Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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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Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-golf-course-judge-ana-reyes-2a711025e7daf5ab8739c06542d78468
https://www.washingtonsun.com/economy/trump-aides-plan-penalize-defaulting-student-loan-borrowers
Thank you, Allison.
I agree with one of your "good news" folks to NOT use the mail to return your ballots! Use a drop box or take to your election official. Here in CO it's our county clerk of records.