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Today, Allison reveals the $130M donor to pay the military is connected to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, Jack Smith calls Jim Jordan's bluff to testify but he wants to do it publicly, and Judge Ellis has ordered testimony from Gregory Bovino. See the video on Youtube on the Meidas Touch channel at 3:30 Pacific Links from the Week Ending 10/26/2025 Monday October 20 6 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond | CNN After Racist Texts, New York G.O.P. Disbands Young Republican Group | NYT Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos | AP News Prince Andrew gives up his title as Duke of York | BBC Ex-ICE director says Trump's immigration crackdown putting agents in "terrible position" | CBS News Putin demanded Ukraine surrender key territory in call with Trump | NYT U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel | The New York Times Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say | NYT Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal | The Washington Post House releases new Epstein investigation documents, Alex Acosta interview | The Washington Post Streaming Oral Arguments - Portland Pioneer Courtroom 9:00 AM Monday 10/20 - Shilling v. Trump Tuesday US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says | Reuters White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom | The Washington Post Appeals court backs Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland | POLITICO Judge permits questioning of top Border Patrol boss in lawsuit over treatment of protesters in Chicago | Chicago Sun Times Supreme Court will review gun law that was used to convict Hunter Biden | POLITICO Wednesday Via Electronic Mail October 21, 2025 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Committee on Judiciary United States Senate Washington | Letter Text Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | The Washington Post Trump's nominee to lead a watchdog agency hits trouble over MLK and 'Nazi streak' text messages | The Washington Post Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases | The New York Times Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction | WSJ ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits | The Atlantic Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases | NPR Thursday Federal agents descend on Chinatown in apparent raid | Gothamist AG James launches portal to collect photos, videos of ICE activity in NY | CBS6 | WRGB Man shot by federal agent charged with assault after alleged ramming during ICE stop in LA | ABC News Illinois, Chicago urge Supreme Court to uphold block on National Guard deployment |ABC News California to set aside $80m and deploy national guard to assist food banks amid shutdown | The Guardian Sen. Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump | NBC News CONGRESS JOB APPROVAL POLL (PDF) | Quinnipiac Friday White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction | AP News Eric Adams Endorses Andrew Cuomo for Mayor | NYT DC man who played Darth Vader theme at national guard troops sues over arrest | Washington DC | The Guardian 2 top House Democrats ask for records on Trump's request for $230 million from DOJ | CBS News Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push | NYT Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.