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Wednesday, January 17th, 2024Jury selection and opening statements kicked off day one of the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial in New York; Trump won the GOP Iowa caucus with embarrassingly low turnout; Capitol Police and the FBI have opened an investigation into Roger Stone’s comments about assassinating Rep Swalwell and Rep Nadler; President Biden invites the top four congressional leaders to the White House to discuss Ukraine funding; the US will re-list Yemen’s Houthis as global terrorists; Trump loses a string of appeals in court; the House Republicans are backing down on holding Hunter Biden in c...

Friday, January 16th, 2026Today, Trump says he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act in response to what’s happening in Minnesota; another federal agent has shot someone in Minneapolis; the ACLU has sued the Federal Government to End the Practice of Kavanaugh Stops, Warrantless Arrests, and Racial Profiling of Minnesotans; Vance casts the tie-breaking vote to defeat the Venezuela war powers resolution in the senate, an ICE error meant some recruits were sent to field offices without training, and a pro-Auschwitz Republican is running as a Democrat in California; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News....

Thursday, January 15th, 2026Today, Trump is upset with Pam Bondi after his calls to indict his political enemies haven’t been addressed aggressively enough; Senator Slotkin says she’s under criminal investigation for her lawful orders video; a nazi ICE prosecutor has been returned to duty; FBI agents have searched the home of a Washington Post reporter; the Ford worker who called Trump a pedophile protector says he has no regrets; the Pentagon is dispatching military lawyers to Minneapolis to expedite deportations; multiple state attorneys general are suing the government over anti-trans policy at HHS; MacKenzie Scott has...

Wednesday, January 14th, 2026Today, half a dozen lawyers in the DOJ Civil Rights Division have resigned rather than investigate Renée Good’s widow along with mass resignations in the Minnesota US Attorney's Office; the Clintons refuse to respond to a House subpoena to testify about the Epstein Files; House Democrats ask the government if any January 6th rioters are working for ICE; Lindsey Halligan responds to a judge asking her why she keeps signing court documents since she’s been disqualified; Judge Engelmayer asks for briefing on whether he can appoint a special master to oversee the E...

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026Today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is being criminally investigated by the Trump administration and has issued a rare public rebuke; Senator Mark Kelly is suing Pete Kegseth; prosecutors in the DOJ Civil Rights Division are declining to investigate the murder of Renée Good; Trump says inclined to exclude ExxonMobil from his plan to plunder Venezuelan oil; Trump says he regrets not seizing voting machines after the 2020 election; Trump's EPA announced it’s going to stop considering lives saved when setting rules on air pollution; Democrat Mary Peltola has announced her bid for US sen...

Monday, January 12th, 2026Today, Minneapolis prosecutors say they will investigate the murder of Renée Good despite the FBI trying to block them; the Trump administration says it’s going to deploy more Border Patrol agents to Minneapolis; a day after the shooting Kristi Noem quietly issued a memo limiting Congressional visits to ICE detention centers; the National Portrait Gallery has removed information about Trump’s impeachments and replaced it with a giant portrait of him instead; federal judges blocked key parts of Trump’s election order, his $10B freeze on childcare, and his move to end family...

Allison and Katie Phang break down an exclusive story after Allison met with a whistleblower who exposed a DOJ error that leaves survivor information vulnerable. The DOJ confirmed they received notice of the issue on December 21st but still hasn’t corrected it. Allison connected the whistleblower with House Oversight, which confirmed the information, said this error was new to them, and is now working on a fix and on improving how whistleblowers can report DOJ failures in the future.Watch the video here:https://www.youtube.com/live/NMHC3MomXzE?si=dVYvHo8V2M7fp_lf...

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025Today, Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked the release of Jack Smith’s final report; the Republican controlled North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the state from certifying the Democrat as the winner of the high court election; Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm bells about Pete Hegseth; Zuckerberg says Meta will end fact checking in favor of community notes; an appeals court has denied Trump’s attempt to postpone his sentencing this Friday; Trump says he’s willing to use military force to obtain Greenland and the Panama Canal; the Pentagon agrees to settle...

Jan 9, 2023In the Hot Notes: we have breaking news from Hugo Lowell about the independent private investigators the Trump team hired to search his other properties; the Fulton County Special Grand Jury has issued its report and I think it will be made public; George Santos is now facing an FEC complaint; Scott Perry declines to recuse himself from investigating the investigation into him; classified documents were found in Biden’s old office; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Follow our Guest:Hugo Lowellhttps://twitter.com/hugolowell ...

