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Good Government
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Chicago votes to buy and renovate its Greyhound bus terminal, saving the hub for 450,000 yearly riders from possible demolition.
Joins five cities reclaiming terminals
Source: Smart Cities Dive
June 19, 2026
Justice Dept
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The Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after it warned Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps.
Vance: 'we don't have to do this anymore'
Source: USA Today
June 19, 2026
Justice Dept
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The Justice Department refuses a judge's order to swear under oath that Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead, calling the demand a separation-of-powers violation.
Won't say under oath that fund is dead
Source: The Hill
June 19, 2026
Economy
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The Federal Reserve's top banking regulator spoke at a private Bank of America dinner for Wall Street clients during the Fed's blackout period, hours after the rate decision.
Says she discussed no policy
Source: The Washington Post
June 19, 2026
Censorship
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Secretary of State Rubio orders a Colombian asylum-seeker detained for criticizing a Trump-endorsed candidate in Colombia's election, calling his advocacy a threat to U.S. foreign policy.
First time targeting foreign-election speech
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
June 19, 2026
Fighting Back
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A Trump-appointed judge orders the Milwaukee mosque president freed from ICE detention, finding his arrest may have been retaliation for his pro-Palestinian advocacy.
Diabetic & lost 30 pounds over 2 months
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio
June 19, 2026