The Trump Curse

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Today, Democrats have started pulling their endorsements of Graham Platner after new allegations of sexual assault emerge; Trump called FIFA to ask them to suspend the red card sanction against Balogun; a federal judge halt’s Trump’s rules on federal student loan forgiveness; Judge Sullivan has ordered Katie Phang to respond to Todd Blanche’s non-answer on the Epstein Files; a private prison company sells two California detention centers to the government; a new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and children; Mitch McConnell’s office won’t confirm that he’s conscious; Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville hedges on whether he kept his campaign promise to veterans; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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