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Friday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Jill Gonzalez (WalletHub) -- This Saturday, the three major credit bureaus – TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian – will implement a set of policy changes that will have a major impact on consumers’ credit scores and borrowing capabilities.2. Meg Gardiner (award-winning author) -- Spurred by a shocking revelation, Gardiner began an exhaustive search into unsolved murder cases, consulting FBI files, countless news sources, and expert psychiatrists and investigators. This research served as the inspiration for her most chilling, compelling thriller yet, "UNSUB"--the first in a blockbuster new series.3. Roundtable discussion -- MSNBC "Morning Joe" guest Donny Deutsch blew up on Donald Trump this morning.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: shutterstock.com

Friday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Steve King (Republican congressman) -- Two new immigration measures are a step closer to becoming law. The House yesterday passed a bill that increases the sentences for illegal immigrants who re-enter the U.S. after being convicted of crimes.3. Tim Burg (Liftable Media) -- How a man in Iowa pleaded guilty to rigging the lottery4. Timothy Cama (energy and environment reporter, The Hill) -- Companies that operate visitor services in national parks are pushing the Trump administration to outsource more work to the private sector.5. Bart Jansen (reporter, USA Today) -- Air travel bill targets voice call ban, fee refunds, and weather delaysLike us on Facebook!Image credit: shutterstock.com

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Brett Velicovich (author, "Drone Warrior") -- In the U.S. Army, unknown to the public, there is only a small, elite group of soldiers who hunt and kill terrorists with drones.2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- One pro-immigrant European government is now looking at shutting their ports.3. Ron Hosko (former assistant director of the FBI) -- Events just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 2016, show just how perilous policing in America has become in our post-Ferguson world.4. Roundtable discussion -- Matt Schlapp, the president of the American Conservative Union, said Wednesday that journalists need to acknowledge that many conservatives believe that the news media “has been at war with their values for decades.”Like us on Facebook!Image credit: shutterstock.com

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Jason Riley (journalist, author) -- Recent decades have witnessed a proliferation of black elected officials, culminating in the historic presidency of Barack Obama. Despite this political success, however, racial gaps in income, employment, home-ownership, academic achievement, and other measures continue.3. Tom Hinchey (Liftable Media) -- California Republicans are gathering thousands of signatures in a recall effort against tax raisers in the state legislature.4. Kendra Arnold (chief counsel, Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust) -- The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Reps. John Lewis (D-GA) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) after FACT, a non-partisan organization, filed complaints alleging that both members had violated House ethics rules.5. Justin Caruso (reporter, Daily Caller) -- Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbi

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Eric Bolling (Fox News) -- Eric Bolling is the author of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller "Wake Up America." He is currently the host of the new hit Fox News Channel show “The Fox News Specialists,” and before that was one of the hosts of FNC’s “The Five.” He is author of the new book, “THE SWAMP: Washington’s Murky Pool of Corruption, Cronyism, and Really Strange Creatures – And How Trump Can Drain It.”2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- Mental health problems are reportedly rising among college students.3. Gracy Olmstead (The Federalist) -- This week, we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter”—the books that captured the minds of millions of readers, enchanting and inspiring an entire generation of young people.4. Roundtable discussion -- Former CNN CEO and TIME managing editor Walter Isaacson said Wednesday

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. David Brown (Dallas police chief) -- Chief David Brown inspired a nation with his response to the tragedy of five police officers being gunned down in his city last summer. Chief Brown has a new book out which discusses how he was able to handle the situation.2. Roundtable discussion -- Matt Schlapp, the president of the American Conservative Union, said Wednesday that journalists need to acknowledge that many conservatives believe that the news media “has been at war with their values for decades.”Like us on Facebook!

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. David Brown (Dallas police chief) -- Chief David Brown inspired a nation with his response to the tragedy of five police officers being gunned down in his city last summer. Chief Brown has a new book out which discusses how he was able to handle the situation.2. Roundtable discussion -- Matt Schlapp, the president of the American Conservative Union, said Wednesday that journalists need to acknowledge that many conservatives believe that the news media “has been at war with their values for decades.”Like us on Facebook!

