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Monday, May 25th, 2026

Today, a tank with toxic chemicals has developed a crack forcing 40K Southern California residents to evacuate; Trump’s latest Iran deal is a total disaster; green card seekers must leave the US to apply according to a new policy; Howard Lutnick gave House Republicans $5M before he testified about Epstein; a Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines; the FBI was previously warned about one of the San Diego mosque shooters; leaked Fetterman texts leave his staff incredulous; Republican Senators continue to revolt against Trump; Maryland Democrats plan to eliminate the state’s lone Republican seat by 2028; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Trump's Iran Agreement 'Would Be a Disaster' Says Roger Wicker, Top Republican U.S. Senator | Mississippi Free Press

Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony | The New York Times

San Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father’s Guns | The New York Times

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says | The New York Times

Exclusive: Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories | Reuters

‘Senators are not happy’: How Trump pushed the GOP to the breaking point this week | CNN Politics

Trump critics Comey and Cohen float applying for the Anti-Weaponisation Fund | BBC

Leaked Fetterman texts leave his own staff 'incredulous': 'Your entire party hates you' | Raw Story

How a Chemical Tank in Southern California Came to the Brink of Disaster | The New York Times

Maryland Democrats Plan to Eliminate State’s Lone Republican Seat in Time for 2028 | NYT

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Allison speaks with former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and his lawyer Brendan Ballou about their lawsuit to dissolve the $1.8B slush fund for insurrectionists.

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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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