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Monday, August 24, 2026
Today, minority leader Hakeem Jeffries met in secret with Jared Kushner to discuss how a Democratic House could work with the Trump administration; the Postal Service has published its rule on refusing to send mail ballots to people not on a federal list; Trump’s claims about immigrants voting in Nevada turned out to be completely false; the Navy is weighing removing a Black Navy veteran’s name from a new ship and replacing it with Donald Trump; the DNC is suing the Justice Department for communications about ballot seizures during the midterms; the President will travel to South Carolina to campaign for Darline Nordone; trade talks with Canada have cratered and Mark Carney is fighting back; the Pentagon has fired the editor of Stars and Stripes; Republicans are criticizing the administration’s plan to import foreign beef; protected wild horses are heading to slaughter; a court has slashed Alex Jones’ $50M payout to two Sandy Hook families; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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