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Charles Ellison (DC correspondent, The Philadelphia Tribune) -- President Trump’s travel ban went into effect today. It is still unclear as to what that’s actually going to mean for people seeking to enter the U.S. who are from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen--or for people seeking to enter as refugees.3. Tim Burg (Liftable Media) -- A major league umpire is being haled as a hero after his quick actions yesterday.4. Jeff Howard (THE Vegas Film Critic) -- What to look forward to this weekend at the box office5. Curtis Kalin (communications director, Citizens Against Government Waste) -- The group named Senator Bernie Sanders its June 2017 Porker of the Month.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Henry Olsen (author) -- Many Republicans view Ronald Reagan as an iconic conservative figure. But Henry Olsen argues that in order to maintain control of both the White House and Congress, they’ll need to relearn much of what they know about America’s 40th president.2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- A man spent three months in jail because police couldn’t tell it wasn’t cocaine inside the man’s car.3. Thomas Schatz (president, Citizens Against Government Waste) -- The group named Senator Bernie Sanders its June 2017 Porker of the Month.4. Roundtable discussion -- A White House reporter on Tuesday took exception to remarks Sarah Huckabee Sanders made after she blasted "fake news" in the media, raising his voice to tell the deputy press secretary that she was making "inflammatory" comments about the press.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: shutterstock.com

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Jim Gilmore (68th governor of Virginia) -- Recently, President Trump announced a $1 trillion plan to fix the nation’s roads, bridges, dams, and airports. The New York Times just did an article about their city’s aging 112-year-old subway system.3. Tom Hinchey (Liftable Media) -- Many median-income Americans are stretching their budgets beyond their means to buy a new car at today’s prices.4. Chris Chmielenski (director of content and activism for NumbersUSA) -- This week, the House set to vote on H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.5. Brian Fung (technology reporter, Washington Post) -- One of the nation’s biggest rental-car companies will be supporting Google’s latest venture into self-driving cars. Avis Budget Group, the company that owns the Avis, Budget, and Zipcar brands, has signed a deal to help maintain Google’s self-driv

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Phil Kerpen (president, American Commitment) -- Is Donald Trump keeping his promise to cancel the Obama climate deal?2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- The president of Venezuela is claiming that the country’s Supreme Court was attacked by a police helicopter.3. Craig Richardson (president, Energy & Environment Legal Institute) -- Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels, and launch rockets into space. And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies.4. Roundtable Discussion -- Jay Sekulow, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, was back on Fox News Wednesday to discuss “the so-called Russian probe.” Appearing on "America’s Newsroom," the attorney pointed the finger at Trump’s predecessor, former President Barack Obama, and questioned why his admi

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Dr. Myers Hurt (Diamond Luxury Health Care) -- An experimental flu vaccine patch with dissolving microneedles appears safe and effective, a preliminary study shows. The patch has 100 solid, water-soluble, and painless microneedles that are just long enough to penetrate the skin. Researchers say it could offer a pain-free and more convenient alternative to flu shots3. Charles Spence (Crossmodal Research Laboratory) -- His lab at Oxford University has run studies that have influenced food-industry giants and top chefs alike. Now, with "GASTROPHYSICS: The New Science of Eating," Spence reveals the secrets behind why and how we experience food the way we do.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: shutterstock.com

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. John Bambenek (Fidelis Cybersecurity) -- Computer systems from Ukraine to the United States were struck on Tuesday in an international cyber-attack that was similar to a recent assault that crippled tens of thousands of machines worldwide.2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- The New York Times might have to pay up for lying about Sarah Palin.3. Chad Robichaux (Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs) -- The programs help folks who are struggling with PTSD. He is also author the new book, ”An Unfair Advantage.”4. Roundtable discussion -- A White House reporter on Tuesday took exception to remarks Sarah Huckabee Sanders made after she blasted "fake news" in the media, raising his voice to tell the deputy press secretary that she was making "inflammatory" comments about the press.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com

Wednesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Matt Purple (deputy editor, Rare Politics) -- Senator Mitch McConnell is working to win over the holdout Republicans opposed to the GOP healthcare plan after he was forced to delay a vote on the bill.3. Tim Burg (Liftable Media) -- A viral post on social media has a woman from Boston steaming mad.4. Bob Dvorchak (military veteran, war correspondent) -- As we approach the 4th of July, most Americans think of hot dogs, fireworks, and relaxation. But what price do those things come at? And isn’t it our military and veterans we can thank for the freedoms we possess?5. Siraj Hashmi (assistant editor, Red Alert Politics) -- News is out regarding cities that raised the minimum wage.Like us on Facebook!Image credit: Disney | ABC Television Group

The Public Theater in New York has received an additional $100,000 grant from the federal government, fresh off its controversy for staging a Julius Caesar production where a Donald Trump lookalike is assassinated.Liftable Media's Tom Hinchey joined "Trending Today USA" host Ernie Brown to discuss the story.

Tuesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Mark Tapscott (Executive Editor, The Daily Caller) -- Clinton Foundation officials created lifetime “Category A” positions for the former first family on the controversial non-profit’s board of directors in November 2013 that appear to violate IRS regulations barring individuals from using tax-exempt groups for their private benefit, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- Someone’s bad decision to fake being a police officer ended up with a big dose of bad luck3. Roger Abramson (General Counsel for Ameriflex) -- The Congressional Budget Office said Monday that the Senate plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could leave 22 million more Americans uninsured by 20264. Roundtable Discussion -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Monday dodged questions from a Fox News producer regarding

Tennis legend John McEnroe is in hot water for comments he made about Serena Williams.Serena Williams let John McEnroe have it in the best way possible Monday evening. Williams served up two flaming tweets that slammed McEnroe for saying “if she played the men’s circuit, she’d be like 700 in the world.”Host Ernie Brown spoke with Cindy Boren, the sports reporter for The Washington Post, about the story and what's to come of it.Image credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com

Tuesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Dr. Herb London (President, London Center for Policy Research) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the litigation over President Trump's travel ban, but ruled that the administration could start blocking nationals from six Muslim-majority countries who don't have relationships with U.S. citizens from entering the country.3. Tom Hinchey (Liftable Media) -- The Public Theater in New York that recently staged Julius Caeser just received a large grant from the taxpayers4. Sarah Westwood (Washington Examiner) -- President Trump hasn't always stuck to his campaign script since taking office, but on energy and environmental issues, his positions have so far been non-negotiable5. Valerie Richardson (Washington Times) -- Arizona’s Joe Arpaio, once known as “America’s toughest sheriff,” went on trial Monday in Phoenix on misdemeanor criminal

Tuesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Dr. Jan Pol (Veterinarian, TV Reality Star) -- Nat Geo WILD’s No. 1 series, The Incredible Dr. Pol, is back with another season of helping animals. No two days are ever the same for Dr. Pol and his staff at Pol Veterinary Services as they wrangle animals and tackle cases at their clinic in rural Michigan.2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- If you’ve had to deal with the TSA at the airports, you know it’s hard to sneak something through security. One man in Boston thought he found a loophole to TSA regulations3. Seton Motley (LessGoverment.org) -- Countries like China and South Korea are standing up for their companies – and screwing ours with regulations.4. Roundtable Discussion -- A Representative admits Obamacare is failing constituents and Morning Joe's host Joe Scarborough calls GOP Senators a nasty nameLike us on Facebook!

Tuesday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Byron Henry (Attorney, Constitutional Scholar) -- A partial victory for President Trump and his travel ban. The Supreme Court ruled yesterday parts of the executive order can go forward. However, the high court will not hear the broader case until the fall. 3. Hal Nunn (Liftable Media) -- Nintendo re-releasing Super Nintendo in September4. Charles Tatelbaum (International Law Expert) -- Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker crippled by vast airbag recalls, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan. 5. Pete Trabucco (Amusement Park Expert) -- The heroic actions of an amusement park patron in Upstate New York two days ago may have saved the life of a 14-year-old girl and revived a question almost as old as summer: Just how safe are those wild rides? Like us on Facebook!