The Daily Beans Junior Varsity (feat. Rep. Jake Auchincloss)
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
Today, Judge Alsup has denied Trump's request to block the under oath testimony of the head of the Office of Personnel Management in court; Republicans in Congress are cobbling together a terrible resolution to fund the government; a Justice Department official was fired when she refused to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights; Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a 30 day ceasefire; a Texas man has been accused of violent assault on an American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C.; Trump is threatened to double the tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel in response to their tax hike on our electricity; a court hands Trump his third appellate loss on birthright citizenship; a judge has ordered the urgent release of DOGE records in a FOIA lawsuit; ProPublica has obtained an email from USAID's acting executive secretary directing employees to empty safes and shred documents; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
Guest: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-4)
Jake Auchincloss | House.gov
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (@repauchincloss.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 (@RepAuchincloss) / Twitter
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Canada backs down from 25% electricity surcharge after Trump threats | NBC News
DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it | CBS News
Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C. — same route as recent crash | CBS News
Good Trouble:
Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans | ACLU.org
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