The Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including how a shocking shootout near the White House is raising new questions about escalating security threats just days after a separate assassination attempt; why a federal judge's apology to an accused Trump assassin Cole Allen is sparking outrage; and backlash over a taxpayer-funded Texas waterpark hosting a controversial Muslim only religious-themed event and what it means for public spaces and discrimination laws, and much more.

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about Gavin Newsom's disastrous interview on "Real Time with Bill Maher" where Bill Maher pointed out all the failings of California including the high cost of living and high gas prices to his face; "60 Minutes" and Bill Maher exposing Gavin Newsom's massive failure and the wasting of billions of taxpayer dollars in trying to complete California's dream of building a high speed rail train; Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg having one of their most celebrated policy achievements, the blocking of the merger between JetBlue Airlines and Spirit Airlines, blow up in their faces after Spirit Airlines went bankrupt and shut down its operations effectively destroying 17,000 jobs and throwing thousands of customers into chaos; the "Real Time with Bill Maher" audience being shocked as Bill Maher insulted some of them directly for wishing that Donald Trump had died during Cole Allen's failed assassination attempt during the White House Correspondents Dinner; New York Times' Lulu Garcia-Navarro catching Tucker Carlson in a lie about implying that Donald Trump might be the antichrist; a Texas judge allowing a Muslim development to proceed after Texas governor Greg Abbott had told Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" the real reason behind his shutting down of Epic City, the planned Muslim community in East Plano Texas led by Yasir Qadhi; and much more.
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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including how Gavin Newsom immediately regretted appearing on "real Time with Bill Maher" after Maher unexpectedly challenged Newsom over California's rising gas prices, housing crisis, and massive high-speed rail costs; the fallout after Spirit Airlines suddenly shutting down and what the Trump administration is doing to handle stranded passengers and job losses; and why Marco Rubio's trip to Europe and the Vatican signals growing tensions between the U.S., NATO allies, and Pope Leo XIV; and much more.

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Dr. Debra Soh about her new book Sextinction; the "sex recession" and why Gen Z is having less sex despite hookup culture and social media; how pornography, dating apps, and "Instagram culture" are reducing real-life intimacy, body image, and relationship satisfaction; research on declining libido and testosterone and how modern culture is reshaping sexuality; rising anxiety, poor communication skills, and COVID-era isolation impacting dating; concerns about early porn exposure shaping expectations and risky behaviors; her own experience with a sex robot that looked like her twin; the rise of AI relationships and sex robots replacing human intimacy; how customizable AI partners and tech convenience are pulling people away from real-world connection; and the psychological and biological limits of replacing human relationships with technology, and much more.

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Josh Hammer and Newsmax's Ed Henry about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani getting more desperate in his attempts to deal with New York City's budget crisis as he held a press conference where he had the appearance of begging Governor Kathy Hochul for more money from New York state; Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson publicly cheering on capital flight as she appears to celebrate millionaires leaving Seattle after Washington state passed its millionaire tax; reality TV star of "The Hills" Spencer Pratt shocks Los Angeles voters with his attention-getting ad for mayor showcasing how Democratic politicians like Karen Bass are out of touch with how unlivable LA has become; Hakeem Jeffries having a meltdown on Jen Psaki's MSNOW show over Clarence Thomas and the conservative Supreme Court justices' ruling on the Voting Rights Act, which could alter all future elections in favor of Republicans; Fox News' Jesse Watters getting Sage Steele to expose the hypocrisy of Disney's executives in how they treat the free speech of employees like Jimmy Kimmel, who makes jokes about the death of Donald Trump, compared to employees who spoke out against the vaccine mandates during the COVID pandemic; FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announcing that the FCC is looking into the workplace discrimination practices of Disney which might have broken federal law; and much more.