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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Today, 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; DC will pay $50k to a man detained while protesting the National Guard using the Star Wars Imperial March; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Birthright citizenship ruling: Supreme Court rejects Trump's proposed limits | AP News
DOJ voter roll grab is now 0-11 as judge dismisses New Hampshire lawsuit | Democracy Docket
Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom | The Washington Post
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs | WIRED
Judge Orders Trump to End Efforts to Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding | The New York Times
Poll: Cooper holds 14-point lead over Whatley as Trump stays underwater | Carolina Journal
DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol wit