Today, Todd Blanche doesn’t rule out blocking certain states’ midterm election certifications, the Pentagon granted DHS permission to test a crowd control heat wave weapon, the DCCC is running an anti-trans ad in South Carolina, a Kushner phone hack has revealed how middle east dictators bought him off, Corey Lewandowski is under federal criminal investigation, the DOJ indicted Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas over a cannabis business, a judge has ordered Donald Trump be deposed in his own lawsuit against the BBC by December 11th, a court order has barred DHS from election-related investigations in nine states — finding that error-prone government lists could sweep U.S. citizens into the effort., and Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office and his staff broke it.

GUEST: John Fugelsang: Host of The John Fugelsang Show on Sirius XM Progress channel 127, and New York Times bestselling author of the Separation of Church and Hate. New book available for order: Fake Christians.

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Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border | CNN Politics

Justice Dept. indicts Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas over alleged business sales - The Washington Post

Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it. - The Washington Post

Judge orders Trump deposition in defamation suit against the BBC by Dec. 11 | AP News

Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/politics/corey-lewandowski-justice-dept-inquiry.html

https://newrepublic.com/post/216985/jared-kushner-phone-hack-middle-east-dictators

Erin In The Morning

DCCC Releases Its First Anti-Trans Ad, Supporting SC Democrat Nancy Lacore

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Today, the Supreme Court blocked Trump’s bid to strip gender affirming care from transgender federal prisoners, Steve Witkoff referred to Putin as a humanitarian after the release of a prisoner Trump admitted he dropped sanctions to get back, a billionaire wanted a Trump pardon so he gave Alina Habba a $50M deal, those planes that Kristi Noem bought from her friend in the last hour of her job as Secretary of Homeland Security are tied to an ongoing criminal investigation, the New Mexico Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and accountant for facilitating the sex trafficking ring, and the DNC, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and the DCCC are suing the Trump administration for midterm election interference.

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https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/kristi-noem-dhs-airplanes-foia

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/julio-herrera-pardon-alina-habba.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Bush’s brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate | Texas | The Guardian

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/21/epstein-new-mexico-lawsuit-sex-trafficking.html

Democrats sue Trump, DOJ over effort to remove voters from state rolls - The Washington Post

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Today, Elon Musk ordered the takedown of Starshield communications in Ukraine, the justice department arrested 28 alleged non-citizens for being registered to vote - most registered as republicans, the Navatek Susan Collins bribery scheme also included Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn, Hegseth left military families in harm’s way during the chaotic evacuation of a Navy base in Bahrain, Trump and Hegseth are refusing to release weapons aid to Ukraine, the US Supreme Court has refused to hear former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox’ appeal of her termination case, Vivek Ramaswamy used Amy Acton’s estranged abusive mother in an attack ad, Donald went ballistic with rage at Andrew Feinberg in a bizarre oval office presser, and A federal judge on Tuesday lifted a ban on Rep. Justin J. Pearson and five others from attending future Memphis City Council meetings.

GUEST: Retired Judge Diane P. Wood. Director of The American Law Institute and a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Retired Chief Judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the Article III Coalition. A group of former judges speaking out about threats to the rule of law and potential Constitutional crises. We are going to discuss the bogus arrests of alleged registered non citizen voters in california - most of whom were probably automatically registered at the DMV, and most of whom were registered republicans

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Amid deteriorating relations, Washington holds up Patriots for Kyiv - The Washington Post

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-wont-review-trumps-firing-labor-board-member-2026-10-19/

Attack Ad Featuring Candidate’s Mother Turns Ohio Governor’s Race Even Uglier - The New York Times

https://wreg.com/news/local/judge-lifts-city-councils-ban-on-pearson-others-from-attending-meetings/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6159672-fbi-investigated-congressional-bribery-scheme/

https://www.ms.now/news/military-families-retreat-navy-base-bahrain

https://www.propublica.org/article/navatek-lindsey-graham-jim-clyburn-fbi-anti-corruption-bribery

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/doj-california-voting-crimes-trump-midterms.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-vance-fraud-speech-rage-b3070275.html

