Monday, November 13th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Donald Trump’s speech at a New Hampshire rally channels Hitler and other fascist authoritarians; Special Counsel Jack Smith notified the court in the DC case that Trump’s attorneys misled them; Ohio Republicans are trying to keep the courts from interpreting the new abortion rights amendment; the feds are targeting a GOP super PAC that took COVID loans; New York Mayor Eric Adams had his phones seized by the FBI; the Michigan legislature has pa...
Nov 13, 2023•45 min•Ep. 1240
Original Air Date: November 12, 2021 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DC Court of Appeals has stayed the National Archives document production; Jonathan Karl releases McEntee’s memo in support of firing Esper; Trump’s CIA Director warned of a right-wing coup, but we’re just now hearing from him; Indiana Republican Mike Braun is in deep s***; Richard Burr’s brother in law has been ordered to answer questions relating to possible insider trading; Biden will not assert executive privilege; plus Allison...
Nov 12, 2023•52 min
This episode originally aired November 12, 2020 Biden moves forward with a shortlist of potential cabinet picks despite Trump’s continuing refusal to concede, the Ukrainian police close an investigation into Joe Biden opened by Rudy Giuliani’s pal Shokin, the right way to investigate Trump’s crimes after the inauguration, Biden plans to roll back Trump’s xenophobic immigration policies, how Trump is damaging national security, and to celebrate Veterans Day Trump puts military members and spouses...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Friday, November 10th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the FBI is investigating letters with suspicious powders sent to election workers in multiple states; the feds have indicted three people for running a brothel frequented by politicians; Hunter Biden is suing Trump ally and former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne; what’s up with Speaker Johnson not having any bank accounts; the Democrats’ new 2024 election battle plan; Israel will begin implementing four-hour humanitarian pauses, Senator Joe Manchi...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min•Ep. 1239
Thursday, November 9th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: incredible results for Democrats in elections across several states this week; the Biden Campaign pens a memo to the media asserting disparity in polling coverage; Hinds County Mississippi precincts faced ballot shortages on election day; a suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of synagogue president Samantha Woll; a former CIA officer has pled guilty to sexual abuse charges; Biden wins his 150th federal judge appointment in the...
Nov 09, 2023•51 min•Ep. 1238
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: voters take to the polls in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas; Jack Smith says in a filing that it doesn’t matter whether Trump believed he lost the 2020 election; a group of conservative lawyers has launched the Society For The Rule of Law to counter the MAGA movement; Ivanka Trump will take the stand today in the NYAG $250M civil fraud trial; the Biden Administration is joining the trans plaintiffs...
Nov 08, 2023•37 min•Ep. 1237
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Donald Trump took the stand and things got heated between the judge and his lawyers; the January 6th rioter who assaulted officer Hodges has been sentenced to 85 months in prison; new allegations against Tim Ballard tie him to the Utah attorney general and the Church of Latter-day Saints; the Justice Department finds multiple Texas election county websites are not accessible to people with disabilities; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good ...
Nov 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 1236
Monday, November 6th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the disgraced former President Donald Trump takes the stand in the New York Attorney General's 250 million dollar civil fraud trial; Secretary Blinken makes a surprise trip to the West Bank as the Biden Administration pushes Netanyahu for a humanitarian pause at Gaza; Trump's State Department appointee Federico Klein is sentenced to 70 months in prison; Mark Meadows is being sued by his publisher for lying in his book; white voters in Virginia ...
Nov 06, 2023•32 min•Ep. 1235
Friday, November 3rd, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: a former Memphis officer pleads guilty to both state and federal charges in the murder of Tyre Nichols; US intelligence suggests Russia and Syria armed Hezbollah; the FBI has raided the New York home of a fundraiser for Mayor Eric Adams; Judge Chutkan has entered an order for jury selection to begin February 9th; Trump Org lawyer Chris Kise gets in a heated exchange with Judge Engoron in the NYAG civil fraud trial; the House has passed Mike Joh...
Nov 03, 2023•52 min•Ep. 1234
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Judge Aileen Cannon signals in a hearing that she’s amenable to delaying Trump’s Florida trial; Kash Patel testified for the defense in the trial to keep Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado pursuant to the 14th Amendment; the Congressional Budget Office is out with it’s score on the GOP aid package to Israel; Donald Trump Jr. takes the stand in the NYAG civil fraud trial; the House will vote Wednesday night on whether to expel Santos; Tub...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 1233
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo, and Robin Arkley II as part of its Supreme Court ethics investigation; an Alabama man has been charged with threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis; a massive blast levels a refugee camp in Gaza; a Las Vegas man has been charged with making antisemitic threats to a Jewish Senator; the Biden Administration announces new a student debt forgiveness plan...
