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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed three anti-trans bills in Arizona; 20 cops raided a drag show at an LGBTQ bar in Pittsburgh; the Trump administration has dismantled a gun violence victim memorial at ATF; 20 state attorneys general are suing the Trump regime to restore health agencies; Brian Kemp says he will NOT run for Senate in 2026; the third party messaging app used by Mike Waltz was suspended after being hacked; lawyers for the Voice of America including Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty are asking for a rehearing en banc after a three judge panel upheld Trump’s executive order; Trump has resumed student loan payments starting today promising to confiscate tax refunds, federal benefits, and even wages; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Katie Phang Law and Disorder | Substack

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Stories:

An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters | NPR

20 attorneys general sue Trump administration to restore health agencies | NBC News

Collections Coming for Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers | The Wall Street Journal

Messaging app seen in use by Mike Waltz suspends services after hackers claim breach | NBC News

20 police raided a gay bar for a "compliance check." Then the patrons did something surprising. | LGBTQ Nation

Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate in Georgia, Giving Ossoff a Lift | The New York Times

"Focus On Real Issues That Matter," AZ Governor Hobbs Vetoes Anti-Trans Bills | Erin In The Morning

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Thursday, May 9th, 2024

Marjorie Taylor Greene is beginning her effort to remove Speaker Johnson; the Georgia court of appeals has granted Trump’s motion to reconsider the removal of DA Fani Willis; Judge Aileen Cannon indefinitely postpones the Trump espionage case; Nikki Haley nets 22% of the vote in the Indiana Republican primary; Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with a visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin; the Pentagon confirms that the Biden administration stopped a shipment of bombs to Israel; Kevin McCarthy is escalating his war against Matt Gaetz; RFK Jr has literal brain worms; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March (AP News)

Court of Appeals to consider DA Fani Willis removal in Trump Georgia election case (AJC)

McCarthy vs. Gaetz: The GOP’s never-ending feud (Politico)

Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin (CNN)

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Friday, May 8th, 2026

Today, Trump’s latest Taco Tuesday came after a sharp rebuke from Saudi Arabia telling him he can’t use their military bases to launch his attacks; the federal government has finally turned over some evidence to Minnesota authorities in the murder of Renee Good; US intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months; Tennessee and Alabama pass maps shutting out Black districts; the Trump administration has classified Antifa and left wing networks as major terror groups; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months | Washington Post

Tennessee Republicans pass map dividing up state’s lone majority-Black district | NBC News

Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics

Federal government turns over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good | Minnesota Star Tribune

Good Trouble 
More than 500,000 signatures needed in recall against Gov. Landry | wwltv.com

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Friday, May 8th, 2026

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Thursday, May 7th, 2026

Today, the FBI raided the office of Democratic Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas who played a key role in the state’s redistricting efforts; Republicans unveil a map to carve up Tennessee’s majority black house district; satellite images show that Iran has hit far more US military assets than previously reported; ICE reports the 18th detainee death in its concentration camps putting the agency on track for a new record; Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in a special election win that offers clues about the upcoming midterms; several Indiana state senators who opposed Trump’s redistricting efforts lost their primaries; Ohio’s Sherrod Brown has secured the democratic nomination for US senate; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
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Stories
Office of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas Searched by F.B.I. Agents | The New York Times

Tennessee Republicans Unveil New Congressional Map Carving Up Majority-Black House District | The New York Times

Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show | Washington Post

ICE reports 18th detainee death in 4 months, putting agency on track for new record | CBS News

Several Indiana state senators who opposed Trump's redistricting efforts lose primaries | AP News

Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in election win that offers clues about midterms | AP News

Good Trouble 
Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

Today, Republicans have released their budget reconciliation bill and it contains a billion dollars for Trump's ballroom and funds ICE at five times capacity through 2028; the DOJ is demanding poll workers names in Georgia; White House lawyers prepping staff for dealing with a Democratic Congress; soil at the DC golf course where East Wing demolition debris was dumped contains toxic metals; a federal grand jury has indicted the WHCD dinner shooter adding an assault charge for the buckshot found in the secret service agent’s bullet proof vest; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Carissa Véliz - Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI
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DOJ Tries to BLOCK Trump Depo in J6 Case

Stories
G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump’s Ballroom Project | The New York Times

Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals | The New York Times

Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia | The New York Times

White House lawyers prep staff for dealing with a Democratic Congress | The Washington Post

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2026

Today, the Supreme Court has temporarily restored mifepristone access by mail; a judge says the alleged WHCD shooter was mistreated in a DC jail; Trump threatens to blow Iran off the face of the earth if it attacks US vessels in the gulf; Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition in a Florida hospital; the DOJ has launched anti-trans investigations Into 36 Illinois school districts over bathrooms and books; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Clayton Weimers - Executive Director RSF USA
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World Press Freedom Index - RSF.org
USA: RSF launches protective equipment grant program as journalists face mounting risks

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DOJ Tries to BLOCK Trump Depo in J6 Case

Stories
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now | POLITICO

Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail | POLITICO

Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels | The Guardian

DOJ Launches Anti-Trans Investigations Into 36 Illinois School Districts Over Bathrooms And Books | Erin In The Morning

Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says | AP News

Mayor Mondays: “Democrats Win in Republican Stronghold in Texas” | Democratic Mayor's

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Monday, May 4th, 2026

Today, a federal appeals court has approved sweeping abortion pill restrictions teeing up a Supreme Court showdown; Trump withdraws thousands of US troops from Germany just hours after speaking with Vladimir Putin; the administration’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site; Senators have banned themselves from betting on prediction markets; an alleged Epstein suicide note appears nearly 7 years after his death; the House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Rep Chuck Edwards for sexual misconduct; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Appeals court blocks access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail nationwide | NBC News

U.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany, Pentagon Says | The New York Times

Senators ban themselves from participating in prediction markets | The Washington Post

Trump’s border wall expansion bulldozes an ancient tribal site | The Washington Post

Jeffrey Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View | The New York Times

House ethics investigation of Chuck Edwards poses challenge in District 11 race

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Public Post & call to action: help me protect the Ouachita Mountains | Patreon

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