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-the-independent-reporter-oval-office-andrew-feinberg-b3070310.html

Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine - WSJ

Today, Judge Reyes questions Stanley Woodward and the Trump DOJ during a hearing about the destruction of the East Potomac golf course after refusing to recuse herself from the case, Trump opposes Jack Smith testimony in his BBC defamation case, a dispute between Ric Grenell and Alina Habba centers around a $17 million transfer from a government account in Congo to a Texas defense firm, the race is on for Trump staffers to hire lawyers ahead of Democrats winning back Congress, the Trump administration is hiring private collection firms to go after people who default on student loans, and the Mississippi Attorney General has determined that the police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6157323-judge-ana-reyes-donald-trump-east-potomac-park-tree-clearing-case/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-golf-course-judge-ana-reyes-2a711025e7daf5ab8739c06542d78468

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-opposes-jack-smiths-deposition-in-jan-6-defamation-lawsuit-as-entirely-irrelevant-while-bbc-sounds-alarm-about-fundamental-injustice/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-allies-grenell-mildon-congo.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-democrat-investigation-caa25bf7?mod=WSJ_home_feature_1_pos_2

https://www.washingtonsun.com/economy/trump-aides-plan-penalize-defaulting-student-loan-borrowers

Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

Today, orders to throttle Starlink and Starshield in Ukraine came from the White House after Elon Musk approached Donald Trump about it, the White House issued an executive order exempting Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Russian sanctions act passed by Congress, Mark Zuckerberg’s META took down the No Kings Instagram account for four hours during the largest early vote activation protests in history, Representative Ilhan Omar is demanding the immediate return of her property seized during the raid on her home arguing the DOJ circumvented a judge’s order regarding the warrant, a social media mob swatted the Cornell 7 Jane Doe, Zacharia was fired as press secretary after only five days on the job but not after she posted a photo that inadvertently included a photo of Trump’s golf course plans, a judge has tossed Trump’s lawsuit against New York’s sanctuary city policy, Trump invokes executive privilege in the Kennedy Center debacle, ICE is planning a $100M domestic spy program, and a judge threatens Trump with sanctions for delaying his deposition in his own lawsuit against the BBC.

GUEST: Ezra Levin: Co-executive director of Indivisible and I discuss Meta’s takedown of the No Kings Instagram account

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-duping-trump-supporters-lawsuit_n_6ad11706e4b0a7bf79af6747

EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say | Reuters

US judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit over New York City ‘sanctuary’ laws | Reuters

Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/president-invokes-executive-privilege-kennedy-center-court-fight-rcna603701

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/katie-zacharia-fired-press-secretary.html

ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest | abc10.com

Judge Threatens Trump With Sanctions to Testify in BBC Lawsuit - Bloomberg

Ilhan Omar demands DOJ immediately return property seized in search of her home

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/nyregion/cornell-jane-doe-internet-doxing.html

Zacharia posts photos obscuring what appears to be map of East Potomac Park - The Washington Post

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/graham-trump-russia-sanctions-law.html

Today, a backlog of 600K voter registration applications has Texas election workers scrambling to process them, according to sources, the investigation into Ilhan Omar aims to strip her of her citizenship and deport her, secret documents reveal the donors behind $330M for Trump’s ballroom, there was a shooting at Silver Rail elementary school in Bend Oregon, the Justice Department’s demand for California voter information threatens warrant-based ballot seizure, Ukraine has run out of Patriot Interceptor missiles, Katie Zacharia admits that despite describing herself repeatedly as a lawyer and working as General Counsel for a non-profit she has never been licensed to practice law and failed the California bar, the White House is investigating claims of missing Kennedy Center donations, a group cheered as a woman was sexually assaulted at a frat house at the University of Chicago, Matt Gaetz is accused of rape and sex trafficking in a new lawsuit, Ukrainian president Zelenskiyy resumes bombing Russian oil refineries in defiance of Donald Trump, the White House has canceled the livestream firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, and Senate Democrats will send 100 election observers to nine states in a first-of-its-kind election protection program.

