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Good Government 1 of 13

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 2 of 13

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 3 of 13

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 4 of 13

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 5 of 13

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 6 of 13

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

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