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Allison explains the D.C. U.S. Attorney's criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his video rebuttal defending Fed independence.
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is being criminally investigated by the Trump administration and has issued a rare public rebuke; Senator Mark Kelly is suing Pete Kegseth; prosecutors in the DOJ Civil Rights Division are declining to investigate the murder of Renée Good; Trump says inclined to exclude ExxonMobil from his plan to plunder Venezuelan oil; Trump says he regrets not seizing voting machines after the 2020 election; Trump's EPA announced it’s going to stop considering lives saved when setting rules on air pollution; Democrat Mary Peltola has announced her bid for US senate in Alaska; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola launches Alaska Senate run | NBC News
Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell | The New York Times
Mark Kelly sues Hegseth over ‘chilling’ effort to reduce military retirement rank | The Guardian
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election | The New York Times
Trump Says He’s Inclined to Exclude Exxon From Venezuela | Bloomberg
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution | The New York Times
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