China Glock Switch Seizures, Patel vs Van Hollen Clash, and Pope Leo Honors Iran’s Ambassador | Your News Talk America | May 13, 2026

Your News Talk America · Show Notes

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · 9 AM to 12 PM ET

9:06 · China Mailing Glock Switches to Americans

Why is our enemy in Beijing selling Glock switches to Americans through the mail? Who are these recipients, and are they tied to terrorist or insurgent groups? China continues its campaign to destabilize the United States from the inside.

• Federal customs officers in Chicago seized more than 100 shipments of Glock switches and suppressors from Chinese senders last month, bound for recipients across the United States.
• In April, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team seized 269 parts that modify weapons to fire fully automatic or suppress gunshot sound.
• Across 107 shipments, federal officers recovered 255 pistol conversion switches and 14 suppressors.
• CBP reported 1,507 gun altering devices seized in 2024, making April’s seizures dramatically higher than normal.
• Federal law prohibits possession or use of automatic fire conversion switches. The devices convert standard semi automatic handguns to fully automatic and can be ordered online or produced on 3D printers.
• A CBP photo of seized switches showed at least one with a sticker reading “F*** THE ATF” · the agency that enforces federal gun laws.

Source: Washington Examiner · CBP gun suppressors, Glock switches, China

Panelist: Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter, Washington Examiner. Anna broke the Glock switch story yesterday.

9:20 · Patel Versus Van Hollen, Plus Border Crisis Update

Fireworks at a Senate hearing yesterday. FBI Director Kash Patel went off on Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen during a fiery exchange over accusations of excessive drinking.

• Van Hollen cited “multiple reports, including by The Atlantic” alleging episodes of excessive drinking, unexplained absences, and behavior that concerned current and former FBI and DOJ officials.
• Patel immediately ripped into Van Hollen for sipping margaritas on the taxpayer dime · a reference to Van Hollen’s 2024 trip to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS 13 affiliate deported for residing illegally in Maryland.
• Every Trump administration official now faces a Democrat firing squad when called before House and Senate committees.

Illegal immigration back in the news:

• Six deceased individuals were found in a Union Pacific Railroad car near the border town of Laredo, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, according to local police.
• Fire and EMS workers in Laredo pulled the bodies from inside the car after a railroad employee called emergency responders. The train was stopped at a yard roughly 13 miles north of the US Mexico border.
• Yesterday, a Mexican national was jailed for smuggling thousands of illegal aliens through Mexico into the United States.

Panelist: Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter, Washington Examiner.

9:35 · Monologue: “Didn’t You Know?”

Jake’s mid morning monologue. Tune in live to hear the full take.

9:45 · Redistricting Wars, ICE Student Visa Fraud, DHS Funding

• The war over redistricting continues and it is turning American voters into scorekeepers. How have recent rulings from the US Supreme Court and the Virginia Supreme Court reshaped the fight on Capitol Hill?
• ICE alleges widespread fraud in a major foreign student work program. More than 10,000 foreign students “claim to be working for highly suspect employers,” according to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons.
• With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump ended a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that dragged on for more than two months.
• Republicans are now scrambling to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, both left out of the deal that reopened DHS. What happened, and what comes next?
• What are the facts here about ending the defunding effort by Democrats against DHS?

Source: Epoch Times · ICE Alleges Widespread Fraud in Major Foreign Student Work Program

Panelist: Nathan Worcester, Senior Reporter and award winning journalist for the Epoch Times, based in Washington DC.

10:08 · Battle for the Senate, Cooper’s Released Felons, Farm Bill

• The battle for control of the United States Senate is underway.
• Democrat Roy Cooper made a COVID era deal in 2021 to release more than 3,500 criminals early from prison. Since then, 18 of those criminals have committed murder and more than 600 have committed other felonies. Who gets the blame · Cooper or his proxy, the ACLU?
• The redistricting war continues. Was the Democrat effort to eliminate any Republican representation in Virginia the Fort Sumter moment for the 2026 midterms?
• How important was the passage of the Farm Bill for Southeast farmers last week?

Panelist: Emma Hall, Southeast Regional Communications Director, RNC · @EmmaHallK on X

10:20 · Inflation, Oil, the BBB, and the Trump China Trip

• Is the Trump inflation story “transitory” after all?
• The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state owned oil company is warning that the energy sector will take time to recover from the Iran war’s impact on supply, as output was slashed by ongoing disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. His estimate for full recovery: 2027.
• A proposal backed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour is drawing warnings from economists who say the plan could squeeze small businesses and hit red states hardest.
• Most economic reports released by the government show an economy that is humming. How does David see the current state of the US economy?
• Corporate earnings are solid. But are higher energy costs eating up the benefits of the Big Beautiful Bill?
• Trump’s visit to China · what about tariffs?

Panelist: David Hebert, PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research · aier.org bio

10:33 · Iran’s Internal Crackdown and the Vatican Honor

There may be a ceasefire between Iran and the United States, but that does not mean the Iranian regime is at peace with its own people. The war is on hold; the internal crackdown is only deepening.

• NBC News spoke to a relative of one man executed last month as authorities ramp up a deadly campaign against those seen as the enemy within.
• Iran on Tuesday executed a man convicted of armed rebellion · the latest in a wave of hangings since war broke out with the United States and Israel.
• “The death sentence for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, son of Jalal, a trained member of the Ansar al Furqan terrorist group, was carried out this morning,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said. He had been charged with rebellion through armed attacks on police headquarters and membership in Ansar al Furqan.
• Question for Homeira: What did you make of Pope Leo bestowing the Vatican’s highest diplomatic honor on the Islamic Republic’s Ambassador, Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari · a man who represents a regime that has slaughtered 42,000 of its own people and imposes the death penalty on Muslims who convert to Christianity?
• Question for Homeira: Israelis are concerned about the NCRI, which you support. They believe your organization will continue the same policies toward Israel supported by the current regime. What do you say to Jewish listeners about those concerns?

