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Monday, August 24, 2026

Today, minority leader Hakeem Jeffries met in secret with Jared Kushner to discuss how a Democratic House could work with the Trump administration; the Postal Service has published its rule on refusing to send mail ballots to people not on a federal list; Trump’s claims about immigrants voting in Nevada turned out to be completely false; the Navy is weighing removing a Black Navy veteran’s name from a new ship and replacing it with Donald Trump; the DNC is suing the Justice Department for communications about ballot seizures during the midterms; the President will travel to South Carolina to campaign for Darline Nordone; trade talks with Canada have cratered and Mark Carney is fighting back; the Pentagon has fired the editor of Stars and Stripes; Republicans are criticizing the administration’s plan to import foreign beef; protected wild horses are heading to slaughter; a court has slashed Alex Jones’ $50M payout to two Sandy Hook families; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly | The New York Times

Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It | New York Times

Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump | CNN Politics

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls new U.S. tariffs ‘a miscalculation’ after trade talks collapse | NBC News

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication | The New York Times

GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers | NBC News

Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter | The New York Times

Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax | AP News

Postal Service issues ‘final order’ to restrict mail-in voting | MS NOW

Democrats sue Trump DOJ for records on potential ballot seizures in midterms | Democracy Docket

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Monday, August 24, 2026

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During joint status preparation emails in Allison’s lawsuit to get the Epstein Files redaction training materials, the FBI admitted they ignored part of our request and hid it from us for 8 months. I'll show you what they said and our response on today's episode of The Breakdown.

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Wednesday, August 21st 2024

We’re headed into day two of the Democratic National Convention set to feature Republican speakers; Biden’s State Department gets Netanyahu to agree to a cease fire; we have more details on the Biden impeachment report; The Eighth Circuit DENIES DOJ's request to clarify the SAVE student loan plan injunction; former Republican Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft; the FBI concludes Iran did try to hack both the Trump and Biden campaigns; Biden’s Justice Department says Trump was acting within the scope of his job when he forcibly removed racial justice protestors from Lafayette park in 2020; the Georgia Election Board continues to try and re-write election law in the state; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

 

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Friday, August 26th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and James Waldron have been beckoned by the Fulton County DA for testimony; two individuals have pled guilty to stealing Ashley Biden’s journal and selling it to Project Veritas; eight sources say the feds aren’t done with Matt Gaetz; Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton has been advising Trump on his dealings with the National Archives; Kenneth Chesebro is resisting a subpoena from the Fulton County DA; a judge rebukes Georgia fraudulent electors trying to wiggle out of prosecution; Judge Reinhart has ordered the release of a heavily redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit; President Biden drops the F bomb – fascism – referring to the GOP, the Uvalde School Board unanimously fires police chief Arredondo; and the Interior Inspector General finds Trump appointee Ryan Zinke lied to investigators.

 

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