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Monday, April 3rd, 2023

In the Hot Notes; Jack Smith has amassed a mountain of new evidence in the documents obstruction case; founding member of Fugees Pras Michel is on trial for his crimes related to the Jho Low 1MDB case; preparations are underway for Donald’s Arraignment in Manhattan this Tuesday; the Manhattan DA’s office sends another heated letter to House Republicans; plus AG delivers your Good News.

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Friday, April 8, 2022

In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice is investigating the 15 boxes of classified material Donald stole from the White House; the New York Attorney General asks the court to hold Donald in civil contempt; the Manhattan DA says he’s continuing Cy Vance’s investigation into Trump despite the resignations of Pomerantz and Dunne; two men were arrested in DC For impersonating federal officers and giving gifts to Secret Service agents including an agent protecting the First Lady; and the effort to keep seditionists off the ballot under the 14th amendment grows; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Today, Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi with eyes on Lee Zeldin as her replacement; the Senate sends their partial government funding package back to the House to give them a second chance to pass it; veterans are losing their homes after Trump killed a VA home loan program; DOJ Office of Legal Counsel has written a memo saying presidents don’t have to turn their records over to the government; Trump’s address to the nation tanked stocks and sent oil prices higher by failing to give any clear answers about his war in Iran; Austria becomes the latest country to refuse US access to airspace; Hegseth has fired the Biden appointed Army Chief of Staff two years before his term was set to end; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general | The Guardian

Wall Street ends mixed as worries linger before Good Friday break | Reuters

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it | NPR

Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George | CBS News

House Republicans kvetch anew about DHS funding plan | POLITICO


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Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

Today, the Supreme court heard oral arguments on birthright citizenship and most of the Justices seem skeptical of Trump’s side; Donald Trump requested commando style plans for troops to seize Iran’s uranium but he appears poised to surrender in a public address tonight; Donald’s approval rating on the economy has hit an all time low; the administration plans to move the U.S. Forest Service from DC to Utah in an effort to cull employees; mass student loan discharge notices have been sent out to over 170K borrowers after a Trump Department of Education loss; and Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about.

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Stories
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship | NBC News

Risky commando plan to seize Iran’s uranium came at Trump’s request | The Washington Post

U.S. Forest Service will move headquarters from D.C. to Utah | The Washington Post

Mass Student Loan Discharge Notices Go Out To 170,000 Borrowers After Education Department Loss | Forbes


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Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

Today, the Supreme Court Rules against conversion therapy bans on Transgender Day Of Visibility; Trump has signed an illegal executive order restricting vote by mail; Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoes five anti-trans bills; Trump says he’s willing to end the war without re-opening the Strait of Hormuz; Stephen Miller told ICE to force confrontations and vanquish Minnesota protestors by any force necessary; ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina; Senate Democrats demand an investigation into the double-tap strike on Iranian school girls; Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations; a federal judge appears skeptical of Hegseth’s press restrictions; a judge has halted Trump’s ballroom project issuing a preliminary injunction; Rep Swalwell sends a cease and desist letter to Kash Patel; a judge says the video depositions of DOGE bros have to stay online; the Army has suspended the aircrew that did the Kid Rock fly-by in an Apache helicopter; a judge blocks Trump’s effort to defund NPR; a federal court strikes down Trump’s attacks on the Endangered Species Act; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/nyregion/doge-lawsuit-videos-viral.html

Judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s latest press restrictions: ‘Is this a Catch-22?’ | POLITICO

Federal Court Strikes Down President Trump’s Attacks Against Endangered Species Act, Restores Bedrock Environmental Law to Pre-Trump Status | Earthjustice

Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel | The Washington Post

Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now | Reuters

Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations, sources say | Reuters

Army suspends aircrew flying helicopters near Kid Rock's home | NBC News

Evers vetoes GOP transgender bills for not upholding ‘our Wisconsin values’ | Wisconsin Examiner

Supreme Court Rules Against Conversion Therapy Bans On Transgender Day Of Visibility | Erin In The Morning

Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz | WSJ

Alex Pretti’s Death Came After Insane Stephen Miller Order | The New Republic

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina | NBC News


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Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

Today, Republicans plan to cut federal health funding to give more money to ICE and the Iran war; Trump threatens war crimes in a deranged Truth Social post; the U.S. Army opens investigation into attack helicopter activities at Kid Rock's home and No Kings protests; a federal judge pauses a massive corporate media merger between Nexstar and Tegna; Spain says its airspace is off-limits to US planes involved in the Iran war; Democrat Brian Nathan has officially won the state senate special election in Florida; a deal has been struck to increase WNBA players’ salaries by 400%; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Trump threatens ‘completely obliterating’ Iranian infrastructure as possible escalation looms | POLITICO

U.S. Army opens 'review' of attack helicopter activities at Kid Rock's home, No Kings protest | Phil Williams | newschannel5

WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate | WSJ

Judge Grants Restraining Order To Pause Nexstar-Tegna Merger | Deadline

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida | The New York Times


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Monday, March 30th, 2026

Today, over 8 million people across 3,400 events hit the streets Saturday for No Kings 3 in the largest single day protest in American history; Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order to pay TSA after Republicans in the House blocked a Senate bill to do the same; Hegseth illegally strikes two black and two female officers from the promotions list; Anthropic wins a preliminary injunction against the Department of Defense; American service members were injured in an Iranian strike on a Saudi air base; the Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Senate agrees to end shutdown for most of DHS | POLITICO

House Vote Sets Up Clash With the Senate on D.H.S. Funding, Prolonging Shutdown | The New York Times

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran | The Washington Post

10 Americans injured in Iranian attack on Saudi air base | CBS News

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

Anthropic Wins Injunction in Court Battle With Trump Administration | WSJ


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