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Published: June 14, 2026 19:18
FIVE FULL DAYS remaining for Justice Dept to put in writing that the Trump slush fund is not moving forward
Judge's order in Virginia requires an official statement for the court by the end of week
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mob3bvpsac2b
Published: June 14, 2026 15:24
On NBC, House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Trump suffers from “Obama Derangement Syndrome”
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3moavxrd6o22t
Published: June 14, 2026 13:49
Arraignment in the seashells-by-the-seashore case of James Comey is set for Sept. 30. Jury trial in October
Judge has just ordered that outside groups STOP trying to file briefs in the case
"Defendant and the government are ably represented by…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3moatbmoouc2t
Published: June 14, 2026 13:01
About any Trump Admin. attempts to backdoor the slush fund & find another route for taxpayer-funded payouts to Jan 6 rioters, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tells MSNOW
"They'd like to find some way around it, to do it directly through the judgment fund .. And…
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Published: June 13, 2026 13:22
ALERT: Judge Christopher Cooper has formally ordered the Kennedy Center has until 12p to finish taking Trump’s name off the building
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo4v2rgvsk2t
Published: June 12, 2026 23:22
ALERT: Appeals court says NO to Team Trump.
They will not delay DC judge's order to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center tonight.
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo4uajzje22t
Published: June 12, 2026 23:08
"Steady decline"
"Substantially reduced revenue"
Trump's Dept of Justice has just blessed the merger of Paramount and Time Warner
And their rationale includes a sobering statement about the future of legacy, linear media ====>
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo4mksgba22s
Published: June 12, 2026 20:50
Trump’s birthday weekend begins with a big loss in court
https://youtu.be/4vHFZ6AEIeQ?is=pyg4CY4K8Qc5MRf6
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo4i4s5ais2t
Published: June 12, 2026 19:31
Former DOJ counsel Amy Powell on judge halting Trump slush fund
"Question that's lingered from the start of this charade: If the fund is truly rescinded, where is the sworn declaration saying so?"
Court is unwilling to take political statements as…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo4b5v34qc2t
Published: June 12, 2026 17:26
ALERT: Judge Amit Metha rules UFC event can proceed at White House, ruling harm to plaintiffs would only be "temporary" & that the challenge came too late
"Considerable time, labor & funding.. has gone into organizing the UFC fight and lead-up events"
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo3zy2nyps2o
Published: June 12, 2026 15:18
FLASH: In Virginia, Judge Leonie Brinkema has issued an injunction halting Trump’s Slush fund.
The Justice Dept has one week to produce EVIDENCE that the slush fund is abandoned and won’t move forward ever, or she’ll allow civil case to go forward
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo3yrbsstk2t
Published: June 12, 2026 14:56
Hoo boy.
Plaintiffs seeking to strip Trump's name off of the Kennedy Center building have just dunked on Trump's alleged emerging "crowd size" problem
Just filed ====>
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo3tkkgk7s2s
Published: June 12, 2026 13:23
“Volcano of corruption”
New wave of legal challenges seek to halt Trump’s pet projects in DC, including tomorrow’s UFC fights
https://youtu.be/JqBTvdRx66o?is=IAUBa6dSTU5uUluy
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo3rpudkas2t
Published: June 12, 2026 12:50
EXCLUSIVE: Members of Congress demand Trump Admin. turn over a list of people who have applied for slush fund payments ... including all Jan 6 defendants
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo3plxf5o22t
Published: June 12, 2026 12:12
JUST FILED: Plaintiffs ask court to demand Trump's name be removed from Kennedy Center today, telling judge:
“Defendants suggest that they will lose ‘time and money’ from restoring the name…This grasps at straws.”
