The Election Cookbook (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, February 6th, 2026

Today, Senate Democrats publish their list of demands to fund DHS and the Sanders Amendment isn’t on it; Tulsi Gabbard investigated Maduro for election interference in Puerto Rico last year; a top Minnesota prosecutor says the overwhelming number of ICE cases is causing other matters to slip through the cracks; Congress has received a copy of the whistleblower report about Tulsi Gabbard but it’s heavily redacted; a leader of the Paul Weiss firm has resigned after appearing in the Epstein Files; a judge rules that ICE can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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The Latest
Trump’s Plan to Nationalize Elections Using Fabricated Claims of Foreign Interference | The Breakdown

Stories
Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class | Erin In The Morning

Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis | US news | The Guardian

Top Minnesota prosecutor says ICE cases are sidelining ‘pressing priorities’ | POLITICO

ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules | AP News

Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties | Wall Street Journal

US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico | Reuters

Virginia Democrats reach agreement on 10-1 map | Virginia Scope

Good Trouble
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→How to Film ICE | WIRED
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→Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible
→Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY
→Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU
→ICE List →iceout.org
→Demand the Resignation of Stephen Miller | 5 Calls

→2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning

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