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Monday, February 9th, 2026
Today, Trump posted a disgusting racist video on Truth Social and the right wing is making excuses; Tulsi Gabbard hid an intelligence report about a phone call involving someone close to Trump; DHS requested expedited deportation for five-year-old Liam Ramos, but a judge said no; members of Congress will review unredacted Epstein files; the federal judge will allow Marimar Martinez to release ICE text messages about her shooting; another judge says Trump can't block funds for the Getaway Tunnel project; the New Mexico governor has signed the Immigration Safety Act; and Dana delivers your Good News.
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Whistleblower SOUNDS ALARM on Trump SCANDAL Gabbard Tried to BURY | AG | The Breakdown | Meidas
Stories
​MAGA star claims Trump doesn't have 'attention span' to know Obama vid was racist | Raw Story
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her | Chicago Sun-Times
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family | MS NOW
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week | NBC News
U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project | The New York Times
New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law | KFOX14
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Friday, February 9th, 2024
SCOTUS weighs Trump's ballot eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment; special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents is out and there will be no charges filed; Pete Navarro’s request to stay out of prison pending appeal is DENIED; New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ live on Fox News – but he was from the Bronx; the Senate breaks the filibuster to open debate on a clean foreign aid bill; the ACLU settles with a Tennessee city of their unconstitutional drag ban; and Republicans admit in private that they killed a good border deal. Plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news.
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Supreme Court signals unlikely to let Colorado kick Trump off ballot
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-bid-stay-colorado-ballot-rcna136557
New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/07/guardian-angels-curtis-sliwa-sean-hannity-fox-news-live-tv
Saudi Arabia Says Bankers Who Help LIV Probe Risk Facing Prison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/senators-accuse-mckinsey-bcg-of-hindering-pga-liv-probe
ACLU settles for $500k with a Tennessee city in fight over an anti-drag ordinance
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-aclu-drag-lawsuit-lgbtq-23f8ae89259f42c64f4eb726e100b65d

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Thursday, February 9th, 2023
In the Hot Notes: Michael Cohen meets with prosecutors at the Manhattan DA’s office; Deutsche Bank claims a settlement deal they made with an Epstein victim precludes them from being sued for complicity; the open DoJ investigation into Hunter Biden will keep Merrick Garland from having to share information with the Republicans in the House; MSNBC and NBC employees plan a walk out to protest layoffs; GOP lawmakers allege ridiculous conspiracy theories in an oversight hearing with ex-Twitter employees; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, February 6th, 2026
Today, Senate Democrats publish their list of demands to fund DHS and the Sanders Amendment isn’t on it; Tulsi Gabbard investigated Maduro for election interference in Puerto Rico last year; a top Minnesota prosecutor says the overwhelming number of ICE cases is causing other matters to slip through the cracks; Congress has received a copy of the whistleblower report about Tulsi Gabbard but it’s heavily redacted; a leader of the Paul Weiss firm has resigned after appearing in the Epstein Files; a judge rules that ICE can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Trump’s Plan to Nationalize Elections Using Fabricated Claims of Foreign Interference | The Breakdown
Stories
Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class | Erin In The Morning
Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis | US news | The Guardian
Top Minnesota prosecutor says ICE cases are sidelining ‘pressing priorities’ | POLITICO
ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules | AP News
Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties | Wall Street Journal
US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico | Reuters
Virginia Democrats reach agreement on 10-1 map | Virginia Scope
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Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Today, the Supreme Court allows California’s Prop 50 maps to be used in the midterm elections by refusing to hear Republican’s appeal; our friend Harry Dunn is running for Steny Hoyer’s House seat in Maryland; House Democrats warn Republicans that if they can pull former presidents in for questioning that we will do the same; the Justice Department found that Ed Martin leaked grand jury information before he was demoted; government lawyers are drowning in immigration cases and unable to keep up; Trump’s new prison camp threat unleashes massive blowback even in rural MAGA country; the super classified whistleblower report involving Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump is finally being sent to Congress; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories
Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay | CBS News
‘This job sucks’: Government lawyers, drowning in immigration cases, have had it | POLITICO
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country | The New Republic
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes | CNN Politics
After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump | NBC News
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it | CBS News

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