The Daily Beans Democracy Sausages (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Monday, May 5th, 2025
Today, Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker that he doesn’t know if he has an obligation to uphold the constitution; Trump’s approval rating is collapsing in rural America; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s bid to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Harmeet Dhillon has canceled a Biden era program that ended human waste backing up into people’s homes in Alabama; Judge Beryl Howell has issued a blistering ruling against Trump’s actions against the law firm Perkins Coie; border agents are posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport a migrant mom; Trump’s DoJ is going to give a bunch of our taxpayer money to Ashli Babbit’s family; Trump folds his lawsuit against Maine over trans athletes; United Airlines cancels Newark flights over FAA staffing; the Pentagon inspector general is expanding his investigation into Pete Hegseth over Signalgate; Mike Waltz accidentally reveals a third party app the government is using to archive Signal chat messages; the fate of Voice of America is up in the air again; Katie Ledecky breaks her own 10 year old world record for the 800 meter freestyle; a new Trump rule puts veterans’ homes in foreclosure; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Guest: Adam Klasfeld
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Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants | All Rise News
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Stories:
Meet the Press: Inside Takes on the Latest Stories with Kristen Welker | NBC News
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency | AP News
Border agents posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport migrant mom | Arizona Daily Star
Embattled Voice of America's fate uncertain after brief apparent reprieve | POLITICO
United Airlines Cancels Newark Flights Over FAA Staffing | WSJ
Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages | NBC News
Win for Maine as Trump officials agree to halt school funding freeze | Maine | The Guardian
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Collapses With Rural Americans | Newsweek
Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants | All Rise News
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Democracy Sausage - Wikipedia
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Guide to WorldPride 2025 | Washington DC
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