Episode Details

Monday, March 2nd, 2026

Today, Donald Trump and Bibi Netanyahu have initiated a war with Iran; Democratic lawmakers call for Congress to return to DC to vote on a War Powers Resolution; a federal judge says the Trump administration is intentionally violating immigration law; the Pentagon has shot down one of our own drones; artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has told the Department of Defense it refuses to surveil Americans or build fully autonomous weapons for the government; Democrats say they have the votes to subpoena Lutnick over his Epstein Files appearances; the Justice Department exposed cooperating witnesses in the Epstein files; and Allison and Dana read your Good News.

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Stories
Iran Says Supreme Leader Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes | The New York Times

US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say | AP News

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash | The New York Times

Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law on Immigration | The New York Times

Justice Department Exposed Cooperating Witnesses in Epstein Files | The New York Times

Democrats say they have the votes to subpoena Lutnick in Epstein probe | POLITICO


Good Trouble
Call for your reps to oppose war in Iran and support Rep. Khanna and Massie’s War Powers Resolution.

Progressive Democrats of America have a handy script you can find by clicking the link in the episode notes.