August 14th, 2026
Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are facing alarming conditions after an extended deployment; a judge tossed the Trump administration’s case against Harvard; newly released documents reveal federal surveillance of anti-ICE activists and organizations; and Trump’s Kennedy Center board is trying(again) to put his name on the building.
Links to everything in the episode:
U.S.S. Lincoln - via NY Times, BBC, The Hill, and Navy Times
Judge Tosses Trump Case - via CNN and Time
iSpy - via The Guardian and Cornell
Kennedy Center Board Votes - via NPR
Colombia
Direct Relief Donations for Colombia
Venezuela