Matt Rooney Gets A Court-Day Pass And The Crew Starts A Rooney-Less Tuesday

We start with Matt Rooney’s court-day absence and immediately head somewhere nobody expects: fecal-transplant capsules being studied as a possible tool against severe peanut allergies. The study sends Nick, Dawn and Greg into everything from food allergies and family members with peanut reactions to calories, drumsticks and the extraordinary phrase “poop pills.” From there, we preview a packed morning involving Wisconsin politics, the Fauci phone records and the Trump administration’s vaccine moves. Dawn’s news gets serious with Bryce Harper caught in the middle of a FanDuel controversy involving a personalized video sent to a customer who says he lost roughly $1.5 million while battling gambling addiction. We question what responsibility Harper could have, why members of Congress are pushing Major League Baseball and its players union to change policy, and whether a settlement could keep the case from creating a wider legal precedent. The local news then turns to an off-duty Philadelphia officer’s stolen vehicle, the growing investigation surrounding suspects in the Billy Schmidt killing, and a Bucks County preschool worker accused of injuring a toddler. The hour also brings Trump’s childhood-vaccine executive order, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s criticism and the extraordinary account of Trump secretly switching aircraft after leaving Turkey because of an Iranian threat. Phil gets us through the Phillies’ win over St. Louis, Andrew Painter’s encouraging outing and another reminder of the NFL’s television muscle. Nick’s Big Take then takes over with Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin candidacy, AOC’s attempt to separate herself from parts of the socialist left and DiJonai Carrington’s “WHITE PRIVILEGE” post after a flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham, leading the crew into a broader argument over race, political double standards and AOC’s effort to look more moderate.