Thursday, September 4th, 2025

Today, Donald tried to interrupt the Epstein survivors press conference with a military flyover but they persisted and announced they’re compiling a client lists of their own; the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was unlawful; key Republican senators kicked the can in response to Trump’s attempt to fire members of the Federal Reserve; Donald has a falling out with Prime Minister Modi of India over his refusal to nominate him for a Nobel and Trump’s lies about solving the India - Pakistan war; an appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire the FTC commissioner; Denver schools defy Trump’s transgender bathroom ban; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention
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Stories
The Posse Comitatus Act comes for Trump's authoritarianism | Chris Geidner | Law Dork | Substack

Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Fire FTC Commissioner | Democracy Docket

Senate Republicans avoid clash with Trump over Fed firing - Live Updates | POLITICO

The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled | The New York Times

Denver Schools Defies Trump Trans Bathroom Ban: "We Will Protect All Of Our Students From This Hostile Admin" | Erin In The Morning

Good Trouble 
Call your House Representatives and tell them to sign the Epstein files discharge petition. Find Your Representative | house.gov

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