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The most powerful member of the Virginia Senate surrendered to federal agents Thursday. Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas was indicted with six others, two of her daughters and her grandson among them, in what prosecutors call the Lucas Enterprise: more than 100 kilograms of marijuana and about $4.5 million over five years, per the Justice Department and CNBC. The indictment says she used her office to shield the operation and shape the law around the family business. Lucas denies all of it, and she is charged, not convicted. But when the people writing the laws are accused of writing them for the family business, that is exactly what a grand jury is for. Also in today's episode: - 15 charged, six of them medical professionals, in about $2 billion of California health care fraud (CBS Los Angeles, KTLA) - Peter Schweizer on the decade-old questions behind the federal search at Ilhan Omar's home (Breitbart, Fox News) - The leading economic index turns positive over six months, and no recession signal (Conference Board, Breitbart) - SpaceX and Tesla form special committees to study a merger; Musk himself pumps the brakes (The Epoch Times, CBS News) - A podcaster's "pistols firing" line about Vice President Vance draws a backlash (Breitbart, WND) - Vance stops his own Nebraska rally to lead the Lord's Prayer for a stranger (Breitbart, Newsweek) Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome And Headlines 01:21 Virginia Senator Arrested 03:53 California Healthcare Fraud 06:26 Ilhan Omar Search Warrant 08:34 Economic Index Update 10:19 SpaceX Tesla Merger Talk 12:14 Podcast Rhetoric Backlash 14:27 Vance Stops To Pray 16:06 Wrap Up And Prayer There is a famine of truth in our land. Seven stories. Seven o'clock. The truth starts now. #647 #ChuckFrank #LouiseLucas #Virginia #Accountability #Justice

$42 million in food stamp fraud, more than 40 people charged across 13 federal districts. On Wednesday at the FBI office in Cincinnati, Vice President Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the first nationwide crackdown on SNAP fraud, uncovered in a seven-week surge that began September 1, per the Justice Department and Local 12. One case: an Atlanta rapper charged with a $4.4 million scheme run through more than 350 accounts opened with stolen identities, who bragged online about a private jet. Vance: "We're done looking the other way when it comes to fraud." Tuesday the bounty. Wednesday the arrests. Chuck reads it. Also in today's episode: - An Austin woman sues Torchy's Tacos over a cow's tooth in her order; the taco is called The Democrat (KVUE, Fox 7) - A polling firm admits nearly all its surveys were fabricated, and the New York Times pulls 15 of them from its averages (Fox News, Washington Times) - Cook moves Minnesota's open Senate seat from Likely to Lean Democrat as Michele Tafoya closes on Peggy Flanagan (Washington Post, CNN) - A New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay the state $25 billion over Facebook privacy; Meta will appeal (AP, CBS News) - The world's central banks keep buying gold, led by China and Poland (World Gold Council, Kitco) - Bill Clinton makes his first campaign stop of the cycle at a Hollywood, Florida, church for David Jolly (CBS Miami, Breitbart) - A schoolteacher's 1904 book, Poems Every Child Should Know, still free online, still the cure (The Epoch Times) Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and Glide Slope 02:37 Taco Tooth Lawsuit 04:29 SNAP Fraud Crackdown 07:31 Fake Polling Scandal 10:09 Minnesota Senate Tightens 14:02 Meta Hit With Verdict 16:38 Central Banks Buy Gold 20:08 Bill Clinton in Florida 24:12 Poems Kids Should Know 26:57 Wrap Up and Prayer There is a famine of truth in our land. Eight stories. Seven o'clock. The truth starts now. #647 #ChuckFrank #Fraud #SNAP #Accountability #Meta

Up to $30,000 for a fraud tip. On Tuesday in the Oval Office, President Trump and Vice President Vance launched the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program: $25 million, run by the Justice Department, paying up to $30,000 when a tip to fraud.gov leads to a conviction or a major enforcement action, per the White House as reported by AP and NBC. Trump says he will settle disputes himself: "It'll be a binding arbitration." Vance: "It is stopping." The White House says the first check, $10,000, goes to independent journalist Nick Shirley. If you know where the fraud is buried, Uncle Sam will pay you to say so. Also in today's episode: - A Republican pollster's warning: Gallup's "most important problem" question now favors Democrats 44 to 33, per Patrick Ruffini - Two new fronts in the Omar probe: the New York Post reports prosecutors have DNA evidence; Omar has not been charged (New York Post, Breitbart) - Trump in Park City, Kansas, points to France and announces $8 billion in fuel relief for farmers (Breitbart, Newsweek) - Trump rallies in Greenville, North Carolina, for Senate candidate Michael Whatley as the White House touts its border numbers (Breitbart, WRAL) - Amy Acton's estranged mother calls her a liar in an Ohio ad; Ramaswamy now says his campaign made it (WOSU, AP) - After two nights of riots in Milan, Meloni's emergency decree makes parents pay for damage their children do (France 24, AP) - Allie Beth Stuckey to Christian parents on homecoming dresses: "Wearing something intentionally provocative is not loving your neighbor" (ChurchLeaders, The Blaze) Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and Countdown 02:00 Poll Alarm Bell 05:09 Fraud Tip Bounties 07:24 Ilhan Omar New Fronts 10:37 Trump Warns Europe 13:30 Border Scorecard Rally 15:37 Ohio Ad Family Feud 18:42 Milan Riots Crackdown 20:42 Homecoming Modesty Debate 22:44 Wrap Up and Prayer There is a famine of truth in our land. Eight stories. Seven o'clock. The truth starts now. #647 #ChuckFrank #Fraud #Accountability #Meloni #Faith

