Trump Activates National Guard in D.C. and Puts D.C. Police Dept. Under Federal Control, What We Know About the CDC Shooting, Are Pesticide Companies Really Getting Immunity? And More.

Episode Format:

1. What We Know About the CDC Shooting and Shooter (0:07)

2. Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Contempt Finding Against Trump Administration Officials (3:33)

3. Texas AG Files Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Democratic Lawmakers (10:24)

4. Trump and Putin to Meet This Week in Alaska (12:07)

5. Trump Activates National Guard in D.C. and Puts Metropolitan Police Dept. Under Federal Control to Combat Crime (13:07)

6. CA Assembly Bill 495 Is Sparking Conversation. Here's What to Know (19:59)

7. Is Congress Really Granting Pesticide Companies Immunity? Here's What to Know (22:57)

8. Quick Hitters: Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage, Judge Denies Request to Release Grand Jury Transcripts, Explosion at U.S. Steel Plant, Trump Puts Off Tariffs on China Again (26:48)

9. Critical Thinking Segment (28:35)

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What We Know About the CDC Shooting and Shooter

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/10/health/atlanta-cdc-shooting-covid-vaccine

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5497178/cdc-atlanta-emory-shooter-covid-vaccine-suicidal

https://apnews.com/article/cdc-suspect-identified-georgia-officer-dead-2f8eba270597221e23d354164d5dbc0f

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/cdc-shooting-atlanta.html

Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Contempt Finding Against Trump Administration Officials

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/08/08/politics/boasberg-criminal-contempt-trump-immigration

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna223873

https://san.com/cc/appeals-court-ends-contempt-of-court-case-against-trump-officials/

Texas AG Files Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Democratic Lawmakers

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/texas-house-map-ken-paxton-lawsuit/

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-ag-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-13-state-democrats-from-office/

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-historic-lawsuit-against-democrat-runaways-scotx-secure-order

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/ken-paxton-texas-democrats-supreme-court-removal-redistricting/

Trump and Putin to Meet This Week in Alaska

https://san.com/cc/trump-to-meet-with-putin-in-alaska-on-aug-15/

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-putin-meet-discuss-ukraine-peace-deal-alaska-2025-08-09/

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-putin-meet-discuss-ukraine-peace-deal-alaska-2025-08-09/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-and-putin-could-meet-in-alaska-sources-say/

Trump Activates National Guard in D.C. and Puts Metropolitan Police Dept. Under Federal Control to Combat Crime

https://san.com/cc/trump-to-hold-monday-press-conference-on-violent-crime-in-washington-dc/

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-federal-law-enforcement-washington-dc-2110602

https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/police-power/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPolice%20power%E2%80%9D%20refers%20to%20the,something%20like%20a%20police%20power.

https://thehill.com/policy/5447054-what-is-section-740-dc-home-rule-act/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/declaring-a-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/

https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Home-Rule-Act-2018-for-printing-9-13-182.pdf

CA Assembly Bill 495 Is Sparking Conversation. Here's What to Know.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_a10cceca-9fbb-4a65-ae8d-4ae193e6d43a.amp.html

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB495/id/3220226

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-ab-495-family-preparedness-act-temporary-guardianship/65616611

https://saclaw.org/resource_library/caring-for-anothers-child-caregivers-authorization-affidavit/

https://www4.courts.ca.gov/documents/caregiver.pdf

Is Congress Really Granting Pesticide Companies Immunity? Here's What to Know.

https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-interior%2C-environment%2C-and-related-agencies-bill-text.pdf

https://www.beyondpesticides.org/action-of-the-week/urgent-vote-in-u.s.-house-to-prohibit-farmers-and-consumers-from-suing-chemical-manufacturers

https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/vote-pesticideprotections-us/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2431/all-actions?s=1&r=3&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Appropriations%22%7D

Quick Hitters

https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-faces-decision-same-sex-marriages-2111822 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-rejects-trump-admin-request-unseal-ghislaine-maxwell/story?id=124542685 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/pennsylvania-us-steel-plant-explosion-traps-people-under-rubble

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/trump-china-tariffs-deadline-extended.html