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Friday, August 14, 2026

Today, the Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump’s name back on the building; the government conducted expansive surveillance against ICE protestors in Minnesota; USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid its extended deployment; Max Miller’s ex-wife is suing him for releasing nude photos of their toddler; Ken Paxton donors have been found in the Epstein files; DHS workers used databases to spy on personal acquaintances; Rubio, Bessent and Leavitt were among those used as decoys on Air Force One; a federal judge has dismissed Trump’s antisemitism case against Harvard; that small Kansas newspaper that was raided by the cops gets $850,000; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Rubio, Bessent took decoy Air Force One, Hegseth flew on secret flight with Trump | CBS News

Federal civil-rights suit: Congressman Max Miller and attorney published nude photo of two-year-old daughter online | Chandra Law Firm

They’re named in the Epstein files - and they donated to Ken Paxton’s campaign

Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard | The New York Times

Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building | The New York Times

U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown | The New York Times

CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues | WIRED

USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment | The Guardian

Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000 | AP News

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Friday, August 14, 2026

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Today, mixed results in the August 11th primary elections hand wins to both progressive and establishment Dems as some Trump-backed candidates falter; Jeanine Pirro has convened a special grand jury in DC; the Trump administration is set to spend nearly a billion dollars on the Emotional Support Ballroom; ICE plans to buy gloves for agents that deliver electric shocks; the Kennedy Center has been ordered to pay $250,000 in legal fees to an artist that opposed the name change; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Four takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in six states | NPR

AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks | PBS News

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction | The Washington Post

Pirro, in rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington | Washington Post

Kennedy Center ordered to pay legal fees for Chuck Redd after judge tosses suit | The Washington Post

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Today, Trump doesn’t rule out using emergency executive power to interfere with the midterm elections; the transparency president has expanded the definition of executive privilege so his private advisors can’t be questioned by Congress; the White House is asking the Justice Department to consider new Reflecting Pool charges; Trump was stuffed into a catering cart and spirited to a secret plane after he ditched the Qatari Air Force One in Turkey; weeks after Belgium’s diamond industry gave Trump a ring with 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies, it was exempted from paying a U.S. tariff; Judge Talwani has expanded her block on the Postal Service tampering with mail ballots; the government has awarded a $150M contract for migrant children’s lawyers to a Trump-linked Texas law firm; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Democrats want answers about 18-karat gold ring given to Trump | MS NOW

Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats From Iran | The New York Times

White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution | WSJ

Trump executive privilege memo could hamper Democrats if they win Congress | CNN Politics

Trump signals openness to unconstitutional plot to take over elections | Democracy Docket

A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order | NPR

Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firm | AP News

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Today, the Pentagon is pressing manufacturers to hurry up and build bombs because they’re running out; Iran has decided to stop negotiating with the Trump administration entirely; a magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck Colombia killing over 100 people; Trump has nominated a loyalist to take over the Inspector General's job at Interior; Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child; Trump signs an executive order spacing out childhood vaccinations for no scientific reason whatsoever; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks | The Washington Post

Trump Thought Opening the Strait of Hormuz Was Imminent. Iran Had Other Plans. | WSJ

7.4 magnitude quake strikes western Colombia, killing scores of people | AP News

Trump nominates loyalist to office that would oversee Reflecting Pool review | The Washington Post

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, faces charges of sexual exploitation of minor | Colorado Politics

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance | AP News

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