Here to help us check the vibes this week is Emily Amick, aka @emilyinyourphone.  Emily is a lawyer and formerly served as counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Now you can find her on Instagram sharing expert legal and political analysis. 

We talk with her about: 

• The Alabama Supreme Court decision that ruled frozen embryos are "people."
• The right-wing war on women more broadly.
• The "trad wife" phenomenon.

She also joins us to check the vibes on: 

• CPAC
• Another possible government shutdown
• GOP impeachment efforts of Mayorkas and Biden
• And an update on presidential primaries. 

Glennis and Brian invite you into their group chat to discuss: 

• Gemini AI
• Nick Offerman
• and Glennis' doomsday prep. 

We leave you with a good vibe on The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at The Federal, State and Local Levels. 

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The vibes this week: 

• Nikki Haley trolled the media by making everyone think she was dropping out only to announce that she'd stay in the race (even though she'll inevitably get beat in her home state)
• Donald Trump was ordered to pay $350 million in the New York civil fraud case - with the Judge claiming that Trump and his children were "borderline pathological." 
• The New York Times broke the news that Trump has been privately saying he favors a 16-week federal abortion ban. 
• The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them.

It's Giving: 

• A vile clip of Charlie Kirk

GROUP CHAT: 

• George Santos' group chat
• John Oliver offers Clarence Thomas a luxury RV + $1 Million a YEAR to Resign 

GOOD VIBE GOOD-BYE: 

• Evers signs new maps into law, effectively ending Wisconsin redistricting lawsuit

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Dan Pfeiffer, former senior Obama advisor and host of Pod Save America, joins as a special guest to talk through some of the vibes this week!  We ask Dan about special counsel Robert Hur’s report that he referred to as a “partisan hit job,” media coverage of Biden’s age, and how to survive the dizzying pollercoaster. 

Then, we give a brief update on Donald Trump’s election cases, and discuss his comments on Russia and Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin. 

Finally, we take a trip to Missouri for a round of “it’s giving,” invite you into our group chat, and leave you with a good vibe! 

Visit https://couriernewsroom.com/ for a full transcript of the episode. 

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The VIBES THIS WEEK: A 3-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit unanimously ruled that citizen Donald Trump does not have immunity in the DC elections case saying  “we cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter.”

Also:
Last week we talked about Trump and his congressional loyalists work to tank the bipartisan border deal that was hashed out in the Senate before they even knew what was in it. Well the details came out earlier this week, and we fill you in on what’s IN it and the latest in the political saga.
We also give you a brief update on presidential nomination contests in South Carolina and Nevada.
Popping off in the group chat: 

• Lesbian bar fights on TikTok (not what you might think)
• The Grammys
• RuPaul's Drag Race drama
• and Lance Bass and Marianne Williamson's TikTok live

Finally, some unexpected guests leave you with a good vibe.

**UPDATE** -- Nikki Haley did NOT win the meaningless  (delegates would not have been given to any winner) Nevada primary which Trump did not appear on the ballot. She lost, instead, to "none of these candidates." 

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Senate Republicans and Democrats are reportedly nearing a bipartisan border deal. Trump called the deal “a disaster” without knowing what’s in it because, as Senate Republicans have admitted, it would weaken his grievance that Biden is ineffective on the border. 

Also: 

• Nikki Haley is going into attack mode. Is it too little too late? How will her Trump digs age if she eventually bends the knee?
• Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, also known as Travis Kelce (hehe), is heading to the Super Bowl. The New York Times published a story that said Biden’s campaign is seeking a Swift endorsement (duh), and conservatives are losing their minds and coming up with some…interesting conspiracy theories. 
• Ben Shapiro is topping the RAP charts. 
• A Nikki Haley donor wrote and published the cringiest song (ever?)
• A good vibe: Biden told the DOE to pause approvals for new liquified natural gas. 
• And more!

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New Hampshire results are in with the expected results taking the headlines. Donald Trump won the GOP primary, while Joe Biden, who wasn’t even on the ballot (we explain why) overwhelmingly won with an organized write-in campaign.  Nikki Haley performed better than expected and vows to stay in the race. 

We break down the results, hot off the presses and also discuss: 

• Ron DeSantis’ early exit from the race earlier this week, and his epic failure of a campaign. 
• Some consequential cases heard before the Supreme Court this week that could upend the Chevron deference. 
• Jesse Watters and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s post-election confusion/delusions. 
• Positive signals and vibes on the economy.
• And more. 

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The Iowa caucus was so noncompetitive that the story the media were selling was not who would win, but who would place second. Trump did indeed dominate, as expected. Networks called the race about 30 minutes into the process - before most votes were cast. 

We’ll break down the Iowa caucus results, and what the numbers suggest (if anything) about the general election. 

We’ll also discuss: 

• The stopgap bill, agreed to by Congressional leaders including Senator Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, to potentially keep the government open. 
• The House Freedom Caucus response to said bill. 
• The Emmys: RuPaul, Neicy Nash. 
• The bipartisan bill that would expand the child tax credit, and more. 

Show notes:
New York Times: Congressional Leaders Unveil Stopgap Bill to Head Off Shutdown

NBC News: Congress announces major tax deal to expand child tax credit and revive breaks for businesses

Corrections:
- We mentioned 14 appropriations bills. *There are 12. *

- We referred to Marjorie Taylor Greene as a member of the House Freedom Caucus. *She was voted out of the caucus.*

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Vibes Only is a brand new podcast from COURIER that will check the vibes of American politics and break down the need-to-know news of the week.

The vibes this week: 

• The three year anniversary of January 6th just passed. We disuss the politics of the insurrection and the state of democracy 3 years on…
• A Trump lawyer made a stunning assertion that presidential immunity would cover the chief executive in the hypothetical case of having a political opponent assassinated.
• SCOTUS has agreed to weigh in on Trump’s eligibility for the ballot in Colorado - after the state’s Supreme Court deemed him ineligible for violating section 3 of the 14th Amendment which bars those who had taken an oath “to support the Constitution of the United States” from holding office if they then “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
• The Iowa caucus is less than a week away and GOP voters appear poised to overwhelmingly choose that candidate ^
• Fox News had an interesting guest on to predict "what's in store for 2024."
• In her latest "public performance," Lauren Boebert allegedly punched her ex-husband in the face multiple times at a restaurant. 
• Mayra Flores, a Republican seeking to win back her old seat in the Rio Grande Valley, has been accused of routinely stealing photos of Mexican cooking to pass off as her own.
• Golden Globes, Taylor Swift, Jo Koy, and more all popping off in the group chats.
• And finally, activists and organizers in Florida secured enough signatures to put a referendum on next year's ballot to secure abortion rights. 

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INTRODUCING:
VIBES ONLY. First episode drops on January 10, 2024!

ABOUT:
The polls are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the future of democracy, like it or not,  hinges on one thing – VIBES. Vibes Only is here to check the vibes of American politics and break down the need-to-know news of the week. And while one of the two major parties in the country has overwhelmingly embraced a right-wing movement whose whole vibe is undermining democracy and social progress, it’s clear we need voices that can meet voters where they are and clearly and effectively call that BS out for what it is. 

Co-host Brian Derrick has earned a reputation for his ability to break down political news and define the stakes to his sizable and dedicated social media audience. Co-host Glennis Meagher is a digital media savant who has built platforms to encourage millennials and gen z to engage with politics, some for the first time. Even when the news of the week could easily kill the vibe, Brian and Glennis are like those needed friends that have the unique ability to keep it real AND pull us out of a doom spiral. 

New episodes of Vibes Only  will be available on Wednesdays wherever you get your podcasts. 

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