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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 Today, Judge Alsup has denied Trump's request to block the under oath testimony of the head of the Office of Personnel Management in court; Republicans in Congress are cobbling together a terrible resolution to fund the government; a Justice Department official was fired when she refused to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights; Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a 30 day ceasefire; a Texas man has been accused of violent assault on an American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C.; Trump is threatened to double the tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel in response to their tax hike on our electricity; a court hands Trump his third appellate loss on birthright citizenship; a judge has ordered the urgent release of DOGE records in a FOIA lawsuit; ProPublica has obtained an email from USAID's acting executive secretary directing employees to empty safes and shred documents; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-4) Jake Auchincloss | House.gov Rep. Jake Auchincloss (@repauchincloss.bsky.social) — Bluesky Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 (@RepAuchincloss) / Twitter Thank You, Lumen Head to http://lumen.me/dailybeans for 20% off your purchase. Thank You, Pique Get 20% off on the Radiant Skin Duo, plus a FREE starter kit at Piquelife.com/dailybeans Stories: Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’ | POLITICO Ukraine willing to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts freeze on aid and intelligence | CBS News Canada backs down from 25% electricity surcharge after Trump threats | NBC News DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it | CBS News Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C. — same route as recent crash | CBS News Good Trouble: Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans | ACLU.org From The Good News crawfordforwi.com Hail Satan? - Official Trailer Banned Book Brigade – The Spine Bookshop Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! 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.