About this episode

The episode discusses various political and legal developments including a paused merger, nominations, and FBI actions.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Today, a federal judge paused the merger of Paramount/Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery pending litigation filed by state attorneys general; Troy Jackson has all but sewn up the nomination to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in Maine; Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Nardone will run for her dead brother’s seat in the August 11th special primary election; the FBI not only subpoenaed New York Times journalists but members of their families as well; Marco Rubio claims that Cuba and Iran are funding Antifa; ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir illegally; Trump PACs are paying tens of millions of dollars in legal bills for the president; Olympian Davey Hearn filed a motion to dismiss the reflecting pool charges against him arguing that the government destroyed exculpatory evidence; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

Topics covered

• merger news
• political nominations
• FBI subpoenas
• legal issues
• good news

Keywords

• Paramount
• Skydance
• Warner Bros. Discovery
• FBI
• Marco Rubio
• Trump PACs
• Davey Hearn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paramount, Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, FBI, New York Times, Cuba, Iran, Antifa, ICE, Palantir

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