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Monday, October 5, 2026
Today, the FBI provided a list of nine Epstein files redaction training videos in my Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit; Governor Kathy Hochul appoints NYAG Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell 7 case after the Tomkins County DA refused to consider additional evidence; the economy added only 29,000 jobs in September - a far cry from the 90,000 expected; a judge rules that a federal law banning non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional; the head of the Tennessee prison system is set to resign after the botched execution of Christa Pike; a federal judge has halted border wall construction in Big Bend; Trump is taking TSA officers’ chairs away; Major League Baseball backs off building a ballpark in Grand Teton National Park; Republicans pull money from North Carolina to defend Kansas; Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories
MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park | The Washington Post
TSA officers must now stand up on the job | The Washington Post
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement | POLITICO
Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend | Texas Tribune
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case | The New York Times
Tennessee prison chief to resign after botched execution of Christa Pike | CBS Miami
Judge rules federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional | Fox 28
Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim | The New York Times

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EXCLUSIVE. The government trained FBI agents to flag Epstein documents containing Trump's name for supervisory review. Allison has obtained descriptions of nine Epstein redaction training videos from the FBI in her lawsuit against the Department of Justice, but the DOJ still refuses to release the original training videos.

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Thursday, October 6th, 2022
The 11th Circuit has granted the DoJ’s motion for an expedited briefing schedule in the larger appeal of the special master ruling; Trump and the feds have finally secured a third party vendor to share documents; Trump said the GSA packed his boxes but newly released emails show otherwise; two of Elon Musk's funders back out of the twitter deal; the other man who posed as a DHS officer in DC has pled guilty; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Kegseth told a room full of flag officers to ignore the laws of engagement; Donald Trump says he wants a shutdown so he can “get rid of a lot of Democrat things;” Reagan appointed Judge Young issued an excoriating ruling against the Trump administration in a First Amendment case comparing ICE to the KKK; Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Portland; a judge rebukes Kari Lake in court alleging contempt; the Trump regime has deported a planeload of Iranians after a deal with Tehran; Kilmar Abrego’s lawyers file a reply to the government’s response to his Habeas petition before Judge Xinis; a judge orders Trump to preserve $233M in FEMA funding ahead of a potential shutdown; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Judge sounds alarm in ruling denouncing Trump's targeting student protesters | All Rise News

Stories
Trump Tells Generals the Military Will Be Used to Fight ‘Enemy Within’ | Wall Street Journal
Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland | POLITICO
U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say | The New York Times
Judge orders Trump administration to preserve $233M in FEMA grants it attempted to pull from blue states | POLITICO



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