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Nightly News Roundup

Nightly News Roundup

By: Jason Thompson
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A news headline show for people who love to hate the news and hate to love the news.

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Episodes
  • Nightly News Roundup for June 9, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for June 9, 2026
    Jun 10 2026
    Donald Trump bombed Iran over a helicopter he called "not a big deal," which puts the word "proportional" in serious need of a lawyer. The Trump family rang the Nasdaq bell, pocketed $500 million, and watched the stock crater to 68 cents — the White House says there's no conflict of interest, which is the most confident thing anyone has said about a bell and a drain in American history. Madison Square Garden booed the president so loud it ate the national anthem alive, and he responded at 2 a.m. on Truth Social like a man who definitely doesn't need this. Kash Patel fired analysts for a memo their own bureau killed three years ago, because the purge doesn't need a reason, just a list. Jared Kushner's Albanian yacht marina is already destroying a nature reserve that hasn't been assessed yet. Russia threatened nuclear war over a NATO training exercise in Finland, which tracks. And a World Cup special report. Tape rolls.

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    6 mins
  • Nightly News Roundup for June 8, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for June 8, 2026
    Jun 9 2026

    The Middle East paused its war because Donald Trump asked nicely, which is either diplomacy or a hostage situation depending on your timezone. The Pentagon flagged its closest ally as a critical spy threat while simultaneously handing a convicted Capitol rioter the keys to classified counter-terrorism operations — both in the same week, both without apparent irony. Elon Musk's rocket company, which has never turned a profit, will land in your 401(k) Thursday whether you want it or not. Todd Blanche became attorney general by doing crimes for his boss and calling it public service. The Arctic went unsold. The World Cup ref went home. Mitchell Robinson said "cool, I guess," and that's the most coherent thing anyone in power said all week. Tape rolls.



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    6 mins
  • Nightly News Roundup for May 29, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for May 29, 2026
    May 30 2026
    A federal judge told Donald Trump that Congress named the Kennedy Center after an assassinated president, not a real estate developer, and it intends to keep it that way. Trump declared victory over Iran; Iran called it fiction; the Strait of Hormuz remains the world’s most expensive group chat. America’s 250th birthday concert collapsed in 48 hours as real artists fled and fictional ones followed — Cap’n Geech, the Hex Girls, Duke Silver, and Rex Manning all drew lines that Vanilla Ice could not. Pam Bondi spent a closed-door congressional deposition pointing at Todd Blanche, walked out, and lied about it on X. A North Carolina Republican filed a bill permitting citizens to shoot women seeking abortions, which means a rapist could legally kill his victim for seeking one. The post-9/11 surveillance apparatus is now monitoring people who attend Tesla protests and take photographs near server farms. Tape rolls.

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    7 mins
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