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*UPDATE: Today's episode begins with breaking news about a new abortion ban in Oklahoma. Then we hear about the House committee requesting information from Barry Loudermilk on capitol tours he gave the day before the January 6th insurrection. Then, President Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to aid the baby formula shortage and 192 republicans in the House are voting against an emergency measure. Finally, Facebook has been secretly funding groups to create the appearance of opposition in Washington, while the World Meteorological Organization has found that climate change benchmarks all set records in 2021. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Banning Almost All Abortions CNN: January 6 committee investigating Capitol tour given by GOP lawmaker on the eve of the insurrection ABC: Biden invokes Defense Production Act to address national shortage of baby formula Washington Post: Nearly 200 Republicans vote against bill to ease baby formula shortage Washington Post: Facebook quietly bankrolled small, grass-roots groups to fight its battles in Washington Axios: Climate change benchmarks all set records last year, report finds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices