Monday, May 5th, 2025

Today, Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker that he doesn’t know if he has an obligation to uphold the constitution; Trump’s approval rating is collapsing in rural America; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s bid to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Harmeet Dhillon has canceled a Biden era program that ended human waste backing up into people’s homes in Alabama; Judge Beryl Howell has issued a blistering ruling against Trump’s actions against the law firm Perkins Coie; border agents are posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport a migrant mom; Trump’s DoJ is going to give a bunch of our taxpayer money to Ashli Babbit’s family; Trump folds his lawsuit against Maine over trans athletes; United Airlines cancels Newark flights over FAA staffing; the Pentagon inspector general is expanding his investigation into Pete Hegseth over Signalgate; Mike Waltz accidentally reveals a third party app the government is using to archive Signal chat messages; the fate of Voice of America is up in the air again; Katie Ledecky breaks her own 10 year old world record for the 800 meter freestyle; a new Trump rule puts veterans’ homes in foreclosure; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Adam Klasfeld
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Stories:
Meet the Press: Inside Takes on the Latest Stories with Kristen Welker | NBC News

Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it 'illegal DEI' | NBC News

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency | AP News

Border agents posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport migrant mom | Arizona Daily Star

Embattled Voice of America's fate uncertain after brief apparent reprieve | POLITICO

United Airlines Cancels Newark Flights Over FAA Staffing | WSJ

US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt's shooting during Capitol riot | abc 10News

Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages | NBC News

Win for Maine as Trump officials agree to halt school funding freeze | Maine | The Guardian

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Collapses With Rural Americans | Newsweek

Katie Ledecky breaks 800m freestyle world record almost a decade after last setting it | WDSU NBC News 6
 

Good Trouble:
⚠️ Do not let this get into the wrong hands ⚠️. Super c*** WH Faith Office Director Paula White is asking for prayers to be uploaded to a public Google drive : r/chaoticgood

Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants | All Rise News

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