The Daily Beans

Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 The Missouri Supreme Court overturns Republicans and rules that the abortion initiative WILL be on the ballot; the US is discussing allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS against Russia; the FBI says Americans lost $5.6B last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams; Republicans threaten to shut down the government adding cuts to veterans benefits to their continuing resolution;...

Friday, September 12th, 2025 Today, right wing activists and now federal authorities are targeting people who appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk on social media; potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South; some appeals court judges have publicly admonished the Supreme Court’s run on the shadow docket; we’re getting more information on the shooter at the Colo...

Thursday, September 11th, 2025 Today, three students, including a suspected shooter, were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon; NATO shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace; Chuck Schumer moved to force a Senate vote on the release of the Epstein files but Republicans blocked it; Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah; another hearing was...

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 Today, a judge tosses out the criminal case against the Michigan fraudulent electors; the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite the case against Trump’s tariffs and will hear arguments in November; a court ruled that Eric Adams’ move to allow ICE into Rikers is illegal; South Korea is outraged over the raid of the Hyundai battery factory in Georgia; the Trump adminis...

Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 Today, House Oversight is now in possession of the Epstein birthday book and other documents from the Epstein estate and they have released the Trump letter; the Supreme Court continues its assault on the rule of law with more shadow docket rulings; the January 6th rioter who wore the “Camp Auschwitz” shirt has been arrested for animal abuse; Missouri Democrats are fig...

Monday, September 8th, 2025 Today, the Department of Justice says the names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret to honor their privacy; Trump claims the power to summarily kill suspected drug smugglers; hundreds of South Korean nationals are detained in the largest single site ICE raid in history;  the Pentagon approves the use of Great Lakes Navy base for Chicago...

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 Donald Trump has lost another bid to delay his September 18th sentencing; RFK Jr. is being forced to remain on the ballot in Michigan; John McCain’s youngest son has condemned Trump’s behavior at Arlington and has said he will vote for Kamala Harris; a judge has issued an injunction against Donald Trump barring him from playing Isaac Hayes song at his rallies; the Ha...

Friday, September 9th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice has filed a motion to stay part of Judge Cannon’s order in the Mar-a-Lago case; Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to six felony charges in New York state; the Department of Justice is criminally investigating Donald’s Save America PAC; and the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of adding a right to abortion amendment propo...

Friday, September 5th, 2025 Today, ten federal judges criticize the Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket in rare interviews with NBC; the District of Columbia has filed suit against the government over Trump’s National Guard deployment to the capitol; the Justice Department has issued subpoenas in its investigation into Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook; Republican discontent with RFK Jr is gr...

Thursday, September 4th, 2025 Today, Donald tried to interrupt the Epstein survivors press conference with a military flyover but they persisted and announced they’re compiling a client lists of their own; the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was unlawful; key Republican senators kicked the can in response to Trump’s attempt to fire members of the...

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 Today, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein will speak in a press conference at 10:30 AM Eastern time as Rep Thomas Massie takes the first step to force a House vote to release the Epstein files; DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order allowing federal law enforcement occupation indefinitely; a federal judge rules that Trump’s use of the National Guard in California...

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 Today, Donald Trump is now posting photos of himself playing golf from August 23rd and telling people without prompting that he’s in excellent health; all 76 children the administration tried to kidnap and disappear to Guatemala this weekend are back at their refugee and resettlement facilities; Robert Mueller has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and will be unable to t...

Monday, September 1st, 2025 Today, the Trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night until a federal judge entered an order to stop them; speculation about Trump’s whereabouts explodes on social media as he continues to hide from the public; the government is going to deploy AI software to deny Medicare claims; Governor Greg Abb...

Friday, September 1st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the first Proud Boys’ sentences come in at HALF the recommended time by sentencing guidelines; Representative Jamie Raskin asks Rep Comer to subpoena Jared Kushner after failed attempts to retrieve documents regarding his $2B Saudi payout; several filings are made in Fulton County about the speedy trial considerations and removal of Meadows’ case to fe...

Friday, August 30th, 2024 More sickening details of Trump’s campaign stunt at Arlington National Cemetery are revealed; 2nd quarter GDP growth has been adjusted to 3% exceeding all expectations; Donald is putting all his attention on winning the debate and courting QAnon because he doesn’t know how else to run against Kamala; another SpaceX rocket bursts into flames; Trump’s campaign advisors are...

Friday, August 29th, 2025 Today, mayors of blue cities are assembling a united front against the Trump regime; late Wednesday there was a showdown at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the director refuses to leave her post amid pressure from the President; Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump government over his unlawful attempt to fire her; ICE deportation flights...

Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Today, two children have died and 14 other people have been injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis; some FEMA staff have been placed on administrative leave after penning a letter of dissent; the FDA has approved the COVID booster but with huge restrictions; Big Balls and DOGE put your social security number on a nonsecure server in June; a Utah judge...

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Today, a Trump appointed judge has thrown out Trump’s case against the entire Maryland bench; leading election denier Cleta Mitchell has been appointed to the DHS election integrity unit; Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to sit for a deposition about whether she is operating Voice of America up to legal minimum standards; Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve board mem...

Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 Today, Donald Trump has signed an executive order making flag burning illegal with a mandatory minimum of one year in prison; the general who led the assessment that Trump’s bombing of Iran didn’t destroy anything has been fired; Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir before she died and it will be posthumously released; Trump and Netanyahu are moving forward w...

Monday, August 25th, 2025 Today, the DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell; the government has threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego to Uganda if he doesn’t plead guilty to the two charges against him; John Bolton's house has been raided in search of classified emails sent on a private server; a federal judge orders the...

Friday, August 26th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and James Waldron have been beckoned by the Fulton County DA for testimony; two individuals have pled guilty to stealing Ashley Biden’s journal and selling it to Project Veritas; eight sources say the feds aren’t done with Matt Gaetz; Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton has been advising Trump on his dealings with the Nationa...

Friday, August 23rd 2024 We have the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; Elon Musk’s Twitter has revealed its investors in a court filing; a Tennessee man was indicted for threatening to kill President Biden, Vice President Harris, and former President Obama on Twitter; the DoJ says it will move ahead with an obstruction charge despite the Supreme Court ruling; RFJ Jr is se...

Friday, August 22nd, 2025 Today, the California Assembly has passed the redistricting resolutions and will have a special election this November for voters to approve the new maps; an appeals court has thrown out the $450M civil fraud fine against Trump; the Supreme Court says the NIH grants case must be filed in the Court of Federal Claims; a federal judge  just has ruled that Alina Habba’s appoi...

Thursday, August 21st, 2025 Today, Texas State Rep Nicole Collier has filed a writ of habeas corpus with the Travis County district court; Judge Berman rejects Trump’s motion to release Epstein grand jury material calling it a diversion from the real Epstein files; Representative LaMonica Mciver has filed a flurry of motions in the federal case against her; New York Mayor Eric Adams former top aid...

Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 Today, Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has been locked inside the state house by Republicans; California Republicans have petitioned the state Supreme Court to stop redistricting effort; Donald called Vladimir Putin in the middle of the Zelensky summit; doctors attempting to inspect ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza have been denied entry; the Texas measl...