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The Morning Ride is back and soon the federal government will be as well. Join Phil as he breaks down the deal made to end the longest shutdown in US history and how long it may take to fully open things back up. With Nancy Pelosi retiring, what does this mean for her stock market empire? More arrests made in sports gambling scandals. PLUS: Find out who won the week!

- Homegrown shuts down over $472K in taxes

- Seattle mayoral race call sparks an unexpected truce

- Mail-in chaos & media blunders exposed

- Regulation woes and food cart fallout

Join The Morning Ride to round out the week as Phil is joined by an all-star cast including Let's Go Washington's Brian Heywood, State Rep. and WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh, and The Champagne of Economists himself, Steve Moore. Phil also breaks down new election results, shares a story of liberal confirmation bias with regards to an ICE arrest of a "School Teacher" and announces who won the week.

The Morning Ride finds silver linings in the election results as Theresa Hollis from Keep Edmonds Affordable joins the show to share the success they had in preventing a property tax "Lid LIft" in the city. Phil also talks with Jolie Lansdowne, chair of the King County GOP and breaks down the results from her county and what their next moves are going forward. PLUS: Illegal food vendors skirt steak the law once again, Zohran Mamdani continues to dominate headlines and the government continues to be shut down.

Join The Morning Ride's wake to election day. Some of the biggest elections in the state and around the country did not go the KVI way but Phil highlights a couple races that look promising and talks with Randy Pepple from shiftwa.org about what factors led to the projected outcome across Washington state. Phil also welcomes David Pomerantz, a native New Yorker and Campaign official, to the show to get a better understanding as to how Zohran Mamdani can roll out his new policies to the city.

It's Election Day and The Morning Ride is fielding your concerns and discussing the national and local races you are most focused on. PLUS: Seattle is now against SEPA, the State Democratic Chair has a difficult time with words, and Phil reflects on Dick Cheney's troubled legacy after his passing.