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Friday, June 26, 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

Naming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular | NOTUS

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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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Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says | The New York Times

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

Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades | The New York Times

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

Judge blocks Trump’s termination of UC research grants | Courthouse News Service

Murkowski suggests she could become an Independent in the right circumstance - Live Updates | POLITICO

GOP budget bill could threaten public lands, conservation groups voice opposition | NBC Montana

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson during the last minute hearing on the 1/6 attack on the Capitol building; Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison; There's no chance that Supreme Court justices could be charged with perjury during their confirmation hearings; Turkey has dropped its opposition of Finland and Sweden joining NATO; and filmmaker Alex Holder has been contacted by the Fulton County DA Fani Willis; plus Dana and Allison deliver your Good News.

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Friday, June 26, 2026

Today, another federal judge has permanently blocked Trump's order restricting mail-in voting; the Supreme Court has stripped temporary protected status from 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, and blocks asylum seekers at the border; vendors have been told to begin dismantling the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; massive earthquakes rocked Venezuela, Japan, and California; the Pentagon restored flu vaccines after hundreds fell ill; Senate Republicans caved on yesterday's War Powers Resolution; US Park Police seek to identify a person who touched the water in the reflecting pool a week ago; Jamie Raskin will open a discharge petition to force a vote on the $1.8B Slush Fund; a judge wants answers on why the tarp hasn’t been removed from the Kennedy Center facade; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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Vendors Told to Start Dismantling Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center | The New York Times

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files | The Hill

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Strip TPS, Turn Away Asylum Seekers Arriving at the Border in Pair of New Immigration Rulings | American Immigration Council

Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting | The New York Times

A federal judge wants answers on the tarp and scaffolding at the Kennedy Center | MS NOW

Several Strong Quakes Hit Across the World in 24 Hours | The New York Times

Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 | AP News

Reflecting Pool caulking cut with 'sharp knife or razor' in previously undisclosed incident, NPS says in court filing | ABC News

Raskin launches discharge effort to formally block 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' | POLITICO

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