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June 6, 2023

In the Hot Notes: Trump’s lawyers met Monday with special counsel Jack Smith and other DoJ officials to discuss the documents case; CNN reports that the maintenance worker who asked the Mar-a-Lago IT guy about the surveillance footage accidentally flooded the server room where they were kept; Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi check appears even more comically corrupt than previously thought; US Senators are questioning Twitter’s privacy compliance under Elon; a former spy convicted of spying on the US for Russia, Robert Hanssen, has been found dead in his prison cell; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Judge Xinis grants a motion to unseal Abrego Garcia documents and grants his lawyers their motion to file for sanctions against Trump’s stonewalling; economists are raising questions about the validity of US inflation data; the President has enacted 50% steel tariffs and then quickly TACOed them for the UK; a federal judge has tossed the Democratic Party lawsuit challenging Trump’s FEC order; the Tennessee assistant district attorney has been charged with assaulting woman multiple times; a federal appeals court refuses to lift the block on mass layoffs at the Department of Education; young Democrat Kieshan Scott trounces his Republican opponent winning a South Carolina state house seat; South Korea’s liberal party candidate won the snap election Tuesday; the Trump administration rescinds the Biden era policy requiring hospitals to provide reproductive emergency health care; Kennedy center subscription sales fall 36% since Trump took over; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data | The Wall Street Journal

UK temporarily spared from Trump's 50% steel tariffs | BBC

Trump administration rescinds policy requiring emergency abortion care | The Washington Post

Judge tosses Democratic Party challenge to Trump order’s impact on FEC | POLITICO

Tennessee assistant district attorney charged with assaulting woman multiple times | FOX 17 WZTV Nashville

Federal appeals court refuses to lift ruling halting mass layoffs at Department of Education | CNN Politics

Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidency in martial law 'judgement day' | Reuters

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year | The Washington Post

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Friday, June 5th, 2026

Today, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll be seeking new indictments in the 2020 election interference case against Trump's allies; John Bolton is set to plead guilty to illegal retention of national security information; Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General; an internal memo instructs staff to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center by June 12th; Republicans in the Senate refused to block Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund and tax immunity; Stars and Stripes is suing the Trump administration for censorship; ballroom donors won over 50 billion dollars in government contracts; a California city overwhelmingly voted to permanently ban datacenters; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

Stories
Trump says he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general | The Washington Post

Arizona AG to seek new indictment in Trump 2020 election case | POLITICO

Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security information | CNN Politics

Senate GOP defeats initial attempts to kill DOJ payout fund | POLITICO

Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds | Washington Post

Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges | The Washington Post

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters | The Guardian

Kennedy Center memo directs staffers to remove Trump’s name from the arts center | POLITICO

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Thursday, June 4th, 2026

Today, the Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use the racist map the they outlawed just three years ago; votes are still being counted in California with races too close to call; Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to following court orders in Congressional testimony; blue states are suing the Trump administration for paying a French company a billion dollars to kill offshore wind farms; CBS has fired 60 minutes correspondent Scott Pelley; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

Stories
House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran | NPR

A rare Trump setback, a missing congressman and Spencer Pratt: 6 takeaways from the latest midterm primaries | PBS News

Supreme Court greenlights Alabama’s racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate | Democracy Docket

The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing | CNN

Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS | POLITICO

CBS News fires ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer | NBC News

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

Today, Todd Blanche says DOJ isn’t moving forward with the $1.8B Slush Fund BUT that the “settlement” giving Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and investigations; Donald Trump is going to appoint Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence; the Pentagon bans journalists - this time by classifying the press room; the President hasn’t made a public appearance in six days and the Dr. Oz press briefing didn’t answer any questions; Senator Jackie Rosen catches Marco Rubio in a lie about his whereabouts during Iran talks; Oversight Democrats demand Jim Comer arrange interviews with Blanche and Patel in the Epstein matter; Trump endorses the missing republican Tom Kean in the New Jersey House primary; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

Stories
Trump appoints ally Bill Pulte as acting US intelligence director | Reuters

Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space | The Washington Post

Senator blasts Rubio for attending UFC 'party' as Iran negotiations collapsed | Alternet.org

Oversight Democrats demand Comer arrange interviews with Blanche, Patel in Epstein probe | ABC News

Blanche says DOJ "not moving forward" with $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund | CBS News

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

Today, Californian, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota head to the polls in the 2026 primaries; a federal appeals court rules that Hegseth’s order to boot transgender service members is unconstitutional; Donald Trump may be about to drop his $1.8B Slush Fund; Iran suspends talks over Israeli attacks on Lebanon sending gas prices soaring again, Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From the Promotion List, Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss Bari Weiss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’, and a federal judge rules that anti trump protestors can continue to fly an 8647 flag near the national mall; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules | AP News

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List | The New York Times

Anti-Trump group can keep flying ‘86-47’ flag near National Mall, judge rules | POLITICO

Trump administration retreats on 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' | POLITICO

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ | The New York Times

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Monday, June 1st, 2026

Today, a federal judge temporarily blocks the $1.8B Slush Fund; a court orders Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center; the Trump IRS case has been reopened so the court can examine whether there was collusion and fraud; Judge Mehta has ordered the government to explain why they want to dismiss the Oath Keepers sedition charges; Vietnam veterans are suing to block Trump’s 250 foot arch; the Trump administration is moving to limit assistance animals for disabled tenants; the Postal Service is moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail-in voting; the Pentagon is recruiting troops to attend the Idiocracy UFC fights; Congress has advanced a US-Israeli military integration plan; the ICE agent who shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis has been captured in Texas; Pam Bondi threw Todd Blanche under the bus during her unsworn deposition; where is New Jersey Republican Tom Kean; Sam Alito’s son has been quietly working as a lawyer at the Treasury Department; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
BREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush Fund

Judge Mehta doesn’t want to quietly dismiss the seditious conspiracy conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes | Kyle Cheney | twitter

Judge Reopens Trump’s Lawsuit Demanding $10 Billion From IRS | The New York Times

Judge blocks renaming, closure of Kennedy Center | POLITICO

Vietnam Vets Sue to Block Trump's Triumphal Arch That Could Overshadow Arlington National Cemetery: ‘It's Just Disrespectful’ | CNN

‘Appalling’ and ‘wrong’: Vietnam veterans on Trump’s arch plans | CNN

ICE agent arrested for January shooting of immigrant in Minnesota | POLITICO

Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting | Democracy Docket

HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants | The New York Times

Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release | AP News

'What's the word?' New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s absence from Congress | AP News

Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say | The New York Times

Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show | The Washington Post

Congress advances US-Israeli military integration plan | Government News | Al Jazeera

Samuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department | NOTUS

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