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Allison and Katie Phang break down an exclusive story after Allison met with a whistleblower who exposed a DOJ error that leaves survivor information vulnerable. The DOJ confirmed they received notice of the issue on December 21st but still hasn’t corrected it. Allison connected the whistleblower with House Oversight, which confirmed the information, said this error was new to them, and is now working on a fix and on improving how ...

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Today, Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked the release of Jack Smith’s final report; the Republican controlled North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the state from certifying the Democrat as the winner of the high court election; Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm bells about Pete Hegseth; Zuckerberg says Meta will end fact checking in favor of community notes; an appeals court has denied Trum...

Jan 9, 2023

In the Hot Notes: we have breaking news from Hugo Lowell about the independent private investigators the Trump team hired to search his other properties; the Fulton County Special Grand Jury has issued its report and I think it will be made public; George Santos is now facing an FEC complaint; Scott Perry declines to recuse himself from investigating the investigation into him; classified documents were found in Biden’s ...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Today, the FBI is freezing out the Minnesota State investigators in the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the shooter has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross; the House has passed a bill extending the ACA subsidies bucking Mike Johnson; Reps Khanna and Massie urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer for the Epstein Files release; the House upheld Trump’s vetoes on two bills passed...

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

Today, we’re going to be covering everything we know about what happened in Minneapolis today on Portland Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets where an ICE agent murdered 37 year old Renee Nicole Good when he opened fire into her vehicle as she was driving away; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2026

Today, the DOJ finally got a federal grand jury indictment of the alleged pipe bomber; the Wyoming Supreme Court has struck down laws banning abortion and abortion pills; less than 1 percent of the Epstein Files have been released according to a new court filing; the CDC has axed a number of recommended childhood vaccines; Trump says he’ll use your taxpayer dollars to reimburse oil barons for drilling in...

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

Today, Democrats will hold a shadow hearing to rebut the whitewashing of the events surrounding the attack on the Capitol; the Pentagon is seeking to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly's retirement rank; an organizer was arrested on camera in Grand Rapids Michigan for protesting the US attack in Venezuela; Trump announces Pee Wee Himmler Stephen Miller will have an outsize role in running Venezuela; Amy Klobuchar is c...

Monday, January 5th, 2026

Today, the Trump administration has invaded Venezuela without authorization from Congress and has arrested Nicolas Maduro; oil barons are already booking flights to Venezuela to plunder the oil there; MSW Media has filed a response to DOJ in the Epstein training videos FOIA case; five years later we’re fighting a battle over the basic facts of January 6th; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Allison responds in court to the government’s argument that there’s no widespread interest or government misconduct in the Epstein matter. She’s demanding the redaction training videos.

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Friday, January 5th, 2024

Donald Trump received $7.8M in payments from 20 foreign countries while President according to a new Congressional report; exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has been hit with a new RICO conspiracy charge; a 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five others in an Iowa school shooting; a new study finds that Hydroxychloroquine may have caused 17,000 deaths during COVID; Proud Boy Christopher Worre...

Originally Published Jan 5, 2021

In-person voting day is happening in Georgia as election officials push back on Trump’s claims about their presidential election; Democrats ask FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate the phone call between Donald and Raffensperger as the North Atlanta US Attorney General quits early; every living former Defense Secretary signs a letter saying the military won’t get involved in the election; plu...

Jan 4, 2023

In the Hot Notes: Kevin McCarthy loses three more House Speaker votes bringing his loss total to 6; Ukraine offers Russian soldiers a hotline to surrender; the FBI has raised the reward for info leading to the arrest of the 1/6 pipe bomber to half a million dollars; and Fanone visits the Speaker’s Office; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 2nd, 2026

Today, the Wall Street Journal is out with new reporting that the Mar a Lago spa was trafficking girls to Epstein; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Trump to return control of the National Guard to Gavin Newsom; new jail video footage disproves government claims about which cameras were working at the time of Epstein’s death; US officials confirm Ukraine did NOT strike Putin’s residence; the US...

Thursday, January 1st, 2026

Today, the House Judiciary has released the transcript and video of Jack Smith’s behind closed doors testimony; a Democrat won an Iowa special election for state Senate by 40 points holding off a Republican supermajority; Trump announced he’s withdrawing the NationalGuard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland; CBS has debunked the Somali fraud claims in Minnesota; Trump has vetoed a clean water bill in C...

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

Today, Border Czar and $50K dollar Cava bag bribe recipient Tom Homan didn’t receive a normal background check; the retired policeman that was jailed in Tennessee for posting a Trump meme on facebook is suing; a newly unsealed order in the Abrego case includes emails proving Todd Blanche's office had a hand in charging him; Jeanine Pirro indicted alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole last night using a local gr...

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

Today, alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole has not yet been indicted by a federal grand jury and the government may have to prove probable cause in a hearing today; after Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to read the names of Epstein’s co conspirators - Trump called her and yelled “you’ll hurt my friends;” Tina Peters has asked the Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon and release her from prison...

Monday, December 29th, 2025

Today, Judge Box of Wine Pirro files a pre trial detention memo in the case against the pipe bomber - alleging that he dislikes both parties equally; Trump meets with Zelenskyy but only after speaking with Putin; Trump bombed Nigeria for Christmas; a federal judge denies the administration access to search the Richman materials used in the Comey case; ICE agents tackle and arrest an American citizen in Mi...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Allison speaks with Katie Phang about FBI sources exposing Todd Blanche’s lies about the 1M “found” Epstein documents, the lawyer leading the redactions, and White House control of DOJ messaging.

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December 25th, 2024

Monica Hopkins is the executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia, she joins Allison to the ACLU's strategies to combat mass deportations, protect First Amendment rights, and uphold D.C. statehood and autonomy.

Monica Hopkins - executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC)

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