Key Takeaways
- Jury selection began for Sean Dunn on a misdemeanor assault charge in D.C.
- Teen Vogue fired its entire politics desk, leaving no politics staff.
- Texas cities face a Friday deadline to remove rainbow crosswalks or lose state funding.
- Trump's energy secretary confirmed no nuclear explosion testing is currently planned.
- Trump pardoned crypto founder Shang Peng Zhao, claiming no prior knowledge of him.
- The FDA's drug division chief resigned amid an investigation and drug criticism.
- A new Guardian poll puts Trump's approval rating at a second-term low of 37%.
- The administration partially funded SNAP benefits despite a court order.
Deep Dive
- The administration has partially funded SNAP benefits, defying a court order that mandated full funding.
- An official emphasized that the focus should be on Trump breaking the law.
- A listener reported that at a New Hampshire mutual aid store, a full food table was depleted in just 7 minutes due to recent SNAP benefit cuts.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed the Trump administration is not currently planning nuclear explosions.
- Wright clarified that tests ordered last week were system tests, not nuclear explosions.
- These system tests are consistent with those conducted since the 1990s.
- President Trump pardoned Shang Peng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who had pleaded guilty to money laundering.
- In a "60 Minutes" interview, Trump claimed he did not know Zhao.
- Zhao had engaged lobbyists with ties to Trump's administration, and Binance previously made a deal with Trump's family crypto venture.
- Texas cities, including San Antonio, face a Friday deadline to remove rainbow crosswalks or risk losing state funding.
- Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Transportation to remove roadway art that "advances political agendas."
- Advocates, such as Pride San Antonio executive James Poindexter, contend the order is political, not safety-based.
- San Antonio plans to legally challenge the order, while some other Texas cities are complying to avoid financial penalties.
- Residents in Chicago are organizing block by block against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
- Activists utilize social media and text chains to disseminate information on agents' movements.
- These community-led efforts have successfully slowed down ICE enforcement actions.
- Some involved ICE Facebook groups have grown to include up to 50,000 members.
- Jury selection has begun for Sean Dunn, known as "sandwich guy," who faces a misdemeanor assault charge in Washington D.C.
- Dunn is accused of yelling at officers and throwing a sandwich at an ICE agent.
- Prosecutors initially sought felony charges but were unsuccessful, leading to the current misdemeanor assault charge.
- Dunn's defense alleges selective prosecution, claiming he was targeted for his political critiques.
- Residents have commemorated the event with effigies and art, establishing Dunn as a local folk hero.
- A listener reported that at the New Hampshire Mutual Aid Relief Fund, a full food table was picked clean in 7 minutes.
- This rapid depletion is directly attributed to the impact of recent SNAP benefit cuts.
- Listeners are encouraged to visit nhmarf.org for information on how to help or make donations.
- A listener shared a positive experience with Arizona's High-Risk Perinatal Program.
- The program provided invaluable support from a nurse, named Mary, after the listener's son was born prematurely.
- This effective public health program was contrasted with the current state of public health in Washington, D.C.