GUEST: John Fugelsang: Host of The John Fugelsang Show on Sirius XM Progress channel 127, and New York Times bestselling author of the Separation of Church and Hate. New book available for order: Fake Christians.

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Group cheered as woman was sexually assaulted at University of Chicago frat house, police report says - Chicago Sun-Times

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/senate-dems-will-send-over-100-election-observers-to-nine-states-for-midterms/

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ilhan-omar-investigation-aims-to-build-case-for-stripping-her-citizenship-6adf1edc?st=abCnue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/10/15/secret-documents-reveal-donors-behind-330-million-trumps-ballroom/

DOJ’s California demand threatens ‘warrant-based ballot seizure,’ Democrats’ court filing warns - Democracy Docket

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/world/europe/ukraine-russia-oil-strikes-zelensky-us-intelligence.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/15/trump-cancels-hegseths-plan-live-stream-fort-hood-shooters-execution/

Exclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war | CNN

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/oregon-silver-rail-elementary-shooting-bend/

Today, Musk once again throttles Starlink disrupting Ukrainian missions, Ken Paxton partied in Dubai with US fugitives and a woman who wasn’t his wife, Trump shut down an investigation into suspicious oil stock trades ahead of calling off an attack on Iran, the Harris County District Attorney says ICE intentionally hit an immigrant with their vehicle and then lied about it, Trump asks the court to postpone his deposition in his own lawsuit against the BBC, the administration weighs cancelling their firing squad livestream claiming Trump didn’t know Hasan was paralyzed and in a wheelchair, and inflation jumps to 3.7% as wages continue to fall.

GUEST: Justin J. Pearson, Democratic candidate for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/Trump-deposition-BBC-lawsuit

Trump debates calling off livestream of firing squad execution after learning Fort Hood shooter was paralyzed | CNN Politics

Exclusive | Republican Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate Race - WSJ

Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence

Stock market today: Live updates

Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted | Ukraine | The Guardian

Today, Kimberly Guilfoyle is out according to the new White House press secretary who stumbled embarrassingly through her first appearance at the podium, the Supreme Court will take up a case to decide whether DOGE is subject to the Freedom of Information Act, DHS is separating migrant children from their parents then labeling them unaccompanied minors, Judge Reyes has extended her order blocking Trump from making any changes to the DC municipal golf course, the Talarico campaign actually provided timestamped video surveillance tapes to the Times proving he was never in Ohio, Anthropic says AI could replicate itself in home devices within months, and a judge blasts Elon Musk for lying about FEMA paying for luxury hotel rooms for migrants in New York City.

GUESTS: Mother Jones reporters Samantha Michaels and Isabella Dias discuss their new piece “They Kidnapped My Son.” ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/ice-orr-office-refugee-resettlement-donald-trump-stephen-miller-family-separations-foster-care-deportations/

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https://apnews.com/article/trump-ambassador-greece-guilfoyle-9da9d2e50e18bccc38946404c1ca756f

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/DOGE-supreme-court-case

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/13/ai-could-self-replicate-on-home-devices-within-months-anthropic-says

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-extends-ban-trees-trump-golf-course-rcna603222

https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-ruling-elon-musk-doge-fema-mary-comans-2026-10

Today, federal agents raided the DC residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a bogus criminal investigation, Donald blew past a court deadline to halt airing taxpayer funded propaganda ads, a federal judge excoriated the administration for cutting down over 400 trees at a DC golf course, Trump and Rubio are weighing firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, US maternity wards face a wave of closures as Trump cuts take hold, a massive Cartoon Network leak emerges ahead of the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros merger, a right wing conspiracy about James Talarico falls apart, and a Susan Collins PAC spent on an ad buy in Portland Oregon instead of Portland Maine.

