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Friday, May 24th, 2024

The Supreme Court rules that the racially gerrymandered South Carolina map is fine; Louisiana has passed a bill making the abortion pill a controlled substance; the Biden campaign is quietly meeting with Haley supporters after she endorsed Trump; Ohio Governor DeWine calls for the state legislature to pass a bill ensuring Biden appears on the ballot; Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill allowing Arizona doctors to perform abortions in California; a political consultant has been indicted for those Joe Biden AI robocalls; Congressman Andy Ogles admits his claims to have loaned $320,000 to his campaign were not true; a 12 year old could be the first person cured of sickle cell disease using gene therapy; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good New

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Political consultant indicted for AI robocalls with fake Biden voice made to New Hampshire voters (WMUR9 ABC)

Seeking a sickle cell cure: 12-year-old in DC is 1st patient in US to get new gene therapy (NBC4 Washington DC)

Supreme court rules South Carolina doesn’t need to redraw congressional map to consider Black voters (The Guardian)

Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances (AP News)

'A huge deal!' Andy Ogles admits his claims to have loaned $320,000 to his campaign were not true (News Channel 5 Nashville)

Biden Campaign Quietly Meets With Haley Supporters After Trump Endorsement (The Daily Beast)

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Monday, May 19th, 2025

The supreme court extends  its temporary block on the removal of detainees in the Northern District of Texas under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation; the Republican bill for billionaires is killed in committee; Trump’s FEMA admits it has no plan for hurricane season; DHS asks for 20K National Guard troops to assist ICE;  HHS reinstates hundreds of health care workers; an appeals court has lifted the block on Trump’s executive order targeting federal worker unions; the DoJ is going to permit the sale of a device that turns guns into automatic weapons; a car bomb explodes at a Palm Springs fertility clinic; Georgia is forcing a brain dead woman to carry her pregnancy to term; Kegseth tricks transgender troops into health checks that will get them kicked out of the military; the government is planning on moving a million Gazans to Libya; Moody’s downgrades the US credit rating for the first time; a freshman at Yarmouth High School pens a letter in support of trans athletes; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance | ABC News

Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits | The Washington Post

Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns | NBC News

Appeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions | POLITICO

FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season | WSJ

Georgia Is Forcing a Brain-Dead Woman to Complete Her Pregnancy | The New Republic

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations | NPR

Suspect identified in deadly blast outside Palm Springs fertility clinic, per FBI | ABC News

HHS backtracks on firing hundreds of federal health workers | NBC News

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Friday, May 22nd, 2026

Today, the Republican ICE funding bill has been delayed by the $1.8B IRS slush fund for terrorists; Colorado Democrats have censured Governor Jared Polis over his commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence; Trump’s handpicked commission approves his ridiculous arch; Jamie Raskin introduces a bill to block Trump’s slush fund; the DOJ loses voter roll cases in Maine and Wisconsin; the Broadview 6 defendants have all remaining charges dropped after an emergency hearing regarding grand jury proceedings; eight House Democrats vote for the Republican ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill; that Tennessee school board member who called a student hot has been charged with assault; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche | The Hill

These 8 Democrats voted for the Republican national ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill passed by the House | The Advocate

Federal commission, packed with Trump allies, approves his towering triumphal arch | Washington Post

Colorado Democrats censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting election denier’s sentence | NBC News

School board member who hugged teen and called her ‘hot’ is charged with assault | NBC News

Trump DOJ loses in Maine, Wisconsin as courts rebuff demand for voter rolls | Democracy Docket

All remaining charges dismissed against ‘Broadview Six’ defendants | NBC Chicago

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Friday, May 22nd, 2026

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Thursday, May 21st, 2026

Today, the billion dollar ballroom provision has been officially stripped from the Republican budget bill; former weaponization czar Ed Martin told a friend in February that January sixers were going to get a government payout; the judge in the Broadview 6 case calls for a closed door briefing; an early goal of the Iran war was to install hardline leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; the US announces charges against Raul Castro; a former federal prosecutor has been indicted for stealing copies of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report; a former ‘gay cure’ ministry leader has been arrested for soliciting a minor; the guy arrested in Tennessee for his Charlie Kirk post has won over $800K from the sheriff that wrongfully threw him in jail; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Former federal prosecutor indicted for stealing copies of unreleased Jack Smith report | POLITICO

DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants | NBC News

‘Broadview 6’ judge orders feds to closed-door hearing over grand jury transcripts, just days before trial | Chicago Sun-Times

Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader | The New York Times

US raises pressure on Cuba by indicting former leader Raúl Castro | AP News

He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000. | The New York Times

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2026

Today, The Senate finally advances a War Powers Resolution after eight tries; Todd Blanche refuses to block slush fund payouts for convicted sex offenders and rioters that assaulted police on January 6th; the DOJ adds a stipulation to the slush fund that ends the IRS audits into Trump’s taxes; Donald has endorsed Ken Paxton for Senate and Republicans are livid; Trump is pressuring John Thune to fire the parliamentarian over his $1B Ballroom budget provision; the top lawyer at the US Treasury has resigned after DOJ established the $1.7B slush fund; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The IRS Thought it Could Fight Trump’s Lawsuit, but it Struck a Deal Anyway | NYT

Trump Is Pressuring John Thune to Fire the Parliamentarian Over Ballroom Funding - NOTUS | News of the United States

Trump shows off White House ballroom construction as funding stalls in Congress | Washington Post

Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton | The New York Times

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support | AP News

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

Today, Trump has unilaterally dropped his $10B lawsuit against the IRS and has set up a $1.7B slush fund to pay his criminal co-conspirators; the district attorney in Hennepin County Minnesota has charged ICE officer Christian Castro with assault and lying in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis; a jury has dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against Open AI CEO Sam Altman; the House Oversight Committee will interview one of the prison guards on duty when Epstein died; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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DOJ sets up $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit | NBC News

House Oversight Committee to interview prison guard on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died | ABC7 New York

Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown | PBS News

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Monday, May 18th, 2026

Today, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with AG Ken Paxton; Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary as Democrat Jamie Davis advances in Louisiana; and Allison Delivers your Good News.

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FAA cuts target for air traffic control staffing | Reuters

Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says | Houston Public Media

Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as two rivals advance to runoff | NBC News

Senate parliamentarian rejects Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill | NBC News

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