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Wednesday, January 1st, 2025Today, the US Departments of Treasury and State have slapped sanctions on Russia and Iran for interfering in the 2024 election; the son of a Republican Senator has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing a police officer in a car crash; the Connecticut attorney general says he will be among the first to sue if Trump tries to end birthright citizenship; Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to ignore the law in a recent filing about the looming TikTok ban; President Biden announces a flurry of new wilderness protections; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.Stories:U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian entities over attempted election interference (Raquel Coronell Uribe | NBC News)Son of US senator jailed for 28 years over chase and crash that killed police officer (The Guardian)'The first to sue': Opposing Trump's desire to end birthright citizenship is personal for this attorney general (Lawrence Hurley | NBC News)‘Lawless’: Trump’s TikTok brief asks Supreme Court to overreach, legal experts say (Brendon Bordelon | Politico) From The Good NewsCamp One Heartland (oneheartland.org)Skijoring (wikipedia.org)In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Lynch of 'The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case' (American Hysteria Podcast | Apple)The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case (The Alley DC's 8th and H Case | Apple)Federal Student Loan Debt Relief (studentaid.gov) Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.