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Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

Today, Trump has unilaterally dropped his $10B lawsuit against the IRS and has set up a $1.7B slush fund to pay his criminal co-conspirators; the district attorney in Hennepin County Minnesota has charged ICE officer Christian Castro with assault and lying in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis; a jury has dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against Open AI CEO Sam Altman; the House Oversight Committee will interview one of the prison guards on duty when Epstein died; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies | The Breakdown

Stories
Live updates: Three killed, two suspects dead in shooting at San Diego mosque | NBC 7 San Diego

DOJ sets up $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit | NBC News

House Oversight Committee to interview prison guard on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died | ABC7 New York

Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown | PBS News

Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman | NPR

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Monday, May 18th, 2026

Today, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with AG Ken Paxton; Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary as Democrat Jamie Davis advances in Louisiana; and Allison Delivers your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies | The Breakdown

Stories
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis | The New York Times

FAA cuts target for air traffic control staffing | Reuters

Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says | Houston Public Media

Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as two rivals advance to runoff | NBC News

Senate parliamentarian rejects Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill | NBC News

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Monday, May 18th, 2026

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No, the president cannot sue himself to establish a slush fund to reward his criminal co-conspirators. Allison breaks down a brief filed by outside parties arguing that the courts don't have jurisdiction to consider the case because you can't sue yourself.

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Wednesday, May 18th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: The DoJ has asked the 1/6 committee for transcripts of their depositions; Tom Barrack is hit with superseding indictments; former RNC finance chair Steve Wynn has been sued to compel him to register as a foreign agent to China for Donald Trump; the 1/6 committee is unlikely to call Donald Trump to testify; Matt Gaetz went ballistic on FBI agents in his house 15 minutes before he went on Tucker Carlson’s show to deny child sex trafficking allegations; and a senior Trump official at the State Department met with election denial activists on January 6th; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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