Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 4, 2025

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

BLS chief fired, the tables are turned, ICE attackers charged, and Democrats threatened with arrest. Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, why marijuana use is not good for America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, August 4th, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. BLS fired. The tables are turned. ICE attackers charged and Democrats threatened with arrest. That's all coming up. Then Bill's going gonna be here with your message of the day. The Labor Department reported that employers added only 73,000 jobs in July. That's below the threshold of monthly job growth that's necessary to keep up with just population growth. Also, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

massively revised downward the job gains for the prior two months. Trump wrote on Truth Social, "'Today's job numbers were rigged in order to make the Republicans and me look bad. He fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump's economic advisor said, what we need is a fresh set of eyes over the BLS.

The Trump administration is investigating ex-Trump prosecutor, Jack Smith. The US Office of Special Counsel is looking into Jack Smith for his possible violations of the Hatch Act, which says government workers are not allowed to take part in certain political activities. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas said he asked the agency to investigate Jack Smith on the premise that some of his actions, such as seeking quick trial dates in two criminal

cases against President Trump, were designed to influence the 2024 election. The Trump administration is cracking down against suspects for attacking ICE agents. One of the Border Patrol leaders in California highlighted the service of an arrest warrant on a U.S. citizen accused of assaulting federal agents involved in enforcing immigration laws in Los Angeles. He said, this U.S. citizen is accused of assaulting a federal agent by spitting on him. Our agents swiftly served him a warrant. California may coddle criminals, but we don't. If you assault a federal agent, you earn federal consequences. The US Attorney's Office in Oregon also arrested a man who threw a rock at ICE officers, hit one of

them in the head. Another case in LA, an illegal alien was running from ICE agents and ran into a surgery center while two medical clinic workers were arrested and charged with assaulting a federal agent and conspiracy to prevent by force an intimidation of federal officer from discharging his duties. Texas state legislators have finalized the new congressional maps in their state.

Democrats will lose five congressional seats. In protest, Democrats are planning to leave the state to break the quorum of this special legislative session. The Attorney General, Ken Paxton, said, I support the immediate arrest of these rogue lawmakers who have fled their duties. These radical Democrats are spitting in the face of every Texan they swore to represent. This is cowardice and dereliction of duty, and they should face the full force of the law without apology. If anyone you know ever says that this is gerrymandering, just mention that California,

about 40% of the state votes Republican every election. But it is such a gerrymandered state that Republicans only make up 17% of the congressional delegation. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next. Hey, Mike Baker here, host of the President's Daily Brief podcast. If you want straight talk on national security, foreign policy, and the biggest global stories going on of the day, this is the show for you. We publish twice a day, Monday through Friday, once in the morning, again in the afternoon.

And on the weekend, we go longer with the PDB Situation Report with excellent guests, including national security insiders and foreign policy experts. And on the weekend we go longer with the PDB Situation Report with excellent guests including national security insiders and foreign policy experts. Check us out on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Also on our YouTube channel at Presidents Daily Brief. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. On this Monday a new survey says more Americans are smoking pot for the first time than ever before. Shocked? Come on.

With quasi-legalization all over the place, this is no surprise. But is getting stoned a good thing? I'm a simple man, that's a simple question. I don't think so but I'm not an expert and I have never used weed in my life. I know I'm boring but I have never used any drug at all to get high. I use aspirin once in a while, but that's it. I want to play it safe. I take good care of my physical and mental facilities. I don't want to be inebriated, because when that happens,

bad things can follow. DUIs, for example, and other very destructive situations. I once knew a guy who smoked pot every night. He held a job, but he didn't have a girlfriend because he never went out. He just sat there toking. That was his hobby. That was his lifestyle. Now, that is an extreme case.

I know. But I go back to my original question. Is getting stoned a good thing for you and for society? Probably not. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me, bill at billolreilly.com, bill at billolreilly.com, name and town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Let's go to Paul Wolarski, Columbus, Indiana. Mr. Roy, I expect your opinion, so I'm curious why your confidence the Supreme Court will agree the phrase and subject to jurisdiction thereof in the 14th Amendment excludes foreign

ambassadors but includes the children of illegal undocumented aliens. We've gone over this, over this at least five times. This is the last time I'm going to do it. The founders put that in to say that if you are working for a foreign government and you bring your family here and your wife gives birth, you are not an American citizen. You are still under the authority of the foreign government. That's across the board. That's it. It's not going to apply to undocumented migrants, no matter what they tell you on the internet.

Sandy Bile, Fallon, Illinois, why does the government waste our money with committees having people come in and swear under oath to tell the truth and they know they're lying? You said as much on your show, they aren't gonna tell the truth. Yeah, taking a Fifth Amendment and a Biden thing, but it exposes them.

Congress is an expose, they don't have the power to indict, but they do have the power to refer to the Justice Department. It is worthy to do that. Armando, concierge member, I hope you check that out. Armando is way ahead. Anything happens to Armando, my crew is with him. Homeless problem exists because it is a result of a chain reaction of counterproductive public policy. Every person receiving public funds or benefits

should be tested for drugs. Right on. We are not supposed to be supporting heroin habits here. Eric, spent a lot of time in Singapore. Citizens talk about the strict rules but they like them. I'm not sure whether they all like them. Not a lot of freedom in Singapore. But they do not tolerate drugs and there are no drugs in Singapore. You bring them in, they hang you. That discourages it.

In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast. Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. Sixty-seven years ago today, the first Billboard Hot 100 list was published in the USA. The weekly chart was compiled using data from radio stations, record sales, surveys from high school students in California if you can believe it. Here are the top songs from August 4th, 1958. Number 10, Fever by Peggy Lee. I remember that one.

Next, Willie and the Hand Jive by the Johnny Otis Show. I don't recall Willie in the hand jive, but number eight, the Jack Scott song, My True Love. Seven Spot goes to the coasters with Yakety Yak, Don't Talk Back. Not a great song, but it moved along. Number six, Rebel Rouser, Dwayne Eddy. He was a tremendous guitar player. Top five starts with When by the Kalen Twins. I like that song, it's their only hit. Number four, Elvis with the Jordan Ayres, Hard Headed Woman. Hey Elvis, you couldn't make that song now.

Number three Bobby Darin Splish Splash. Second spot goes to Patricia, an instrumental by Perez Prado. I never even heard of that. And the number one song, Poor Little Fool, Ricky Nelson. I used to play around with hearts, hastin' at my call. But when I met that little girl, I knew that I would fall. Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool.

Uh-huh, oh, oh, a teen idol, years later he died in a plane crash, private plane crash in the South. And here's something else you might not know. Since his debut in 1958, more than 2,000 singles have topped the Billboard charts. Today the chart is compiled mostly from data submitted by streaming. On average Americans listen to 20 minutes of music every day. That's more than 2 billion songs every year. Back after this. I'm Piers Morgan, the host of the Piers Morgan Uncensored podcast. We do big interviews and we do big debates about whatever's getting people talking.

We make news, we make noise, and we make a little bit of trouble too. Come and see what all the fuss is about. You can listen to Piers Morgan Uncensored on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always looking out for you.