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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.

Art by Cory Drake.

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Episodes
  • Nightly News Roundup for June 17, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for June 17, 2026
    Jun 18 2026
    Trump swatted a fly and it was the smartest thing on stage. Vance took the blame before the ink dried. Electric bills hit survival territory and nobody's coming to help. The Fed chair tanked the Dow on day one. A baby died over diapers and the cop went on paid leave. Some nights the news writes the eulogy. Other nights it just writes the bill. Tape rolls.

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    4 mins
  • Nightly News Roundup for June 16, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for June 16, 2026
    Jun 17 2026
    Kash Patel blew an active terror investigation for an X post. The Trump administration's answer to medical debt is more debt. Congress gave veterans a raise by cutting their benefits and named it accordingly. The DOJ's civil rights division sued a city for compensating victims of racism. The Reflecting Pool is a chemical hazard. Special education got shuffled to agencies that are also gutted. DOGE cut $15 million, broke a six-decade eradication program, and now it costs $1 billion to fix. Some days the satire writes itself. Other days it eats livestock alive. Tape rolls.

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    6 mins
  • Nightly News Roundup for June 15, 2026

    Nightly News Roundup for June 15, 2026
    Jun 16 2026
    Trump closed an Iran deal worth $324 billion for a shipping lane Iran already owned. The Reflecting Pool turned green four days after a $14.2 million fix. RFK Jr. broke the vaccine committee and now needs it back before flu season. Rural voters are figuring out the math. A B-52 went down at Edwards. Eight crew members are believed dead. Some days the satire writes itself. Other days it crashes into the Mojave Desert. Tape rolls.

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    5 mins
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