Ballot Box Poison (feat. Rachel O'Leary Carmona)

March 26
55 mins

Episode Description

Thursday, March 26th, 2026

Today, Democrat Emily Gregory has flipped the deep-red Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago; North Carolina MAGA leader Phil Berger redistricted himself out of power; a Republican election denier in Wisconsin was just convicted of election fraud; Zukerberg’s Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million in a New Mexico trial over child exploitation and user safety claims; a federal judge has blocked the administration from detaining thousands of refugees; Republicans accidentally gave Congress a memo that reveals Trump’s motive for hoarding classified documents; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Rachel O'Leary Carmona
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US judge blocks Trump administration from detaining thousands of refugees | Reuters

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Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids | Reuters

Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds | MS NOW

Democrat Emily Gregory flips deep-red Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago | CNN Politics

North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss | AP News

Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud | NBC News


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