The Daily Beans Tariff-ied Trump (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
Today, for the first time, a federal judge rules that Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful; the guy who put the Atlantic journalist on the Signal Chat Mike Waltz has been fired from the National Security Council but nominated as the ambassador to the UN; RKF Jr is going to change the way vaccines are tested and that could limit our access to them; Trump weighs disappearing people to Rwanda and Libya; the Tesla board opened a search for a new CEO last month; a new Trump rule puts veterans’ homes in foreclosure; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Trump administration weighs sending migrants to Libya and Rwanda, sources say | CNN
Tesla’s board denies it’s looking for a new CEO as Elon Musk steps back from DOGE | MSNBC
Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants | ABC News
Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio | Reuters
RFK Jr. will order placebo testing for new vaccines, alarming health experts | The Washington Post
Veterans facing foreclosures as Trump administration pulls plug on Biden program: report | Raw Story
Trump officials ask supreme court to help strip legal status from Venezuelans | The Guardian
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