Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 25, 2026

Episode Date: April 25, 2026

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Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thanks, Bill. You're listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening this week in America. Peace talks at the White House. Marijuana reclassification. Two defections to Democrats. And number one pick missing.

It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be with your message of the day. But first, the president greeted leaders from Israel and Lebanon as they engaged in peace talks at the White House. It says connections to Iran, of course, because Hezbollah in Lebanon is backed by Iran. As the ceasefire in Iran is ongoing, the Israeli defense minister said they are waiting for the green light from the United States to resume attacks in Iran. The minister said the attack this time will be different and deadly and will add devastating blows in the most painful places, following the enormous blows that the Iranian terrorist regime has suffered so far,

but blows that will shake and collapse its foundations. The president said Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is. They just don't know. He also said, I've ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats, though they may be. Their naval ships are all 159 of them at the bottom of the sea. That's putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, signed an order reclassifying state licensed medical marijuana. Blanche said that the move is based on delivering on President Trump's promise to expand medical options for Americans. He said this rescheduling action allows for research on the safety an efficacy of this substance, ultimately providing better care for patients and doctors with

more reliable information. The DEA said our men and women in law enforcement remain committed to fighting drug cartels, the fentanyl epidemic, and protecting American lives. But potheads beware, this order said that any form of marijuana other than an FDA-approved drug product remains a Schedule 1 controlled substance. That's the most dangerous classification of drugs. And those who handle such materials remain subject to the law. All through two nights ago, over a six-hour period, ending at 4 a.m. Eastern,

Senate Republicans voted 50 to 48, Murkowski and Rand Paul defecting to the Democrats, but they voted to fund ICE and Border Patrol until the end of Trump's term. This is part of Senate Republicans' plan to approve $70 billion in funding without any help from Democrats. The House has to vote on it, and if the House makes any changes to it, then it's got to go back to the Senate for probably another six hours of voting. Day one of the NFL draft was last night. Number one pick, Mendoza was not in Pittsburgh. He was with his mom.

He said he would have loved to been in Pittsburgh, but Mom really wanted to do it at home. It's a lot easier for us, especially with the family situation. His mom, if you remember, has MS. And I encourage you to read the letter that mom wrote to her son after he won the Heisman trophy a couple months ago. Number one pick to the Raiders.

I'm Mike Slater from Politics by Faith, YouTube.com slash at Politics by faith to subscribe. Bill O'Reilly has your message to the day. Next. I'm going to tell you about the most unforgettable gift you can get mom this Mother's Day. Have you heard of Goldbelly? It's this amazing site that celebrates the best of America by shipping our country's most iconic foods from legendary eateries straight to your door. And they'll ship anywhere across the nation, free in time for Mother's Day. I'm loving my lobster rolls and Levine bakery cookies from Goldbelly.

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Monday of this week, someone writing on X put out that 26 Iranian vessels had evaded the U.S. Navy, which is located now in of Hormuz. That report is not true. However, Murphy responded on X with the word awesome. Hard to believe that a sitting senator is rooting for Iran, a terrorist state. Murphy now says he was being sarcastic. About what? What is the point of the alleged sarcasm? There doesn't seem to be one. My take is Murphy wants the USA to fail in a conflict against Iran because he despises President Trump more than the Mullins. And I'm not being sarcastic here. I believe that is Murphy's mindset, and he is not alone.

Of course, that point of view is loathe. some. When U.S. military people are fighting for their country in the field, on the seas, and you're going awesome for an alleged victory by Iran, Senator Chris Murphy should be ashamed. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill o'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. We got Josh B in Charlotte, North Carolina. When the around thing started, I expected to be done within four or five weeks because we would play a hardball. Prices are chilled up. And if it is about America first, first, sorry about the throat.

We can't worry about Iranian casualties. We should just demolish them and force to surrender. Can't kill civilians like that. Can't. Trump's not going to do it. American people wouldn't back it. World wouldn't back it. Make us look terrible.

Evan Ortega. And Evan says, I don't mind spending more in gas. It means Iran can't get a nuke. but I do mind spending more on gas. We get a deal similar to the one President Obama engineer. I'm not a Trump hater, but I have a lot of concerns about how this is played out. I think everybody is concerned.

Why wouldn't you be concerned? This is a very important story to the world. Daniel Gallagher in Manhattan Beach, California, with the increased gas prices, do we think oil companies are going to make increased profits? Yes, we do, Daniel. Okay? Then he goes on and asks, how do we determine it? You'll see they have to issue quarterly reports, the oil companies.

You'll see, compared to last year, how much profit they're making. It got you in the hell out of us. I mean, that's not unusual for them. It's what they do. In a moment, something you might not know. Financial stress is hitting an all-time high. Millions of Americans are stretched thin with no extra money, no room to breathe. And this isn't just lower-income households.

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for colonization, the Indian Territory of Oklahoma was thought to be an ideal place to relocate tribes who were forcibly removed from their traditional lands in the east. But modern technology and irrigation soon made Oklahoma valuable for cattle and crops. Farmers then pressured the U.S. government to open the land for settlement. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison agreed to do that. At high noon on April 22nd, a lone cannonball was fired from a nearby fort. 60,000 settlers rushed into the territory, many on horseback. Folks stake their claims by planting flags, erecting tents, or even sleeping on the ground.

The so-called boomers paid a dollar an acre in filing fees. The largest area a single family could seize was 160 acres. And remember, this land was stolen from the income. Indians. Towns like Oklahoma City sprang into existence almost overnight. The first Oklahoma land rush was also plagued by greed and fraud. Cases involving Sooners, people who had entered the territory before the legal date and time of the land rush, overloaded the courts for years. The government attempted to operate and run the land with regulation. but eventually settle for a lottery.

By 1905, Americans own most of the land in Oklahoma. Two years later, the area entered the Union as a new state. And here's something else you might not know. The Oklahoma land rush is one of the most ethnically diverse events in American history. Settlers included whites, Europeans, freed blacks, Asians, immigrants from the Caribbean. Even some Native Americans took part. Back in a moment. Amazon presents Jeff versus Taco Truck Salsa, whether it's Verde, Roja, or the Orange One.

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