Monday, August 25th, 2025
Today, the DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell; the government has threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego to Uganda if he doesn’t plead guilty to the two charges against him; John Bolton's house has been raided in search of classified emails sent on a private server; a federal judge orders the dismantling of the Florida concentration camp; Fort Bliss - where the Japanese were interned during WWII - is operating as an internment camp again; the White House lists Smithsonian exhibits it wants to erase from history; the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files to House Oversight is a joke; the Pentagon plans to deploy the military to Chicago; Homeland Security is violating the law by refusing to retain text messages; Illinois announces a first of its kind legal hotline for the LGBTQ community; residents keep repainting the Pulse nightclub rainbow sidewalk after the city keeps removing it; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown | The Washington Post
Homeland Security Tells Watchdog It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April | The New York Times
White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable | The New York Times
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact | The Washington Post
Pritzker announces 'first of its kind' legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans | Chicago Sun-Times
Rainbow crosswalk repainted outside Pulse; Florida troopers seen standing by | News 6 Orlando
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IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
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