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Monday, May 11th, 2026

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down redistricting voted on by the people; the NAACP is suing Tennessee Republicans over the gerrymander that eliminated the sole Black congressional district; ABC has accused the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment rights; Donald is planning on firing FDA Commissioner Marty Makary; the Trump administration is suing the New York Times for discrimination against a white guy; some insight into why Trump pardoned former Honduran president and notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Court rejects Virginia redistricting in a blow to Democrats' counter to Trump, GOP | NPR

NAACP sues to stop Tennessee GOP gerrymander that dismantles majority-Black district | Democracy Docket

ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment | The New York Times

U.S. Sues The New York Times, Claiming Discrimination Against a White Man | The New York Times

Trump Is Planning to Fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary | WSJ

‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments | International | EL PAÍS English

Good Trouble 
More than 500,000 signatures needed in recall against Gov. Landry | wwltv.com

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Allison talks with Epstein Survivor Annie Farmer who reveals there's another Jane Doe accusing the DOJ of withholding her documents, and the upcoming shadow hearing with survivors in Palm Beach Tuesday, May 12th.

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed three anti-trans bills in Arizona; 20 cops raided a drag show at an LGBTQ bar in Pittsburgh; the Trump administration has dismantled a gun violence victim memorial at ATF; 20 state attorneys general are suing the Trump regime to restore health agencies; Brian Kemp says he will NOT run for Senate in 2026; the third party messaging app used by Mike Waltz was suspended after being hacked; lawyers for the Voice of America including Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty are asking for a rehearing en banc after a three judge panel upheld Trump’s executive order; Trump has resumed student loan payments starting today promising to confiscate tax refunds, federal benefits, and even wages; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

 

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Stories:

An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters | NPR

20 attorneys general sue Trump administration to restore health agencies | NBC News

Collections Coming for Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers | The Wall Street Journal

Messaging app seen in use by Mike Waltz suspends services after hackers claim breach | NBC News

20 police raided a gay bar for a "compliance check." Then the patrons did something surprising. | LGBTQ Nation

Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate in Georgia, Giving Ossoff a Lift | The New York Times

"Focus On Real Issues That Matter," AZ Governor Hobbs Vetoes Anti-Trans Bills | Erin In The Morning

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Thursday, May 9th, 2024

Marjorie Taylor Greene is beginning her effort to remove Speaker Johnson; the Georgia court of appeals has granted Trump’s motion to reconsider the removal of DA Fani Willis; Judge Aileen Cannon indefinitely postpones the Trump espionage case; Nikki Haley nets 22% of the vote in the Indiana Republican primary; Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with a visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin; the Pentagon confirms that the Biden administration stopped a shipment of bombs to Israel; Kevin McCarthy is escalating his war against Matt Gaetz; RFK Jr has literal brain worms; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March (AP News)

Court of Appeals to consider DA Fani Willis removal in Trump Georgia election case (AJC)

McCarthy vs. Gaetz: The GOP’s never-ending feud (Politico)

Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin (CNN)

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