On Monday, all four U.S. Attorney's offices in California announced Operation Protect the Vote: 28 foreign nationals charged and 11 arrested in a single day, per the Justice Department's own release and the Associated Press. All 28 are green-card holders, not citizens. Most are charged with lying on naturalization paperwork, some with fraudulently registering to vote, felonies carrying up to five years; six in the Sacramento area face a misdemeanor charge of voting as a non-citizen in a federal election. California's Attorney General calls it a drop in the bucket. Every one of them is presumed innocent. Two weeks out, somebody is checking. Chuck reads what the Justice Department filed, as reported by Breitbart News. Also in today's episode: - The BBC called France's riots "mostly peaceful" over footage of burning cars; France's own interior minister said the violence started "right from the beginning" (Breitbart London, Mediaite) - Waymo is on pace to import about 5,100 Chinese-built robotaxi vans this year, as senators push to ban China-made vehicles outright (New York Post, Axios) - Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after 43 years, with a parting motto: "Always be truthful, not neutral" (CNN, TheWrap) - Marco Rubio in Athens and in a Breitbart interview: Americans are the "heirs" of Greece and Rome, and the West should stop apologizing for its history (Breitbart, Greek City Times) - A former Kentucky cheerleader is sentenced to 10 years in the death of her newborn son; safe-haven laws exist in every state (Fox 19, CBS) - A South Carolina judge says he intends to dismiss the Methodist conference's lawsuits against about 70 departing churches; an appeal is planned (The Advocate, Christian Post) - Elon Musk says he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every kid in America next year, about $10.5 billion at Friday's price (Axios, CNBC) Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and Headlines 01:38 Mostly Peaceful Riots 03:47 Noncitizen Voting Charges 07:05 China Built Robotaxis 09:55 Amanpour Exits CNN 12:20 Rubio in Athens 14:23 Cheerleader Sentencing 16:24 Methodists Church Split 18:18 Musk Shares for Kids 20:02 Closing Thanks and Prayer There is a famine of truth in our land. Eight stories. Seven o'clock. The truth starts now. #647 #ChuckFrank #ElectionIntegrity #California #Waymo #Faith

France is burning. A nationwide cost-of-living march on Saturday turned into the worst unrest the country has seen in decades: looting and arson in city after city, 2,397 arrests in a single day and 997 police and gendarmes injured, per the Interior Ministry as reported by France 24 and ABC. In Limoges, the 1883 town hall was set on fire and is "largely lost," the prefect said. Macron on national television Sunday: "Nothing justifies it." President Trump on Truth Social: "France is burning! ... Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late!" The night before, the Macrons were at a Celine Dion concert. Chuck reads what happened, as reported by The Epoch Times and Breitbart London. Also in today's episode: - The Macrons danced at a Celine Dion concert the night before the riots; one protest organizer compared them to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (Mail on Sunday, LBC) - A Brazilian bricklayer sold everything and traveled about 1,200 miles to meet "Jessica," who turned out to be AI (New York Post, Pulse) - Barack Obama posts a long defense of Ilhan Omar; the White House answers, and the New York Times reports her sister's phone led to the warrant (Fox News Digital, Breitbart) - Board of Elections records released by Judicial Watch show 578 non-citizens voted in D.C.'s June local elections, 510 of them registered Democrats (Judicial Watch, Breitbart) - The New York Times calls Abdul El-Sayed "Dr." and called Ben Carson "Mr.," Byron York points out (Washington Examiner, The Federalist) - A nor'easter pounds the Outer Banks: 2 to 4 feet of flooding forecast, visitors ordered off Hatteras, ferries suspended (Island Free Press, CBS 17) - More than 700 Appalachian State students commit to follow Jesus, and about 100 are baptized in pickup truck beds (CBN News, Decision Magazine) - Sue the palomino, lost a week in Yellowstone still wearing his saddle, is found safe half a mile from where he ran (Cowboy State Daily) Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and Headlines 01:31 Platter Chatter Macron Concert 02:41 AI TikTok Catfish 04:36 France Riots Erupt 07:14 Obama Defends Omar 09:33 Noncitizen Voting DC 11:32 New York Times Bias 13:36 Carolina Coast Storm 15:19 Campus Revival Baptisms 16:54 Horse Sue Found 18:44 Wrap Up and Thanks 19:15 Prayer and Blessing There is a famine of truth in our land. Nine stories. Seven o'clock. The truth starts now. #647 #ChuckFrank #France #IlhanOmar #ElectionIntegrity #Revival