Friday, January 9th, 2026Today, the FBI is freezing out the Minnesota State investigators in the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the shooter has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross; the House has passed a bill extending the ACA subsidies bucking Mike Johnson; Reps Khanna and Massie urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer for the Epstein Files release; the House upheld Trump’s vetoes on two bills passed unanimously; Senate Republicans defect and vote with Democrats on a War Powers Resolution blocking further attacks on Venezuela; the Senate voted by unanimous consent to...

Thursday, January 8th, 2026Today, we’re going to be covering everything we know about what happened in Minneapolis today on Portland Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets where an ICE agent murdered 37 year old Renee Nicole Good when he opened fire into her vehicle as she was driving away; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You, HomeChefFor a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  http://HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert.Stories:...

Wednesday, January 7th, 2026Today, the DOJ finally got a federal grand jury indictment of the alleged pipe bomber; the Wyoming Supreme Court has struck down laws banning abortion and abortion pills; less than 1 percent of the Epstein Files have been released according to a new court filing; the CDC has axed a number of recommended childhood vaccines; Trump says he’ll use your taxpayer dollars to reimburse oil barons for drilling in Venezuela; Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa has died further narrowing the GOP’s House majority; the White House has unveiled a new January 6th webpage blaming Demo...

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026Today, Democrats will hold a shadow hearing to rebut the whitewashing of the events surrounding the attack on the Capitol; the Pentagon is seeking to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly's retirement rank; an organizer was arrested on camera in Grand Rapids Michigan for protesting the US attack in Venezuela; Trump announces Pee Wee Himmler Stephen Miller will have an outsize role in running Venezuela; Amy Klobuchar is considering a run for Minnesota Governor after Tim Walz’s surprise announcement that he’s dropping out; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You...

Monday, January 5th, 2026Today, the Trump administration has invaded Venezuela without authorization from Congress and has arrested Nicolas Maduro; oil barons are already booking flights to Venezuela to plunder the oil there; MSW Media has filed a response to DOJ in the Epstein training videos FOIA case; five years later we’re fighting a battle over the basic facts of January 6th; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You, Daily LookFor 50% off your first order, head to DailyLook.com and use code DAILYBEANS.  Thank You, HomeChefFor a li...

Allison responds in court to the government’s argument that there’s no widespread interest or government misconduct in the Epstein matter. She’s demanding the redaction training videos.Watch the video here:https://www.youtube.com/live/c3NVDAQJ4o4?si=OiQVslgKbESL3giF    Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote L...

Friday, January 5th, 2024Donald Trump received $7.8M in payments from 20 foreign countries while President according to a new Congressional report; exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has been hit with a new RICO conspiracy charge; a 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five others in an Iowa school shooting; a new study finds that Hydroxychloroquine may have caused 17,000 deaths during COVID; Proud Boy Christopher Worrell has been sentenced to 10 years in prison; a Florida man has been arrested for threatening to kill Rep Swalwell and his kids; we have an update on the Colorado courthouse shooting; a...

Jan 4, 2023In the Hot Notes: Kevin McCarthy loses three more House Speaker votes bringing his loss total to 6; Ukraine offers Russian soldiers a hotline to surrender; the FBI has raised the reward for info leading to the arrest of the 1/6 pipe bomber to half a million dollars; and Fanone visits the Speaker’s Office; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one...

Friday, January 2nd, 2026Today, the Wall Street Journal is out with new reporting that the Mar a Lago spa was trafficking girls to Epstein; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Trump to return control of the National Guard to Gavin Newsom; new jail video footage disproves government claims about which cameras were working at the time of Epstein’s death; US officials confirm Ukraine did NOT strike Putin’s residence; the US strikes five more boats in the Caribbean, possibly leaving survivors; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: John Fugelsang<br...

Thursday, January 1st, 2026Today, the House Judiciary has released the transcript and video of Jack Smith’s behind closed doors testimony; a Democrat won an Iowa special election for state Senate by 40 points holding off a Republican supermajority; Trump announced he’s withdrawing the NationalGuard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland; CBS has debunked the Somali fraud claims in Minnesota; Trump has vetoed a clean water bill in Colorado that passed unanimously; the DOJ has released a whopping one percent of the Epstein Files; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: Adam Klasfeld<br...

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025Today, Border Czar and $50K dollar Cava bag bribe recipient Tom Homan didn’t receive a normal background check; the retired policeman that was jailed in Tennessee for posting a Trump meme on facebook is suing; a newly unsealed order in the Abrego case includes emails proving Todd Blanche's office had a hand in charging him; Jeanine Pirro indicted alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole last night using a local grand jury in superior court; the Social Security Administration is facing record backlogs under Trump; more artists are cancelling their Kennedy Center performances since Trump ad...