The Daily Beans Fringe Theories And Bad Vibes (feat. Leah Litman)
Monday, May 19th, 2025
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Guest: Leah Litman
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Stories:
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance | ABC News
Appeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions | POLITICO
FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season | WSJ
Georgia Is Forcing a Brain-Dead Woman to Complete Her Pregnancy | The New Republic
DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations | NPR
Suspect identified in deadly blast outside Palm Springs fertility clinic, per FBI | ABC News
HHS backtracks on firing hundreds of federal health workers | NBC News
Charlotte Clymer | Well done, Miss Feldman. | Instagram
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