Hour 1 - In hour one, Charlie James critiques the SC Senate's self-approved pay raise, analyzes the GOP Gubernatorial Forum ahead of the June 9th primary, and sounds the alarm on Virginia’s new redistricting map and Iranian ceasefire violations.

On the April 22, 2026, broadcast of The Charlie James Show, the first hour centers on legislative accountability and escalating global tensions. The program opens by slamming the South Carolina Senate's 21-20 vote to increase their own expense allowances to $2,500 a month, specifically naming senators like Shane Martin and Thomas Alexander who backed the "pay raise." Coverage of the previous night’s GOP Gubernatorial Forum highlights heated exchanges between candidates like Pamela Evette and Rom Reddy as they gear up for the June 9th primary. In Virginia, the show critiques a new redistricting law projected to give Democrats a 10-1 congressional advantage. Finally, the segment shifts to international news, reporting that while eight Iranian protesters were spared from execution, the regime is violating the current ceasefire, heightening fears of renewed regional conflict.