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Friday, July 17, 2026

Today, multiple 2020 election deniers met this week at the White House ahead of Trump’s address; the ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship; Todd Blanche says he will meet with Epstein survivors so he can get his nomination to Attorney General out of committee; JD Vance’s security detail is fed up with last-minute personal and family trips; White House officials were asked to surrender their phones in a wide-ranging leak investigation; 103 House Democrats voted against aid to Israel including Nancy Pelosi; Kegseth says the flyovers will continue until morale improves after buzzing beachgoers in Florida; the McCains are raising money to re-elect Democrat Katie Hobbs as governor of Arizona; Donald’s teleprompter operator made six figures betting on his speeches; the Treasury will begin minting $1 coins with Trump’s face after snubbing the Harriet Tubman $20 bill; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump’s primetime speech | MS NOW

In Arizona, the McCain name is now raising money for a Democrat | MS NOW

A House vote makes it clear: Israel’s support among Democrats is starting to buckle | US politics | The Guardian

AG pick Blanche to meet with Epstein survivors after 2 GOP senators hedge on nomination | CNBC

ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer | Portland Press Herald

Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests | MS NOW

Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe | CNN Politics

US Mint to begin producing $1 coins featuring Trump | POLITICO

Navy's elite Blue Angels won't be reprimanded after video shows low flyover at Florida beach | CBS News

White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources | ABC7 New York

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Today, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton testify in their respective confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill; Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops less than one day after DHS suspended the practice; Donald threatens to destroy bridges and civilian power plants in Iran; ICE admits it has a trove of documents about being stationed at polling places; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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ICE reverses, admits it may have trove of documents on agents at polling places | Democracy Docket

Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy | NBC News

AG nominee Blanche told top Democrat he ‘made a mistake’ with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund | Courthouse News Service

Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks | BBC News

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Today, E Jean Carroll gets her $5M payment from Trump plus interest per court documents; the Justice Department loses another voter roll case bringing them to zero for 13; the Wisconsin Elections Commission has made two criminal referrals to the Brown County DA against Elon Musk for his $1M voter lottery scheme; Senate Democrats have blocked the $1.15T Pentagon policy bill; ICE has been ordered to stop pursuing people in cars; one of the strictest abortion bans in the US could be defeated in November; Marco Rubio launches a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court; New York became the first state to ban data centers; new polling shows Talarico leads Paxton among Hispanic business owners in Texas; Michael Cohen has been secretly meeting with Donald Trump; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump plans primetime speech on voting machines and foreign influence in elections | MS NOW

New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium | Reuters

Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says | CNN Politics

Senate Dems block defense bill in protest of Iran war | POLITICO

Trump's HHS shelves threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care | NPR

ICE pauses most vehicle stops as pressure to arrest is blamed for fatal shootings | NBC News

Man is killed by truck as he flees immigration agents in St. Augustine | Miami Herald

Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again | The New York Times

Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court | The Guardian

Trump DOJ 0 for 13 in voter roll grab after court dismisses West Virginia lawsuit | Democracy Docket

New polling shows Talarico leads Paxton among Hispanic business owners | MS NOW

One of strictest US abortion bans could be overturned in November’s election | Idaho | The Guardian

E. Jean Carroll receives $5.62 million payment from Trump in sex abuse and defamation case after yearslong wait | CBS News

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Today, Trump will give a Thursday night address likely to produce falsified evidence of foreign interference in the 2020 election; a federal judge has sanctioned two lawyers and referred Blanche and Woodward to the Bar for disciplinary action after finding Donald’s lawsuit against the IRS was a fraud on the court; the Justice Department has finally turned over evidence in the shooting case of Renée Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis; 12 states have filed a lawsuit to block the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger; the Governor of South Carolina has appointed Lindsey Graham’s sister to take over his Senate seat for the remainder of the term; ICE agents have killed another person in a vehicle in Biddeford Maine sparking protests at Susan Collins’ office; 20 agents from the FBI and other federal agencies were seen with U.S. Capitol Police officers entering Lindsey Graham’s house; Katie Phang fires back at Todd Blanche’s refusal to release court-ordered Epstein documents; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents | MS NOW

Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines | The New York Times

Trump administration tried to ‘manipulate the judicial process’ with its IRS settlement, judge says | NBC News

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12 states file lawsuit to block $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger | NBC News

Lindsey Graham’s sister picked to serve the rest of his Senate term | The Washington Post

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