Cooler Heads (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, September 5th, 2025

Today, ten federal judges criticize the Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket in rare interviews with NBC; the District of Columbia has filed suit against the government over Trump’s National Guard deployment to the capitol; the Justice Department has issued subpoenas in its investigation into Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook; Republican discontent with RFK Jr is growing after embarrassing testimony on capitol hill; Florida moves to end vaccine mandates for school children; Trump is looking to ban guns for transgender people; Republican leader John Thune keeps the door open to extending Obamacare tax credits; a federal judge orders the Trump administration to unfreeze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything - John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast
John Fugelsang - Substack
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social - Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang -Twitter
Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - Pre-order

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Stories
In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases | NBC News

GOP discontent with RFK Jr. is growing - Live Updates | POLITICO

Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren | The New York Times

Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says | AP News

Trump looking to ban transgender people from having a gun and declaring them ‘mentally ill’: report | The Independent

GOP Senate leader Thune keeps door open to extending expiring Obamacare tax credits | NBC News

DC lawsuit challenges Trump's National Guard deployment as a forced 'military occupation' | AP News

Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard | NBC News

Good Trouble
We are posting copies of "Know Your Rights" cards, at our local library, with tear-offs for folks who want to go print their own. Link to a printable version: Know Your Rights Card - NILC

**IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service - Deadline September 5

**California needs your help | Proposition 50 Vote YES !! Yes On Prop 50 | Special Election Phone Banks - mobilize.us
**Help ensure safety of public servants. Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org, @firedbutfighting.bsky.social on Bluesky
**SIGN THE STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY for the FEMA Katrina Declaration.

From The Good News
Know Your Rights Card - NILC

GNR for Tuesday, September 2, 2025 — Good news aplenty!

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