Nov 01, 2023•57 min•Ep. 1232
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Judge Chutkan has denied Trump’s bid to stay his limited gag order in the DC coup case; Republican Glenn Youngkin purged over 3400 voters from Virginia voter rolls and lied about it; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s fraud trial date is set for April 15th; George Santos has a trial date; federal agents are forced to tackle a 1/6 defendant after he’s remanded to jail for threatening agents and prosecutors; a former North Dakota state senator ...
Oct 31, 2023•59 min•Ep. 1231
Monday October 30th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Lewiston Maine mass shooter was found dead with two apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head this weekend; another mass shooting in Miami killing two and injuring 18 others took place at a crowded Halloween party; more disturbing details emerge about Republican House speaker Mike Johnson as he decides NOT to fund Ukraine; the Department of Justice recommends a ten year sentence for Trump State Department appointee Federico Klein; D...
Oct 30, 2023•53 min•Ep. 1230
Friday, October 27th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: at least 18 people are dead and another 13 injured after shootings in Lewiston Maine; New York Republicans push ahead with a resolution to expel George Santos from the House; NRA revenue is in free-fall after dues and membership plummet; A federal judge has struck down Georgia’s congressional and legislative maps ruling that they violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; Ford and the United Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative deal tha...
Oct 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 1229
Thursday, October 26th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Republican party has elected a far-right election denialist to be speaker of the House; Donald Trump has been fined another $10K for violating his gag order; the DoJ is set to file its opposition of Trump’s appeal of the limited gag order issued by Judge Chutkan; Trump lawyers prepare for more guilty pleas in Fulton County; Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor and pays a fine for pulling the fire alarm; a former NSA employee plead...
Oct 26, 2023•47 min•Ep. 1228
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Jack Smith granted Mark Meadows immunity in exchange for testimony earlier this year; Jenna Ellis has pled guilty in Fulton County bringing the number of defendants down to 15; the DoJ inspector general found no evidence of wrongdoing in the FBI headquarters scandal during the Trump Administration; 41 states sue Meta claiming Instagram and Facebook harm children; Governor Beshear of Kentucky dismantles his Republican opponent in the latest d...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1227
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: two more hostages have been released by Hamas, more information about what Donald Trump told the Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt; Democrats are seeking a classified briefing on whether the chaos in the Republican House helps China; intelligence shows Iranian backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks on US forces in the Middle East; an 8 Billion-year-old radio signal has reached earth; today on Yacht Cops, the US DoJ moves to seiz...
Oct 24, 2023•51 min•Ep. 1226
Monday, October 23rd, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro plead guilty in Fani Willis’ sprawling Georgia election interference racketeering case; Alex Jones is prohibited from filing bankruptcy to prevent paying his damages in the Sandy Hook defamation cases; the State Department circulates a memo about Russian election interference; Jim Jordan has lost his third Speaker bid; Trump risks jail by violating his New York civil fraud trial gag order; a manhunt is underwa...
Oct 23, 2023•45 min•Ep. 1225
Friday, October 20th, 2023 Today, the cheese stands alone as Sidney Powell pleads guilty to election interference and agrees to cooperate in the Fulton County DA RICO case; Michigan fraudulent elector James Renner has ALSO pled guilty in the Michigan Attorney General’s case; Jim Jordan backs the McHenry temporary speaker deal, then backs out and says he’s running again and then stormed out of a meeting with the 20 people who voted against him; The NYAG has asked the court for a forensic investig...
Oct 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 1224
Thursday, October 19th, 2023 Today, Jim Jordan loses AGAIN and by a LARGER MARGIN as some in the caucus complain about them and their spouses receiving threats; Senator Bob Menendez has been prohibited from receiving a classified briefing on Israel; Justice Amy Coney Barrett thinks ethics rules for SCOTUS sounds like a good idea; third party candidate Cornel West draws the maximum campaign donation from Harlan Crow; Twitter troll Douglass Mackey has been sentenced to seven months in prison; Trum...
