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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Today, Kimberly Guilfoyle is out, according to the new White House press secretary who stumbled embarrassingly through her first appearance at the podium; the Supreme Court will take up a case to decide whether DOGE is subject to the Freedom of Information Act; DHS is separating migrant children from their parents then labeling them unaccompanied minors; Judge Reyes has extended her order blocking Trump from making any changes to the D.C. municipal Golf Course; the Talarico campaign actually provided timestamped video surveillance tapes to the New York Times to prove that he was never in Ohio; Anthropic says AI could replicate itself in home devices within months; a judge blasts Elon Musk for lying about a FEMA employee paying for luxury hotel rooms for migrants in New York City; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Talarico was at home in Texas during campaign trail absence, photos appear to show | CBS News
Judge tears into Trump administration for felling trees on D.C. golf course the president wants to remake | NBC News
Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct | AP News
AI could self-replicate on home devices within ‘months’, Anthropic says | Technology News | Al Jazeera
Supreme Court to decide whether DOGE records can remain secret | POLITICO
Judge says Elon Musk engaged in 'little more than state sanctioned intimidation' when he accused a DHS official of a crime | Business Insider

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Today, federal agents raided the DC residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a bogus criminal investigation; Donald blew past a court deadline to halt airing taxpayer funded propaganda ads; a federal judge excoriated the administration for cutting down over 400 trees at a DC golf course; Trump and Rubio are weighing firing Kimberly Guilfoyle; US maternity wards face a wave of closures as Trump cuts take hold; a massive Cartoon Network leak emerges ahead of the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros merger; a right wing conspiracy about James Talarico falls apart; a Susan Collins PAC spent on an ad buy in Portland Oregon instead of Portland Maine; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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The Latest: Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home | The Washington Post
Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads | The Washington Post
Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course | Reuters
US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in | The Guardian
Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, source says | AP News
A massive Cartoon Network leak exposes decades of behind-the-scenes animation files | Mashable
The Right's Desperate Conspiracy Theory About James Talarico Goes Up In Flames | Rolling Stone
A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland | MS NOW

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Monday, October 12, 2026
Today, the Trump administration is criminally investigating television networks over pool coverage; the White House released some of Jack Smith’s Volume II documents to falsely claim he tapped Susie Wiles’ phone; Donald announces an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to the surprise of President Zelensky; Customs and Border Protection told the court that the taxpayer funded pro-Trump ads end Sunday; Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge; the US imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court just hours after a judge on the court won the Nobel peace prize; Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy; Kimberly Guilfoyle bribed her way into an Eric Trump dinner in Davos; an update on the Cornell 7 investigation; a drunk off duty ICE officer passed out on someone’s lawn in Fresno and ended up getting shot by the homeowner; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21 | The Washington Post
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage - NYT
Trump announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskiy | Reuters
Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge | NBC News
Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads to end Sunday, Border Patrol official tells court | POLITICO
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy | Washington Post
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize – as it happened | The Guardian
Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California | NYT
At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays | WSJ
Cornell sexual assault allegations: What’s next for the investigation | CNN

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Brendan Cuni, the ICE agent who nearly shot a 5 year old in the Bronx this past Thursday night, has a history of violence and lying. Allison will cover what we know so far, as well as court documents detailing Cuni's past transgressions.

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