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More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign - The Washington Post

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-blasts-trumps-doj-over-inexcusable-tree-removal-dc-golf-course-2026-10-12/

A massive Cartoon Network leak exposes decades of behind-the-scenes animation files | Mashable

AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece | AP News

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/medicaid-cuts-maternity-wards?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/ilhan-omar-home-searched.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/james-talarico-mental-health-hospital-ohio-conspiracy-1235641325/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/12/judge-blocks-trump-administration-airing-taxpayer-funded-campaign-style-ads/

https://www.ms.now/news/a-gop-pac-ran-an-ad-opposing-maine-democrat-troy-jackson-in-the-wrong-portland

Today, the Trump administration is criminally investigating television networks over pool coverage, the White House released some of Jack Smith’s Volume II documents to falsley claim he tapped Suzie Wiles’ phone, Donald announces an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to the surprise of President Zelensky, Customs and Border Protection told the court that the taxpayer funded pro-Trump ads end Sunday, Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge, the US imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court just hours after a judge on the court won the Nobel peace prize, Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy, Kimberly Guilfoyle bribed her way into an Eric Trump dinner in Davos, an update on the Cornell 7 investigation, and a drunk off duty ICE officer passed out on someone’s lawn in Fresno and ended up getting shot by the homeowner.

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Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/08/trump-invested-spacex-shortly-before-issuing-new-space-policy/

US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize – as it happened | Nobel peace prize | The Guardian

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-will-halt-strikes-refineries-if-russia-stops-energy-attacks-zelenskiy-2026-10-11/

Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California - The New York Times

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/at-davos-kimberly-guilfoyle-boasted-of-private-jet-trips-luxury-stays-d6602442

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/11/taxpayer-funded-pro-trump-ads-to-end-sunday-border-patrol-official-tells-court-01115937

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/10/pentagon-raises-official-toll-troops-killed-during-war-with-iran-21/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/us/politics/white-house-manufactured-narrative-solomon.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/us/cornell-allegations-investigation-whats-next

Today, The Pentagon says it will livestream a firing squad execution, Donald incites a race war in Minnesota, Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed a donor to pay off her $100K American Express credit card, the Trump administration considers using ships to deport detainees as ICE quietly used a warehouse as a detention facility during the summer, Trump says there’ll be no more bombing Iranians until after the midterms, Stephen Miller spoke to agents during a recent FBI training session on countering political activism, the University of Arizona has suspended six fraternities for misconduct in the wake of the Cornell 7, two lawsuits have been filed challenging Trump’s media ad buys with taxpayer money, and a judge appears poised to grant a preliminary injunction against the White House for revoking press credentials.

GUEST: John Fugelsang: Host of The John Fugelsang Show on Sirius XM Progress channel 127, and New York Times bestselling author of the Separation of Church and Hate. New book available for order: Fake Christians.

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/guilfoyle-amex-donor-100-000-0e02cdc3

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/trump-judge-media-ban-cnn-msnow-politico

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/trump-iran-attack-election

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-miller-fbi-training-domestic-terrorism-trump-white-house/

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/08/nx-s1-5983441/ice-warehouses-new-jersey-roxbury?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews

https://www.kold.com/2026/10/06/university-arizona-suspends-six-fraternities-during-misconduct-investigation/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads-propaganda-lawsuit-a1e286d37989f1cb5bbe13905f8fbbf1

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/trump-deportations-boats-ships.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFE.OYWj.VpyuGN9LoP95&smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/firing-squad-fort-hood-shooter-livestream-december/4165185/

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tells-minnesota-fight-somali-immigrants-amid-alleged-isis-plot-12544062

Today, Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District Bernadette Greene-Placentia was sexually assaulted by two men while repairing campaign signs, soldiers seriously wounded in an Iranian drone strike say the military’s medical system failed them, a Massachusetts man has pled guilty to selling plutonium from Russia, ICE secretly investigated hundreds of voter registration non-profits, the Trump administration is blocking international election monitors for the first time in two decades, and a federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center board to unseal a renovation report the Trump administration has been trying to keep secret.

GUEST: Flip it Blue: Democratic candidate for Arkansas’ second Congressional district Chris Jones.

