Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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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Sources:
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://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/nyregion/sally-yates-trump-attorney-general-cornell-case.html
Thank you so much for the headlines. I thank you again for all your hard work. We appreciate you.
Thank you, Allison. I read your headlines every morning.