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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Today, Today, Birthright Citizenship hangs on by a thread while transgender rights and campaign finance are gutted by the Supreme Court; the Justice Department is now zero for eleven in voter roll smash and grab; Donald gave a secret $500m no-bid contract to Clark Construction for his ballroom; Meta contractors posed as teenagers to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs; a federal judge orders Donald to end his efforts to kill Hudson Tunnel funding; a judge rules that nursing is a professional degree for student loan purposes but drops theology; former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whately in the state’s open US Senate race; the Alaska Supreme Court rules that Dan Sullivan can be on the state’s primary ballot; the New Jersey Rep that has been missing for months - Tom Kean - has reappeared; DC will pay $50k to a man detained while protesting the National Guard using the Star Wars Imperial March; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Birthright citizenship ruling: Supreme Court rejects Trump's proposed limits | AP News

Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means "Biological Sex" In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling | Erin In The Morning

DOJ voter roll grab is now 0-11 as judge dismisses New Hampshire lawsuit | Democracy Docket

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom | The Washington Post

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs | WIRED

Judge Orders Trump to End Efforts to Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding | The New York Times

Poll: Cooper holds 14-point lead over Whatley as Trump stays underwater | Carolina Journal

Alaska Supreme Court says a man with the same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan can be on primary ballot | AP News

DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says | AP News

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Today, Supreme Court rulings come down in E. Jean Carroll, the president’s ability to fire members of multi-member boards, geofence warrants, Dershowitz, and mail-in ballots being counted after election day as we await rulings in two transgender rights cases, campaign finance, and birthright citizenship; Trump says work will begin on the DC municipal golf course despite a judge’s warning; a heat dome could bring triple-digit temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern United States; Massachusetts pauses tax breaks for data centers; an election worker says she was confronted by ICE agents over a social media post; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling | CBS News

Supreme Court blocks Trump, for now, from firing Fed Board member Lisa Cook | ABC News

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge to counting late mail-in ballots | POLITICO

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Appeal $5 Million Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case | The New York Times

Justices say Constitution protects people’s location history | POLITICO

Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN | AP News

Trump says work will begin on DC golf course despite judge's warning | ABC News

Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE | ABC News

‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple-Digit Temperatures Across U.S. on Fourth of July Weekend | The New York Times

Massachusetts pauses tax breaks for data centers and addresses energy, water and noise concerns | CBS Boston

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Today, Trump launches fresh attacks against Iran but doesn’t announce them until 30 minutes after the markets closed Friday; the Justice Department is now zero for ten in voter roll lawsuits as a federal court rejects Trump’s attempt to get Pennsylvania data; the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to green-light its unprecedented immigration detention policy; the Buttigieg family was the subject of a vile home invasion; bible stories are installed in Texas public school curriculum; a federal judge says a man with the same name as Alaska senator Dan Sullivan is eligible to be on the primary ballot; tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride parade since Orban’s ouster; the reflecting pool algae was caused by the administration removing nanobubblers for vanity reasons ahead of the Lincoln Memorial UFC weigh in; Mamdani’s rent freeze has been approved by the New York City Board; the FEMA guy who claims he teleported to a Waffle House has been sacked; and naming your kid “Donald” has never been more unpopular; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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U.S. launches additional Iran strikes as tensions flare up over Hormuz | NBC News

Pennsylvania's voter rolls are safe from DOJ's grab, rules federal judge, bringing Justice Dept record to 0-10 | Democracy Docket

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy | POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg Target of Vile Attack on His Young Family | The New Republic

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools | AP News

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules | AP News

Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out | PBS News

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job | The New York Times

Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board | NYT

FEMA official who said he teleported to a Waffle House steps away from post | The Washington Post

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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Today, former DoJ lawyer Erez Reuveni issues a bombshell whistleblower account of Emil Bove’s intentional defiance of court orders on the eve of his judicial confirmation hearing; US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed and they can be back up and running in a few months; Florida is paving over the Everglades to build its own concentration camp; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s termination of University of California research grants; the Senate parliamentarian nixes the public lands selloff in the Billionaire Bailout Bill; four tech execs are sworn in as lieutenant colonels in the Army; Senator Lisa Murkowski signals she may turn Independent and caucus with Democrats; House Dems choose youth over seniority in the House Oversight ranking member election; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Live updates: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran amid accusations of ceasefire violations | NBC News

What Big Tech's Band of Execs Will Do in the Army | WIRED

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House Democrats Elect Robert Garcia for Top Oversight Post | The New York Times

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