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Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

Today, Republicans have released their budget reconciliation bill and it contains a billion dollars for Trump's ballroom and funds ICE at five times capacity through 2028; the DOJ is demanding poll workers names in Georgia; White House lawyers prepping staff for dealing with a Democratic Congress; soil at the DC golf course where East Wing demolition debris was dumped contains toxic metals; a federal grand jury has indicted the WHCD dinner shooter adding an assault charge for the buckshot found in the secret service agent’s bullet proof vest; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump’s Ballroom Project | The New York Times

Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals | The New York Times

Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia | The New York Times

White House lawyers prep staff for dealing with a Democratic Congress | The Washington Post

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