment deadlines, and what students need to do now to start classes this fall.