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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Today, former DoJ lawyer Erez Reuveni issues a bombshell whistleblower account of Emil Bove’s intentional defiance of court orders on the eve of his judicial confirmation hearing; US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed and they can be back up and running in a few months; Florida is paving over the Everglades to build its own concentration camp; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s termination of University of California research grants; the Senate parliamentarian nixes the public lands selloff in the Billionaire Bailout Bill; four tech execs are sworn in as lieutenant colonels in the Army; Senator Lisa Murkowski signals she may turn Independent and caucus with Democrats; House Dems choose youth over seniority in the House Oversight ranking member election; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says | The New York Times

Live updates: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran amid accusations of ceasefire violations | NBC News

What Big Tech's Band of Execs Will Do in the Army | WIRED

Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades | The New York Times

House Democrats Elect Robert Garcia for Top Oversight Post | The New York Times

Judge blocks Trump’s termination of UC research grants | Courthouse News Service

Murkowski suggests she could become an Independent in the right circumstance - Live Updates | POLITICO

GOP budget bill could threaten public lands, conservation groups voice opposition | NBC Montana

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson during the last minute hearing on the 1/6 attack on the Capitol building; Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison; There's no chance that Supreme Court justices could be charged with perjury during their confirmation hearings; Turkey has dropped its opposition of Finland and Sweden joining NATO; and filmmaker Alex Holder has been contacted by the Fulton County DA Fani Willis; plus Dana and Allison deliver your Good News.

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Friday, June 26, 2026

Today, another federal judge has permanently blocked Trump's order restricting mail-in voting; the Supreme Court has stripped temporary protected status from 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, and blocks asylum seekers at the border; vendors have been told to begin dismantling the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; massive earthquakes rocked Venezuela, Japan, and California; the Pentagon restored flu vaccines after hundreds fell ill; Senate Republicans caved on yesterday's War Powers Resolution; US Park Police seek to identify a person who touched the water in the reflecting pool a week ago; Jamie Raskin will open a discharge petition to force a vote on the $1.8B Slush Fund; a judge wants answers on why the tarp hasn’t been removed from the Kennedy Center facade; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories
Vendors Told to Start Dismantling Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center | The New York Times

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files | The Hill

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Strip TPS, Turn Away Asylum Seekers Arriving at the Border in Pair of New Immigration Rulings | American Immigration Council

Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting | The New York Times

A federal judge wants answers on the tarp and scaffolding at the Kennedy Center | MS NOW

Several Strong Quakes Hit Across the World in 24 Hours | The New York Times

Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 | AP News

Reflecting Pool caulking cut with 'sharp knife or razor' in previously undisclosed incident, NPS says in court filing | ABC News

Raskin launches discharge effort to formally block 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' | POLITICO


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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Today, Mamdani’s endorsed candidates sweep the primaries in New York; mail-in voting is under attack as Democrats sound the alarm on Trump’s Postal Service; the first appeals court has rejected Trump’s bid to force states to hand over voter rolls; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s bid to require proof of citizenship to vote; Donald cancels the signing of a bipartisan housing bill until the Senate passes the SAVE Act; Amazon retaliated against workers who supported regulating data centers; Stephen Miller is said to be behind a memo eroding disability rights; a US boat strike in the Eastern Pacific kills two and leaves six survivors as the Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth’s travel; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries | Washington Post

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to force Michigan to hand over voter rolls | Reuters

Senate Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s Postal Service plans for mail-in ballots | MS NOW

Trump leaves major housing bill in limbo, demanding Congress pass the SAVE Act | NBC News

U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean | NBC News

Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says | The New York Times

Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights | Bloomberg Law

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Today, Iran’s foreign ministry has bucked JD Vance saying they haven’t agreed to nuclear inspectors; the ACLU is set to monitor election certification amid Trump’s efforts to interfere; the Senate has voted to adopt a War Powers Resolution to stop the Iran war; the Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration on green card holders; government documents show the Trump administration filled the reflecting pool with city water causing the algae bloom; ABC has launched an on-air campaign urging viewers to back them against the FCC; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Iran's Foreign Ministry says no U.N. inspectors scheduled to visit bombed nuclear sites | MS NOW

Senate Votes to Direct End to Iran War, Rebuking Trump on War Powers | The New York Times

Immigration case dealing with green card holders, Supreme Court sides with Trump administration | AP News

ACLU to monitor election certification as part of $50 million midterm effort | NBC News

Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts | The New York Times

ABC launches on-air campaign urging viewers to back network in Trump agency fights | Reuters

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Today, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s database of Americans’ Social Security numbers and citizenship status; Kier Starmer has resigned as UK Prime Minister; the Trump administration has announced it will phase out HIV funding for South Africa; a federal court has rejected the Justice Department’s demand for Maryland voter rolls; Trump has paid another $765M to shut down four more wind projects; Democratic turnout is up even in Republican districts; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Judge blocks Trump admin’s database of Americans’ Social Security numbers and citizenship status | POLITICO

Federal Court Rejects Trump DOJ's Demand for Maryland Voters' Private Data - Elias Law

Trump administration to phase out HIV funding for South Africa | POLITICO

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects | The New York Times

Highlights: Keir Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor | AP News

Democratic turnout is up, even in Republican districts, Post analysis finds | The Washington Post

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Monday, June 22, 2026

Today, Todd Blanche tells the court that he refuses to rescind the $1.8b Slush Fund in writing; Immigration and Customs Enforcement is having a fire sale on concentration camps; video contradicts an FBI agent's account of a shooting during an undercover sting in Country Club Hills; the Italian prime minister is calling Donald out for his lies; Trump claims the problem with the Reflecting Swamp is left wing Antifa vandals, plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
DOJ rebuffs judge's demand to state "anti-weaponization" fund is officially dead | CBS News

Trump doubles down on feud with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, insisting she asked for G7 photo | CNN Politics

ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them | The New York Times

Video contradicts FBI agent's account of shooting during undercover sting in Country Club Hills | Chicago Sun-Times

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained | The New York Times

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Monday, June 22, 2026

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