Panelist: Homeira Hesami, Former Political Prisoner in Iran.

10:50 · The Islamists Are Here. Their Jihad Has Begun.

• Pope Leo XIV bestowed the Vatican’s highest diplomatic honor on the Islamic Republic’s Ambassador, Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari. He represents a regime that slaughtered 42,000 of its own people and imposes the death penalty on Muslims who convert to Christianity. He is an Islamist, not a Muslim.
• Clashes erupt at a Brooklyn synagogue during an Israeli real estate protest. Pro Palestinian demonstrators targeted an Israeli real estate expo at Young Israel Senior Services of Midwood, protesting what they called the illegal sale of Palestinian land.
• The confrontation led to scuffles, pepper spray use, and four arrests including two teens and two adults on charges including assault and disorderly conduct.
• Videos showed physical confrontations amid chants of “globalize the intifada” and flags including one from Hezbollah, while counter protesters were local Orthodox Jewish residents.
• The event echoed a similar protest on May 5. Jewish leaders decried the intimidation, and critics targeted new New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani amid rising antisemitic incidents in NYC.
• A Hamas supporter wore a fake suicide vest at the Monday protest. How did police know it was fake? Should he have been shot on the spot? Is that not terroristic threatening?
• Were these Hamas supporters aware of the sexual atrocities forced upon those kidnapped on October 7th? They should read today’s NY Post story closely.

Sources:

• New York Post · Hamas forced sexual torture between family members on Oct 7
• Eyal Yakoby on X · @EYakoby

Panelist: None · DIAL Producers and callers.

11:06 · The Hidden Hand: Wealth, Power, and Control

Mankind’s lust for power and wealth has been with us throughout history. So argues Eric Daniel Buesing, author of The Hidden Hand: Wealth, Power, and Control from Pharaohs to Corporations.

Buesing argues that a continuous architecture of elite power has shaped human civilization from ancient Sumer to modern global corporations. He frames this not as conspiracy theory but as systems science, identifying four recurring mechanisms used by ruling elites:

• Coercion
• Alignment
• Amnesia
• Conflict

These mechanisms, he claims, appear across:

• Egyptian famine politics
• Venetian banking networks
• Rockefeller era eugenics
• Modern surveillance capitalism
• Digital blackmail and kompromat systems

Scope of the book: The work traces power structures across ancient civilizations, medieval guilds, colonial trading companies, intelligence operations, and contemporary Big Tech and global finance.

Buy the book: Barnes & Noble · The Hidden Hand

Panelist: Eric Daniel Buesing, author of The Hidden Hand: Wealth, Power, and Control from Pharaohs to Corporations.

11:20 · The Redistricting Wars: Where, When, and How Does It End?

• What is your opinion of the redistricting wars?
• Were the Democrats too confident about Virginia?
• Redistricting is a dangerous game, because voters may be dissuaded from going to the polls when they suspect gerrymandering has negated their power.
• How do we fix this? It has to be at the state level · correct?

Panelist resources:

• Amazon · America’s Last Chance by Jeff Crouere
• John Birch Society · Dr. Steve Bonta bio

Panelist: Jeff Crouere, talk show host and political analyst of Ringside Politics, which airs on Real America’s Voice News on Saturdays. Jeff is also a columnist and the author of America’s Last Chance.

Panelist: Dr. Steve Bonta, Publisher of The New American magazine, the official publication of the John Birch Society.

11:33 · New Jersey Targets Parental Rights, Plus Mental Health in America

Could state and local governments be working to undermine parents in America? A major parental rights story is emerging from New Jersey.

• In June 2025, New Jersey lawmakers introduced two bills targeting homeschool families under the banner of “child safety” and “mental health.” After massive backlash from parents nationwide, both bills died in committee.
• Activists quietly reintroduced the bills in January 2026 once public attention faded.
• One bill would expand government oversight and reporting requirements on homeschool families. The other is even more concerning: it opens the door for mental health screening and intervention standards that many parents believe could be weaponized against families who reject gender ideology or activist driven school policies.
• Don’t we have evidence that transitioned kids have mental health problems? If so, what is New Jersey’s plan to address mental health problems when you chemically alter a child’s sexual assignment?
• A recent NYC story: a 76 year old man was pushed down a subway stair and died. The accused, a habitual offender, was released back onto the street to prey on innocent New Yorkers. This story is all too familiar.

Sources and panelist resources:

• Courage Is a Habit · courageisahabit.org
• American Spectator · Voters Sound Alarm on Mental Health System Failure in New National Poll
• drtimmurphy.com · About Dr. Tim Murphy

Panelist: Alvin Lui, President of Courage Is a Habit.

Panelist: Dr. Tim Murphy, former eight term congressman from Pennsylvania and a licensed psychologist specializing in resilience and recovery from psychological trauma. Author of three books, most recently The Christ Cure. Dr. Murphy consults on mental health and public policy with national organizations. His recent opinion piece in the American Spectator examines an April 2026 national poll on serious mental illness and federal inaction.

11:50 · Salute the Troops

As today’s Your News Talk America closes, Jake salutes the brave men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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