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mo2fhhe4ys2c
Published: June 11, 2026 23:38
Major failure on House Floor for Speaker Mike Johnson and for Trump
https://youtu.be/-24mYNhgvAs?is=LdVy5BSwpvpHpMQH
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnzxcdioj22r
Published: June 11, 2026 19:24
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) says Bill Pulte is a bigger risk than even a lapse of America's foreign intelligence surveillance tools
He's just that dangerous, she argues
Slotkin sat with "Scott MacFarlane Reports" this afternoon
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnzn3nmnxc2r
Published: June 11, 2026 16:22
ALERT: Judge Amit Mehta says he will NOT schedule a formal hearing on the suit which seeks to HALT the UFC event at White House and Lincoln Memorial
Instead, the judge will decide whether to issue a temporary restraining order based on the submitted…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnzjbtyut22v
Published: June 11, 2026 15:14
Brutal news cycles for Trump
Big losses on economy
And failed vote on big security issue in Congress just now
Just filed ====>
https://youtu.be/KnCv2_78GsY?is=HGNXGhzgJfqDj8Mx
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnzaqpzcq22r
Published: June 11, 2026 12:41
Overnight "pest control" at White House Ellipse
Official Natl Park Service helicopter deployment for "content capture"
Press conference at Lincoln Memorial
Here's today & tomorrow's tick-tock schedule of preps for UFC event at White House.. which is…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnz5awseg22r
Published: June 11, 2026 11:38
JUST FILED:
Trump's five-alarm political fire
Pivotal day for lawsuit to halt UFC event at White House
Boost for Dems in Iowa Senate race
Lots of enterprise reporting here:
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnz2cmld6s2k
Published: June 11, 2026 10:46
Democrats have a TEN point lead on generic ballot in midterms, per new Emerson poll this morning
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mny24cze522r
Published: June 11, 2026 01:09
NEW: Another flurry of court filings in 11th hour suit to halt UFC event at White House
Natl Park Service, which appears to be taking its instruction from the UFC, says there'll be filming of participants INSIDE the Lincoln Memorial
And they will…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnxoy7djgc2r
Published: June 10, 2026 21:50
ALERT: Judge tightens leash on Trump slush fund.. at least a little bit
Justice Dept attorney answers "I don't know" to a pivotal question.... twice
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnxmtj4tm22d
Published: June 10, 2026 21:12
Trump’s five-alarm political fire
Just filed ====>
https://youtu.be/ydG0WR00QZw?si=2HfFNOJlb218pHIz
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnwv4sjfns2z
Published: June 10, 2026 14:08
Trump health questions spread here at Capitol
Just filed ====>
https://youtu.be/f1EaS2fQWVg?si=eeubmpKs6HnmphIA
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnwtmy4dxk2r
Published: June 10, 2026 13:41
In new court filing, Trump Admin defends as lawful the UFC fight at White House, which will earn big $ for biz leaders w/ ties to Trump
Attorneys compare it to:
Nickelodian Worldwide Day of Play
Youth T-Ball event at WH
WH Xmas Tree Lighting
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnwsr6g3522r
Published: June 10, 2026 13:25
UPDATE: New York Times files additional motion challenging Pete Hegseth's press restrictions at Pentagon, calling requirements "retaliatory, arbitrary, unconstitutional"
But check this out: the Times says it's been landing more scoops *after* Hegseth…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnwms2ih4s2r
Published: June 10, 2026 11:38
JUST FILED:
Trump's emerging national security crisis
Big hearing in court today on the Trump slush fund
White House defends UFC match in court, by comparing it to Youth T-Ball
Lots of news here:…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnv7pg6zt22k
Published: June 9, 2026 22:12
Trump’s election lies about California pose a greater risk on Nov 4. And Nov 5. And Nov 6
Tonight’s “Scott MacFarlane Reports” is LIVE
https://youtu.be/c20SRxz7Xgw?si=YtbnRITBKUiZ-x7f
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnv72jbjb22f
Published: June 9, 2026 22:00
HEADS UP: In new federal lawsuit here in DC, a watchdog group is asking a court to order the FCC to turn over text messages from chair Brendan Carr that reference "Jimmy Kimmel" in 2025... when Carr criticized Kimmel & when ABC briefly suspended Kimmel
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnv4c6nu522j
Published: June 9, 2026 21:10
NEW: NAACP asks court for preliminary injunction to halt new, gerrymandered Tennessee map
“evidence makes clear that the legislature was not blind to the
fact that they were intentionally cracking the Black population of Memphis.. the goal was to…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnuvswaqak2f
Published: June 9, 2026 19:15
JUST FILED: New memo to Trump Administration urges Dept of Homeland Security to Sell Its Fleet of "Luxury" Jets
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnued7ikxk22
Published: June 9, 2026 14:02
Trump’s pre-midterm meltdown
Just filed ===>
https://youtu.be/piPVwwk0z_4?si=VfnFCG22fofnHGol
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Published: June 9, 2026 13:19
"Blanche does not defend redacting the names of potential co-conspirators in Dept of Justice documents. Blanche does not defend withholding documents containing allegations against President Trump"
Striking new filing by @katiephang.bsky.social seeking…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnu5tp7sdk2f
Published: June 9, 2026 12:06
Responses from Trump's lawyers are due on FRIDAY in federal court in Florida... where a group of retired federal judges are urging the court to investigate if there was "fraud" and "collusion" in Trump's lawsuit vs. his own I.R.S.
