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Latest / Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

315. California is Burning. And America is on Fire. The Country Braces for Trump. Congress is Sworn In. Zuckerberg Bends the Knee. Hegseth Hearings Loom. CFB and NFL Playoff Picks.

The New Year is here. And the world is on fire. Trump is headed back to Washington and you better believe the next few months are going to be as wild of a time as we’ve seen in years. And that’s saying something.

But the new year is a time for resolutions and your host Paul Rieckhoff has an idea for one for Biden or Trump or both of them together. Create a call for firefighters to help with the growing threat of wildfires we face every year. It’s an opportunity to create jobs, unify the country and solve a critical need that knows no party. And that’s the kind of mission we can get behind…

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