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Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Kegseth told a room full of flag officers to ignore the laws of engagement; Donald Trump says he wants a shutdown so he can “get rid of a lot of Democrat things;” Reagan appointed Judge Young issued an excoriating ruling against the Trump administration in a First Amendment case comparing ICE to the KKK; Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Portland; a judge rebukes Kari Lake in court alleging contempt; the Trump regime has deported a planeload of Iranians after a deal with Tehran; Kilmar Abrego’s lawyers file a reply to the government’s response to his Habeas petition before Judge Xinis; a judge orders Trump to preserve $233M in FEMA funding ahead of a potential shutdown; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump Tells Generals the Military Will Be Used to Fight ‘Enemy Within’ | Wall Street Journal
Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland | POLITICO
U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say | The New York Times
Judge orders Trump administration to preserve $233M in FEMA grants it attempted to pull from blue states | POLITICO



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Friday, October 2, 2026
Today, new details emerge about the Cornell 7 Title IX investigation; an unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal; Renée Good’s family has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration for wrongful death and excessive force; the Supreme Court has said it will take up the Trump administration immigration bond hearing case; Eric Schmitt was warned about the bogus Atlanta Hawks text messages before embarrassing himself on national television in the hearing; the White House once again removed CNN from pool coverage while selling ad space for Trump’s taxpayer funded ads; the GOP hold on the Florida and Texas governors’ races is weakening; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing | NBC News
Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants | AP News
The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways | NYT
White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week | CNN
Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. | MS NOW
GOP hold on Florida and Texas governors’ races weakens, nonpartisan analyst says | The Washington Post

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Friday, October 2, 2026
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
Today, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has moved arguments over whether to release Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report from January to the day before the midterms; a new Federal Reserve Inspector General report shows no criminality in their renovation project; the Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear a case on expanding voting hours; a court has ordered an in-camera review of the memo authorizing Caribbean boat strikes; an NCCU psychology professor says Black people don’t hang themselves in response to a rash of lynchings in the South; a federal appeals court has halted the execution of the lone woman on death row in Tennessee; Riley Gaines’ Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA has been thrown out; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Pentagon ordered to show legal justification for boat strikes | Courthouse News Service
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions | Democracy Docket
Watchdog finds no criminality in Fed renovation that drew Trump’s scrutiny | NBC News
Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says | NBC News
Black people don’t hang themselves, NCCU psychology professor says | The Triangle Tribune
Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims | Erin In The Morning

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Today, the taxpayer money used to pay for the dystopian Trump political ads came from DHS Customs and Border Protection; the full panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Judge Boasberg’s contempt investigation; the very conservative 11th Circuit has unanimously refused to block the lower court’s sanctions against Donald’s DOJ in the slush fund case; Trump lackey Kurt Olsen has quit the Grand Conspiracy investigation; the Supreme Court has lifted a block on third-country deportations; the ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston has been identified; Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning; the White House app is full of invasive physical tracking systems; the man shot by ICE in the back in Austin has been charged with assault; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories
Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads | WSJ
Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘third country’ deportation policy | NBC News
ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified | Texas Tribune
Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assault by Justice Department | The Washington Post
White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers | The Washington Sun
Appeals court rejects bid to block sanctions tied to Trump's $1.8B IRS deal | Scripps News
DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure | The Washington Post

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