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnu45kuqhk2f
Published: June 9, 2026 11:35
JUST FILED:
Trump Admin must argue by the end-of-day in court to defend and preserve this weekend's UFC fights at White House
Bumpy road ahead for Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General
My daily editorial note:
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnszzwkn2k2k
Published: June 9, 2026 01:25
HEADS UP: Court sets 9pm deadline for Tuesday for Justice Dept to respond to lawsuit which threatens to HALT the UFC event at White House
My latest reporting ===>
https://youtu.be/MrbV9pgcSt4?si=gVrrvTx6oux06RKS
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnstxau3bs2f
Published: June 8, 2026 23:36
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the formal nomination of Todd Blanche to be US Attorney General:
“Donald Trump has been engaged in the most corrupt enterprise in the history of the Presidency. Todd Blanche apparently has not noticed.”
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnslfe7m322u
Published: June 8, 2026 21:03
Scott Pelley warns CBS News is “on fire”
https://youtu.be/Az8KobdJ84g?si=4wdVNzJ15y2xlMgj
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mns65eerbk23
Published: June 8, 2026 17:06
"This is a profound level of corruption" that'll be included in future US history books....
Attorney Brendan Ballou, who is representing two Virginia community organizers who've sued to stop the UFC event this weekend at the White House
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnryytceqs23
Published: June 8, 2026 15:34
ALERT: Nothing is formally scheduled yet... but it appears there will be a court hearing on THURSDAY here in DC in the 11th hour lawsuit seeking to halt the weekend UFC event at the White House
Trump Admin will respond to lawsuit by tomorrow midday
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnrv6wypl223
Published: June 8, 2026 14:25
NEW: 11th hour legal challenge to HALT the weekend White House U.F.C. event has been assigned to Judge Amit Mehta here in DC
Mehta asks plaintiffs and Dept of Interior to confer before 12pm on a schedule for briefing the court on request for emergency…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnrslhzpck2u
Published: June 8, 2026 13:39
After being confronted with Jan 6 lies, Trump storms off
My latest ====>
https://youtu.be/JDrnY57xL0U?si=dYZeSuJuDCeHbb5X
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnrqsthvos23
Published: June 8, 2026 13:07
"Hostilities have continued since February 28 and never terminated; the 60-day clock specified in the War Powers Resolution does not have a pause button"
35 Democratic Senators ask White House for the legal basis behind Trump's claim that "hostilities in…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnrk3gqgj223
Published: June 8, 2026 11:07
JUST FILED: A barrage of legal challenges this week, will test Trump's slush fund and White House UFC fights
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnqefjrprs23
Published: June 7, 2026 23:52
JUST FILED: Democrats Seize on Soaring Grocery Prices to Take Bite Out of GOP Majority
https://open.substack.com/pub/macfarlanenews/p/democrats-seize-on-soaring-grocery?r=69xcje&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnqbhjzhh223
Published: June 7, 2026 23:00
Fewer than 150 days until the midterm elections
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnpzwwogk22x
Published: June 7, 2026 20:45
ALERT: 11th hour attempt to halt the UFC fight at White House
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZHD9QtCTHN0?si=XEEU9WgbCNeiAaR4
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnphlku6mk23
Published: June 7, 2026 15:17
No platforming lies
No platforming conspiracy theories
No sanewashing
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnpeslm6n223
Published: June 7, 2026 14:27
ALERT: 11th-hour legal challenge asks court to HALT the UFC fight at White House, arguing event is "deeply corrupt"
Page 15 of the suit includes language I've never seen in a lawsuit
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnncwcqpyc2n
Published: June 6, 2026 18:48
My favorite ever FOIA request to the FBI
From a decade ago.
