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Monday, July 6, 2026

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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025

An insurrectionist has been given a cushy job at the Department of Justice in the weaponization task force; the Justice Department explores bringing criminal charges against state election officials; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s ban on asylum; Mr. Abrego has filed his amended complaint on Judge Xinis’ docket; the University of Pennsylvania has revoked a transgender swimmers records in a deal with the Trump Administration; CBS and Paramount have bent the knee and agreed to pay Trump $16M; the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down the state's 1849 near-total abortion ban; the private sector lost 33,000 jobs - nearly 150K short of expectations; the new Senate provision in the Billionaire Bailout Bill would throw 17M Americans off health insurance; and Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about!

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Stories

Jan. 6 rioter who encouraged violence against police hired to work in Trump’s DOJ | NBC News

UPenn will bar transgender athletes from women’s sports teams | The Washington Post

Paramount to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s CBS lawsuit | NPR

US private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, missing expectations for an increase of 115,000 | CNN Business

US judge blocks Trump asylum ban at US-Mexico border, says he exceeded authority | Reuters

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's 1849 near-total abortion ban | NBC News

At least 17 million Americans would lose health insurance under Trump plan | The Washington Post

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Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: America celebrates Independence Day with another mass shooting; the Oath Keepers defense to seditious conspiracy charges takes shape; Donald eyes another run for the White House in 2024; and experts say Hutchinson’s testimony shatters a Trump defense of no criminal intent; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, July 3, 2026  

Today, Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been federally charged for touching water; the Justice Department accidentally emailed Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report to outside lawyers; a court filing unearths a Kennedy Center non-profit taken over by the Trump administration; transgender troops have been granted a class action lawsuit against the government; the June jobs report is in and it’s underwhelming; Kash Patel is shifting massive resources to investigating the Georgia 2020 election; a federal judge blocks the Post Office from withholding mail-in ballots; Colorado Governor Jared Polis fired board members who disagreed with granting clemency to election denier Tina Peters; ICE arrests surge to over 10,000 in 5 days; the University of Tennessee has to pay $1.9M to someone they fired for their remarks about Charlie Kirk; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea | The Nation

Stories
Judge Blocks Postal Service From Imposing Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots | The New York Times

U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn charged with damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool | NBC News

FBI calls for ‘immediate surge’ of personnel to help Fulton County 2020 election probe, sources say | NBC News

DOJ Accidentally Gives Jack Smith Report to Person They’re Suing | The New Republic

Trump's lawyers get creative in fight to keep his name on the Kennedy Center | Raw Story

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Tina Peters | The New York Times

Immigrant Arrests Surge Amid ICE Enforcement Push | The New York Times

University of Tennessee to pay $1.9M to professor fired over Charlie Kirk comment | Knox News

Transgender troops granted class action lawsuit against government | Military Times

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube

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Thursday, July 2, 2026  

Today, former CIA Chief John Brennan has sued the government asking the court to order administration officials to preserve records; a federal court tells the Hegseth he has to stop requiring escorts for journalists at the Pentagon; Donald made over $2bn in crypto and other investments in 2025 alone; ICE arrested a nun on her way to church and it’s creating pretty intense backlash in South Texas; the Cook Political Report has moved the Alaska state Senate race from “Lean Republican” to “Tossup”; progressives notch another big win in the Colorado primary elections; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Dan Friedman
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As America Turns 250, a Trump Adviser’s Firm Rakes in Federal Cash | Mother Jones

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Stories
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records | The New York Times

Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures | The Washington Post

ICE’s arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas | The Washington Post

Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort | AP News


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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Today, Today, Birthright Citizenship hangs on by a thread while transgender rights and campaign finance are gutted by the Supreme Court; the Justice Department is now zero for eleven in voter roll smash and grab; Donald gave a secret $500m no-bid contract to Clark Construction for his ballroom; Meta contractors posed as teenagers to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs; a federal judge orders Donald to end his efforts to kill Hudson Tunnel funding; a judge rules that nursing is a professional degree for student loan purposes but drops theology; former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whately in the state’s open US Senate race; the Alaska Supreme Court rules that Dan Sullivan can be on the state’s primary ballot; the New Jersey Rep that has been missing for months - Tom Kean - has reappeared; DC will pay $50k to a man detained while protesting the National Guard using the Star Wars Imperial March; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Birthright citizenship ruling: Supreme Court rejects Trump's proposed limits | AP News

Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means "Biological Sex" In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling | Erin In The Morning

DOJ voter roll grab is now 0-11 as judge dismisses New Hampshire lawsuit | Democracy Docket

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom | The Washington Post

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs | WIRED

Judge Orders Trump to End Efforts to Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding | The New York Times

Poll: Cooper holds 14-point lead over Whatley as Trump stays underwater | Carolina Journal

Alaska Supreme Court says a man with the same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan can be on primary ballot | AP News

DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says | AP News

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Today, Supreme Court rulings come down in E. Jean Carroll, the president’s ability to fire members of multi-member boards, geofence warrants, Dershowitz, and mail-in ballots being counted after election day as we await rulings in two transgender rights cases, campaign finance, and birthright citizenship; Trump says work will begin on the DC municipal golf course despite a judge’s warning; a heat dome could bring triple-digit temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern United States; Massachusetts pauses tax breaks for data centers; an election worker says she was confronted by ICE agents over a social media post; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling | CBS News

Supreme Court blocks Trump, for now, from firing Fed Board member Lisa Cook | ABC News

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge to counting late mail-in ballots | POLITICO

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Appeal $5 Million Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case | The New York Times

Justices say Constitution protects people’s location history | POLITICO

Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN | AP News

Trump says work will begin on DC golf course despite judge's warning | ABC News

Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE | ABC News

‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple-Digit Temperatures Across U.S. on Fourth of July Weekend | The New York Times

Massachusetts pauses tax breaks for data centers and addresses energy, water and noise concerns | CBS Boston


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Monday, June 29, 2026

Today, Trump launches fresh attacks against Iran but doesn’t announce them until 30 minutes after the markets closed Friday; the Justice Department is now zero for ten in voter roll lawsuits as a federal court rejects Trump’s attempt to get Pennsylvania data; the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to green-light its unprecedented immigration detention policy; the Buttigieg family was the subject of a vile home invasion; bible stories are installed in Texas public school curriculum; a federal judge says a man with the same name as Alaska senator Dan Sullivan is eligible to be on the primary ballot; tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride parade since Orban’s ouster; the reflecting pool algae was caused by the administration removing nanobubblers for vanity reasons ahead of the Lincoln Memorial UFC weigh in; Mamdani’s rent freeze has been approved by the New York City Board; the FEMA guy who claims he teleported to a Waffle House has been sacked; and naming your kid “Donald” has never been more unpopular; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories
U.S. launches additional Iran strikes as tensions flare up over Hormuz | NBC News

Pennsylvania's voter rolls are safe from DOJ's grab, rules federal judge, bringing Justice Dept record to 0-10 | Democracy Docket

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy | POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg Target of Vile Attack on His Young Family | The New Republic

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools | AP News

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules | AP News

Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out | PBS News

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job | The New York Times

Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board | NYT

FEMA official who said he teleported to a Waffle House steps away from post | The Washington Post

Naming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular | NOTUS


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