Headlines for July 1, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Today, Birthright Citizenship hangs on by a thread while transgender rights and campaign finance are gutted by the Supreme Court, the Justice Department is now zero for eleven in voter roll smash and grab, Donald gave a secret $500m no-bid contract to Clark Construction for his ballroom, Meta contractors posed as teenagers to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs, a federal judge orders Donald to end his efforts to kill Hudson Tunnel funding, a judge rules that nursing is a professional degree for student loan purposes but drops theology, former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over republican Michael Whately in the state’s open US Senate race, the Alaska Supreme Court rules that Dan Sullivan can be on the state’s primary ballot, the New Jersey rep that has been missing for months - Tom Kean - has reappeared, and DC will pay $50k to a man detained while protesting the National Guard using the Star Wars Imperial March.
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Sources:
DOJ voter roll grab is now 0-11 as judge dismisses New Hampshire lawsuit - Democracy Docket
Alaska Supreme Court OKs challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan | AP News
DC will pay $50,000 to man held in guard patrol Darth Vader protest | AP News
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/nyregion/hudson-tunnel-trump-funding-judge-ruling.html
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs | WIRED
Poll: Cooper holds 14-point lead over Whatley as Trump stays underwater
Trump ballroom built under a secret $500M no-bid contract - The Washington Post
Thank you for update, Allison. It seems the Trump Adminstration is biogeted because people are LGBTQ. Trump has a gay man on his staff. This makes no sense whatsoever.
Thank you so much for the update. This regime has to go