They didn’t quite get it right….
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnl7mqhngc2j
Published: June 5, 2026 22:43
Cameras await the removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
https://youtu.be/DQUA2yZMqM4?si=EuzDqzz2cRI9gWgn
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnkxug4vl223
Published: June 5, 2026 20:25
As Congress flails -- and fails -- to halt Trump's slush fund... a big court hearing looms Friday
Judge Leonie Brinkema, who ordered the slush fund paused, will hearing arguments on the matter at 10am
@normeisen.bsky.social explains why the lawsuits…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnko5uholc2p
Published: June 5, 2026 17:31
MORE KENNEDY CENTER DRAMA: Plaintiffs challenging Trump closure of Kennedy Center argue Team Trump is potentially violating court order
They notify judge: "Defendants may intend to proceed—full steam ahead—w/ the shutdown, or simply to effectuate a…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnkf6kvavk2i
Published: June 5, 2026 14:50
Trump is suffering new GOP defections on the War in Iran
It’s a big problem headed toward November
https://youtu.be/hvDusDubjAg?si=3MgupH21M5MRMF8m
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnk66swoxc2p
Published: June 5, 2026 12:45
NAACP president Derrick Johnson:
"You can be certain that under a Todd Blanche Department of Justice, the Epstein cover-up will continue, and that is exactly why Donald Trump wants him there. Corruption, corruption, and more corruption"
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnk2pxnypc2p
Published: June 5, 2026 11:43
ALERT: Big hearing at 9:30am on the Trump ballroom
And despite talking tough... the Senate GOP allows the slush fund to survive the night
Lots of new reporting in my daily editorial note
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https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mniolmcex22v
Published: June 4, 2026 22:33
Even if the Trump slush fund survives the week (a big “if”)…. Looks like Democrats will force “clawbacks” of any payouts to the convicted crooks
Lots of new reporting here ====>
https://youtu.be/61vBEt8zl7w?si=QE8MQyZRfBRQGyAy
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnhv6qbjjc2a
Published: June 4, 2026 14:59
ALERT: Democrats Mount Plan to Block Trump’s Sweetheart Immunity Deal with I.R.S.
https://open.substack.com/pub/macfarlanenews/p/alert-democrats-plan-to-block-trumps?r=69xcje&utm_medium=ios
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnhuqxkfpk2p
Published: June 4, 2026 14:51
Several more U.S. House members have signed-on as co-sponsors of bipartisan bill to HALT Trump's $1.7 billion slush fund
The latest: Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS)
It's clear that Members of Congress don't buy Trump Admin's claim that it isn't moving…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnhpvlreak2i
Published: June 4, 2026 13:24
The outbursts and the shouting here on Capitol Hill over the past 24 hours reveal …. Democrats sense Trump’s support is cratering
https://youtu.be/HT0ThA5Sd2g?si=R00Vl_k7Byl0Babx
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnhl5wmkbc2p
Published: June 4, 2026 11:59
ANOTHER lawsuit seeks public records of Kash Patel's beer-guzzling, taxpayer-funded trip to the Winter Olympics
Suit by @democracydefendersfund.org seeks the records below, noting...
"Prices to attend Olympic events varied, but tickets to the men’s…
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3mnhjyd4z4s2p
Published: June 4, 2026 11:38
JUST FILED:
More emerging signs of "Trump exhaustion" among voters, policies and here on Capitol Hill
https://open.substack.com/pub/macfarlanenews/p/day-ahead-my-daily-editorial-note-9b2?r=69xcje&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true