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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Today, Donald Trump Jr's Bahamian wedding was bankrolled by the Kremlin; a whistleblower says federal agents may have broken the law in search of voter fraud; an IG report details abhorrent conditions at the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; the President is holding the Kennedy Center hostage threatening to close it if he can’t put his name on it again; a Trump-appointed judge has issued a second block on the Postal Service’s mail ballot rule and the DOJ has appealed it to the Supreme Court; Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland held rare talks Monday to break away from the United Kingdom; the EPA has revoked the rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions; staffers say Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate this week; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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‘Time to get back to work’: Mitch McConnell returns to Senate | POLITICO
DOJ asks Supreme Court to lift second order against Trump’s mail voting restrictions | Democracy Docket
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show | Washington Post
Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish parties to hold independence summit | Le Monde
EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants | AP News
DHS watchdog finds immigrants were held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths | NBC News
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud | NYT

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Monday, September 14, 2026
Today, Todd Blanche’s deputy has filed an appeal to resurrect the $1.776B Slush Fund and Trump tax immunity agreement; Iran-backed Houthis have attacked the East West Saudi oil pipeline and have seized a key island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait; the Pentagon pushed two airmen shot down over Iran to appear on 60 Minutes; Chinese satellite imagery has been linked to an Iranian strike that killed three US troops; Donald Trump pushes back against Anthropic’s Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman called for an artificial intelligence slowdown; a federal judge has ruled that Trump’s plan to cut FEMA by 50% is illegal; plus Allison delivers your Good News.
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‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast | CNN
Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires | CNN Politics
Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’ | CNN Politics
U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops | WSJ
Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China | ABC7 Los Angeles
Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful | Washington Post

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Monday, September 14, 2026
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
In the Hot Notes: new updates on the draining of the pool into the server room that housed surveillance video at Mar-a-Lago, the DoJ has dropped their case against Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Rafiekian; Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish football federation after kissing Spain forward Jenny Hermoso without consent; Donald Trump has filed a motion to disqualify Judge Tanya Chutkan and recuse her from his case; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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