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Monday, June 22, 2026

Today, Todd Blanche tells the court that he refuses to rescind the $1.8b Slush Fund in writing; Immigration and Customs Enforcement is having a fire sale on concentration camps; video contradicts an FBI agent's account of a shooting during an undercover sting in Country Club Hills; the Italian prime minister is calling Donald out for his lies; Trump claims the problem with the Reflecting Swamp is left wing Antifa vandals, plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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