Oct 19, 2023•38 min•Ep. 1223
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 Today, Jim Jordan HUMILIATED himself coming up 20 votes short of the 217 needed to win the House speakership; an explosion at a hospital in northern Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians; the US secretly provided ATACMS to Ukraine which were used to destroy a Russian heliport; more bad news for Trump’s Truth Social as the SPAC says the financial statements cannot be relied upon; the January 6th bullhorn lady has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison; Democrats...
Oct 18, 2023•40 min•Ep. 1222
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 Today, Judge Chutkan has issued a partial gag order in the Jack Smith DC coup case against Donald Trump; a court settlement prohibits family separations at the border for 8 years and provides temporary legal status and housing aid; the Supreme Court has wiped out a lower court ruling against the Biden Administration’s ghost gun ban; Hamas says it will release foreign hostages; Jim Jordan is flipping House Republicans ahead of the speaker vote; plus Allison and Dana de...
Oct 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 1221
Monday, October 16th, 2023 Today, House Democrats refuse to help the GOP as Jim Jordan schedules a Speaker vote for Tuesday; a former IRS contractor pleads guilty to stealing tax returns and giving them to the press; the DoJ has decided to re-try a health care fraudster for six counts the jury was hung on after Trump pardoned him; Judge Beryl Howell has awarded more sanctions against Giuliani in the Ruby Freeman/Shaye Moss defamation suit; the Truth Social media partner is returning $1B of inves...
Oct 16, 2023•55 min•Ep. 1220
Friday, October 13th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the US and Qatar agree to stop Iran from tapping the $6B fund after the Hamas attack on Israel; Secretary of State Anthony Blinken speaks during his trip to the region; Senator Bob Menendez is hit with a superseding indictment for failing to register as a foreign agent; the special counsel probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents appears to be near an end; Donald Trump plans to return to his NY civil fraud trial; Judge Aileen Cannon ...
Oct 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 1219
Thursday, October 12th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: a group of 67 Twitter accounts spread coordinated disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war as Elon blocks community notes; after Trump’s endorsement and four former OSU students speak out against him, Jim Jordan loses the nomination for Speaker to David Duke without the baggage Steve Scalise; the 11th Circuit has denied Florida’s request to let its drag ban go into effect; House Democrat Pat Ryan will introduce a resolution demanding Tubervi...
Oct 12, 2023•39 min•Ep. 1218
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: George Santos is hit with a superseding indictment for conspiracy; a tantalizing detail in a new Jack Smith filing; five women have filed a sexual assault lawsuit against the man behind the Sound of Freedom movie, The link between the wars in Ukraine and Israel; a leading LGBTQ+ group endorses Biden for reelection; California just created the Ebony Alert to find missing black children; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Want some ...
Oct 11, 2023•33 min•Ep. 1217
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US release a joint statement on Israel; Senator Tommy Tuberville refused to release his hold on military promotions; Senate Democrats push the confirmation of the US Israel envoy; Elon Musk promotes unvetted disinformation on Twitter in the wake of the Hamas attacks; RFK Jr. has officially announced a run for president as an independent; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and...
Oct 10, 2023•26 min•Ep. 1216
Monday, October 9th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps helped plan and gave the green light to the Hamas attack on Israel – the worst attack since the Yom Kippur War in 1973; Twitter files analyst and alt-right blogger Michael Benz is exposed; Trump’s civil fraud trial is allowed to continue (again); Vivek Ramaswamy is a shady liar; a Florida family has been sentenced to federal prison for selling fake COVID cures; some pretty cool science news; plus Allison ...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 1215
Friday, October 6th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: months after leaving the White House, Trump gave US nuclear submarine capability intelligence to an Australian member of Mar-a-Lago; Senator Menendez’ wife struck and killed a pedestrian in 2018; George Santos’ former campaign treasurer has pled guilty to a federal conspiracy charge; Judge Engoron has issued an order prohibiting Trump and others from moving a dime without pre-authorization; a federal court approves a new congressional map for Al...
Oct 06, 2023•36 min•Ep. 1214
Thursday, October 5th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Rudy Giuliani is suing Joe Biden for defamation after a second lawyer dumps him in his Fulton County case; Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer have been kicked out of their capitol hideaway offices; President Biden has canceled another $9B in student loan debt; Democrats and veterans call for urgent approval of Ukraine aid as funds dwindle; a lawsuit against the disinformation propaganda movie 2000 mules will be allowed to go forward; plus Allison an...
Oct 05, 2023•32 min•Ep. 1213
