Friday, July 3, 2026  

Today, Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been federally charged for touching water; the Justice Department accidentally emailed Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report to outside lawyers; a court filing unearths a Kennedy Center non-profit taken over by the Trump administration; transgender troops have been granted a class action lawsuit against the government; the June jobs report is in and it’s underwhelming; Kash Patel is shifting massive resources to investigating the Georgia 2020 election; a federal judge blocks the Post Office from withholding mail-in ballots; Colorado Governor Jared Polis fired board members who disagreed with granting clemency to election denier Tina Peters; ICE arrests surge to over 10,000 in 5 days; the University of Tennessee has to pay $1.9M to someone they fired for their remarks about Charlie Kirk; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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DOJ Accidentally Gives Jack Smith Report to Person They’re Suing | The New Republic

Trump's lawyers get creative in fight to keep his name on the Kennedy Center | Raw Story

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Tina Peters | The New York Times

Immigrant Arrests Surge Amid ICE Enforcement Push | The New York Times

University of Tennessee to pay $1.9M to professor fired over Charlie Kirk comment | Knox News

Transgender troops granted class action lawsuit against government | Military Times

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