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Today's headlines: Kansas voters rejected a measure that would remove the right to an abortion from the state constitution, while a bipartisan group of senators have introduced legislation that would codify the right to an abortion into federal law. Then, The DOJ has filed its first lawsuit since Roe was overturned against a state abortion ban, Florida’s abortion plan is being challenged in new la...

Today's headlines: President Biden announced last night that the current leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahri was killed by a US counterterrorism drone strike in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, new reports reveal that Prince Charles accepted £1m from Osama Bin Laden's family, while Pelosi's upcoming trip to Taiwan may test relations with China. A former high level Russian official who had been a former me...

Today's headlines: At least 28 people have died due to extreme flooding in Kentucky, and at least 7 people have died due to a severe heat wave in California. Then, Democrats tried to include $400 billion into funding veterans' health care bills. Finally, the New York State Health Commissioner has officially declared monkeypox an emergency in New York, and President Biden tested positive for covid...

Today's headlines: A G.D.P. report shows that the U.S. Economy has shrunk again, while Democrats in the House are preparing legislation that would ban stock trading by Congress. Then, the DOJ said Wednesday that a Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by Warren Buffet discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers. Finally, judges in both Wyoming and North Dakota temporarily blocked the...

Today's headlines: The DOJ has confirmed that it is investigating Trump himself in their January 6th criminal probe, while also investigating numerous arms of criminality, including the pressure campaign against Pence. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform committee found that gun manufacturers that sell assault style rifles have purposely employed ethically questionable tactics. Instagram h...

Today's headlines: The Biden administration is still deciding whether to extend student loan payment pause past August 31, while Disney’s Hulu has refused to air political ads that deal with controversial issues like abortion and the January 6 attack. Then, the senate has voted 64-32 on a package to fund domestic production of semiconductor chips. Finally, Mike Pence’s former chief of staff appear...

Today's headlines: the prime minister of Moldova told CNN in an interview that she is concerned Russia is going to invade them next. Meanwhile, two people were shot in the middle of the day in Whistler, Canada yesterday while a 37 year old woman opened fire inside Dallas Love Field Airport. A group of Republican state legislators sent a letter to law firm Sidley Austin, threatening the company and...

Today's headlines: Steve Bannon was found guilty in court on 2 counts of contempt of congress for his refusal to comply with a subpoena and appear before the House committee. 24 Secret Service officers have all retained private counsel in regards to the January 6th Hearings, while a husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for more than two years pleaded guilty last Thursday to casting her...

Today's headlines: The biggest takeaways from last night’s January 6th hearing, which focused on how Trump did not only *fail* tell the mob to go home after 4pm - he *chose* not to. Then, the department of homeland security is conducting a criminal probe into the deleted texts by the secret service, and President Biden tested positive for covid yesterday. Health officials in New York reported its...

Today's headlines: A bipartisan group of senators announced yesterday that they have reached agreement on 2 potential bills meant to strengthen the administration of elections, while the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify before the Fulton County grand Jury on August 9th, Donald Trump is still tryin...

Today's headlines: Secret Service cannot recover texts between January 5th and 6th for the January 6th Hearing Committee. Then, news out of the DOJ, and The House of Representatives voted on Monday over the question of whether Finland and Sweden should be able to join NATO. The UK hit an all time record high temperature of over 104 degrees yesterday, with the country experiencing a huge surge in f...

Today's headlines: Extensive reporting from the New York Times post Roe reversal paints a dire picture of women whose lives were put at extreme risk due to doctors’ refusal to act, for fear of being prosecuted. In similar news, the Idaho Republican Party voted on their platform over the weekend and rejected a proposal to add language that would allow abortions to save the life of the mother. Then,...

Today's headlines: A special committee in the Texas state House released a comprehensive 77-page report about the police response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators has agreed to a series of provisions to reform the Electoral Count Act, while the UAE has detained the American lawyer who had previously represented Jamal Khashoggi. Senator Joe Manc...

Today's headlines: Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration over the recent reminder that federal law requires emergency medical treatment supersede any state restrictions on abortion, while a mile long procession of 52 school buses drove to Ted Cruz’s house in Houston. Meanwhile, Europe is currently undergoing a severe heat wave, the euro and the dollar are worth the sa...

Today's headlines: June inflation numbers are out, and prices have jumped 9.1 percent over the last 12 months. Democrats in Congress have introduced legislation to protect interstate travel for abortion, while the department of health has reminded pharmacies that they cannot stop patients from accessing prescribed medication in states with abortion bans. Finally, the justice department announced t...

Today's headlines: News from yesterday’s January 6th hearing, which focused on showing how Trump and his advisors were directing the specific actions of extremist groups before and during the insurrection. The second half of the hearing involved testimony from 2 live witnesses, who represented the average voters and violent extremists that Trump relied upon. Finally, A federal judge has refused St...

Today's headlines: The next long awaited January 6th hearing is today. The Biden Administration has issued a directive to hospitals stating that they must provide abortion services if the life of a mother is at risk, and there’s a new covid variant on the loose. Finally, the Uber whistleblower who released over 124 thousand private company documents has been identified as Mark McGann, and Texas’s...

Today's headlines: Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday. New York lawmakers have passed a provision that changes how applicants will be screened for gun permits. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the use of most ballot drop boxes. and a 3-judge panel in Tennessee rejected a lawsuit by a Jewish couple who sued the state government for discrimination. The Europ...

Today's headlines: WNBA athlete Brittney Griner pleading guilty in Russia to drug charges. New reporting that FBI Directors Andrew McCabe and James Comey were both selected for an extremely invasive and rare IRS tax audit during Trump's administration. Intelligence agencies from the UK and the FBI made a rare joint address warning of Chinese economic espionage. Finally, UK Prime Minister Boris Joh...

Today's headlines include new information on the Highland Park shooting, news of the deal Pat Cipollone made with the January 6th committee to testify in a transcribed video interview, and news that Lindsey Graham is fighting the Fulton County DA. Finally, gas and median rent prices have dropped, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to resign. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY...

Today's headlines include new information on the Highland Park shooter, WNBA athlete Brittney Griner's handwritten letter to President Biden, New Jersey enacting new gun legislation, and Senator Lindsey Graham's potential testimony before the little election fraud investigation that could. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Parade Shooting Live Updates: Suspect Charged With 7 Cou...

Today, we start with the terrible news that a shooter is in custody after opening fire at a holiday parade in Highland Park, Illinois, while Uvalde Texas is still grappling with the aftermath of the country’s last most traumatic shooting. Then, a curfew and a ‘state of emergency’ has been issued in Akron, Ohio, Trump’s ‘Save America’ has paid half a million dollars to law firms involved in the Jan...

Today, we start with the latest SCOTUS news (and only one piece of it’s good). Then, judges in Kentucky and Florida have temporarily blocked their state’s near total ban on abortion, and Trump’s top White House lawyer has been subpoenaed by the January 6th committee. Finally, New Zealand has officially declared the American Proud Boys a Terrorist Organization while Bill Gates is officially the lar...

Today, we start with results from Tuesday’s primary elections and news that the Supreme Court issued two decisions yesterday. Then, three men are in custody after 53 migrants were found dead inside of a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas, Finland and Sweden have been formally invited to join NATO, and R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking. Finally, Bernie Sanders cal...

Today, we start with news from yesterday’s last minute January 6th hearing. Then, John Eastman’s phone was seized by federal agents carrying out a search warrant, while a judge in Texas issued a temporary restraining order to block the enforcement of the state’s abortion ban. Finally, six justices issued an unsigned, unexplained shadow docket order for Louisiana, and Ghislaine Maxwell was sentence...