Wednesday, January 1st, 2025

Today, the US Departments of Treasury and State have slapped sanctions on Russia and Iran for interfering in the 2024 election; the son of a Republican Senator has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing a police officer in a car crash; the Connecticut attorney general says he will be among the first to sue if Trump tries to end birthright citizenship; Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to ignore the law in a recent filing about the looming TikTok ban; President Biden announces a flurry of new wilderness protections; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

Stories:
U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian entities over attempted election interference (Raquel Coronell Uribe | NBC News)

Son of US senator jailed for 28 years over chase and crash that killed police officer (The Guardian)

'The first to sue': Opposing Trump's desire to end birthright citizenship is personal for this attorney general (Lawrence Hurley | NBC News)

‘Lawless’: Trump’s TikTok brief asks Supreme Court to overreach, legal experts say (Brendon Bordelon | Politico)
 

From The Good News
Camp One Heartland (oneheartland.org)

Skijoring (wikipedia.org)

In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Lynch of 'The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case' (American Hysteria Podcast | Apple)

The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case (The Alley DC's 8th and H Case | Apple)

Federal Student Loan Debt Relief (studentaid.gov)

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