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https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-soldiers-wounded-military-port-shuaiba-f867128532cb6746c26636c2dbaea2fb

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/massachusetts-man-guilty-plutonium-russia.html

Congressional candidate is raped repairing her campaign signs

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-midterms-osce-election-observers

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/05/us/cornell-alleged-rape-investigation-hnk

https://www.washingtonsun.com/courts/judge-orders-kennedy-center-renovation-documents-unsealed-joyce-beatty-trump?redirected=notus_org

Today, Sally Yates has been retained to investigate Cornell’s handling of Jane Doe’s case, the Department of Homeland Security inked a multi-million dollar deal with one of Kristi Noem’s biggest donors, ICE agents are asking detainees if they’ve ever illegally voted in Trump’s latest desperate attempt to find voter fraud, Christa Pike is awake and speaking after being hospitalized following a botched execution, attorneys for Davey Hearn are demanding investigations into the handling of the reflecting pool case, Donald caved and says he will no longer use taxpayer money for his creepy television ads, the FBI pushed for an unconstitutional investigation into Los Angeles ICE protestors, and the Cook Political Report has shifted three key midterm election races to the left.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/kristi-noem-planes-donor.html

https://www.ms.now/news/reflecting-pool-david-hearn-vandalism-charges-interior-justice

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-super-pac-pay-controversial-promotional-ad-campaign/story?id=137019187

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/nyregion/sally-yates-trump-attorney-general-cornell-case.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-whistleblower-says-white-house-pushed-unconstitutional-probe-prote-rcna601599

https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-overview/senate-majority-squarely-democrats-sights-kansas-moves-toss-two

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/10/06/run-up-election-ice-is-asking-detainees-if-they-voted-illegally/

https://apnews.com/article/christa-pike-tennessee-execution-85ea61961fc14ce01f78dbd9bdd728cb?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

Today, in a rare interview with CBS, Justice Alito says Obergefell is settled law, ICE is releasing detainees who win Habeas petitions only to re-capture them seconds later, Jane Doe in the Cornell 7 case is receiving threats to drop her lawsuit, the Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s bid to restore a defamation case, Brazil heads to a runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula both fail to get a majority, a British banker who outed Howard Lutnick’s trip to Epstein island has been found dead, and the U.S. rushed to move B-1 bombers from a British air base after credible Iranian threats.

GUEST: Janet Reitman: Author of The Inheritance: An American Tragedy in Five Acts. The book is out today, and it’s an elegy of the post-9/11 evolution of extremism in America.

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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, and Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement.

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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case - The New York Times

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Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend

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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement - POLITICO

On August 2nd, having not received a response, we filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department. In November 2025, Jason Leopold got a tranche of emails in a separate FOIA request, and based on one of those emails having a PowerPoint attachment, and because my sources confirmed that some training videos were embedded in PowerPoint decks, my lawyer sent a clarification to DOJ in December stating we want all videos embedded in PPT decks along with the slide deck itself.

In July of 2026, the FBI responded to the underlying FOIA request saying it found 75 minutes of videos, and that it was refusing to release them in their entirety. They also said they rejected our email from 6 months prior because they felt we were inappropriately trying to expand the scope of our FOIA.

In August, the DOJ asked for an additional 90 days to respond to our lawsuit - trying to push it out past the midterm elections. The judge said no, and set a due date for September 25th. DOJ asked for an additional week due to a vacation and it was granted.

And late Friday, they filed their brief, along with a declaration by the woman who ran the March 2025 FBI redacta-palooza where they locked 1000+ agents in the building to review the investigative files they had just confiscated from the Southern District of New York after closing down an ongoing investigation into Epstein coconspirators opened under the Biden DOJ and firing the prosecutors.

I can see why they wanted to hold this until after the midterms. In it, they outline that there are NINE training videos, that TWO of them instruct agents on how to flag files for supervisory review (ones that contain certain names including Trump), and that they relied on a search from over a year ago conducted in someone else’s case to satisfy my FOIA request.

You can read their brief here, and read the FBI declaration here. And you can click the link below to watch my breakdown of this revelation. There’s even some behind-the-scenes emails from DOJ that I share.

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