Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, January 7, 2026

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

Oil executives meet, hidden in the bill, congressman passes away, and the most transparent president ever. Plus, the Message of the Day, why the media refuses to cover Trump honestly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you, Bill. It is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Oil executives meet hidden in the bill. Congressman passes away and the most transparent president ever. It's all coming up. Then Bill is going to be here with your message at the day. But first, California Republican Congressman Doug Lamoffa passed away at the age of 65. The majority whip Tom Ember described Lamoffa as a loving father and husband, staunch advocate for his constituents, and rural America. He represented Northern California. His chief of staff said early this morning, Congressman Doug Lamoffa returned home to the Lord. He leaves a lasting legacy of servant leadership and kindness to the North State.

In other Congress news, Jim Baird, who's 80 years old, Congressman from Indiana Republican, was in a car accident, but he is in stable condition. La Malfa's passing brings the House Republican. majority down to 218 to 213. The Trump administration is working to meet with oil representatives this week to discuss plans in Venezuela. The energy secretary, Christopher Wright, is planning to attend a conference with all the executives in Florida hosted by Goldman Sachs. Exxon, Canoco Phillips, and Chevron were the main American players in Venezuela before Venezuela nationalized the oil companies. A White House spokesperson said all of our oil companies are ready and willing.

to make big investments in Venezuela that will rebuild their oil infrastructure, which was destroyed by the illegitimate Maduro regime. Senators Rand, Paul, and Mike Lee found a little son snuck into a spending bill, one of nine appropriation bills for this fiscal year that are working its way through Congress. This would be the appropriations bill for the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services, $5.69 billion in funding for refugee assistant services. That is three times higher than it was prior to Joe Biden's time in office. Rand Paul said I will be introducing an amendment to block this funding.

Congress is not doing enough to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse. This is without a doubt the most transparent president ever. The president spoke more than 2.57 million words at events where his words were transcribed last year. He interacted with the press at 74% of his events, 13,400 minutes last year. The time he spent talking, you could have read Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, which is big, four and a half times, or the art of the deal, 24 times. This does not include private events. This is Air Force One, Marine One, bilateral meetings, bill signings, and roundtables.

A New York Times reporter even cold called the president at 4.30 in the morning after the Venezuela raid, the president picked up and answered the reporter's questions. I'm Mike Slater from Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly is your message of the day. Next. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Wednesday, almost every day, the Trump administration does something that requires a frame of reference to understand tariffs, bombings, dictator interventions, on and on. The American news industry is supposed to explain.

explain important stories to we the people who might not understand what the deuce is going on. Nicholas Maduro, isn't he a shortstop for the Yankees? It is unrealistic to think that regular folks can process complicated stories thousands of miles away. The media is mandated to help the people understand by reporting facts. But that is not what is happening in America. Ideology, not fact-finding, is driving many in the press. In addition, a lot of reporters and pundits simply do not know very much. In short, they're not smart enough to do their jobs.

President Trump removed the dictator Maduro the exact same way President Bush, the elder, took out Panamanian dictator Noriega in 1989. Did you hear that referenced in the news, especially the first couple of days? Not very much. And that is why the media is collapsing. The purveyors simply do not know very much about history. And they don't care. 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. Let's go to the mail. We got Mitchell. Thanks for your incites of Venezuela.

In coverage, O'Reilly. I've been wondering about what's happening in Iran. Do you have any thoughts on the probability of regime change? Shaggy over there. But I can't predict one way or another. Police state is still intact, they're executing people, but it's shaky. So is Cuba. Jillian, I don't think President Obama consulted Congress before the bin Laden raid.

Gillian, we love you, but you're wrong. Okay, on September 14, 2001, Bush the Younger went to Congress and secured the legal authority to go after. the 9-11 jihadist, Al-Qaeda, et cetera. President Obama, when he was elected, that transferred to him. So he had the legal authority. Glenda, anything President Trump would want to do if shared with Congress would have been leaked,

which would have put our people carrying out the mission at risk, of course. They would even try it, Glenda. So if Trump went to Congress and said, I'm going to remove Maduro. And then you lose all secrecy. It's so crazy. Andrew Cooper, Glassenberry, Connecticut, the U.S. should have given Putin the Maduro treatment

when he came to Alaska. He's much worse than a business-will-in dictator. We should not be afraid if Russia threatened us with nukes. Okay, Andrew, I mean, You grab Putin, that over is World War III. In a moment, something you might not know. Now, the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. Twenty-two years ago today, President George Bush the Younger unveiled a new amnesty program for foreign workers.

The proposal was the first major attempt at immigration reform in half a century. Here is the story. Beginning in 1952, the Immigration and Nationality Act created a quota system for people trying to get to the United States from abroad. The program favored Europeans and some Asians, while largely excluding Latin Americans. During the 1980s, the number of illegal workers flowing across the southern border increased by 1,000 percent by the 21st century. By the 21st century, there were at least 10 million undocumented people living in the USA, probably far more than that. After the 9-11 attacks, President George W. Bush prioritized immigration reform to bolster national

security. On January 7, 2004, approached Congress with a proposal. The plan included the following. Those status could be offered to both workers applying from foreign countries and those already here in the USA illegally. That would be amnesty. The temporary visas would be valid for three years and would be renewable. The paperwork would be portable.

That means a visa would not be tied to a particular job, and each immigrant would have the right to change his work status and go wherever. they wanted to go. Foreign workers under the new program would be able to leave and re-enter the United States at will. All applicants would have the opportunity to apply for permanent residency here as well. Well, that didn't work out with Congress. They didn't like the amnesty part and Bush's own party turned against him. The entire concept was killed in the Senate three times. Members of both parties oppose the legislation. Publicans claimed it offered a pathway to citizenship for too many foreign nationals.

Democrats said the plan did not go far enough. So the problem persists today. There are up to 25 million foreign nationals roaming around the USA with no new legislation in sight. back in a moment thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update I am Bill O'Reilly no spin, just facts

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