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Hello and welcome to the Daily Beans for Friday, May 17th, 2024.

Today, the Dow crossed 40,000 for the first time in history.

Merrick Garland has advised President Biden to assert 40,000 for the first time in history.

Merrick Garland has advised President Biden to assert executive privilege over the audio

tapes of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Herr.

The Supreme Court has rebuffed a challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A Hill watchdog says Republican Troy Nells spent campaign money on personal stuff.

The New York Times staff complains about a willingness to tolerate dissent and Dick Durbin wants to bring back blue slips

for confirming judges. I'm Allison Gill. And I'm Dana Goldberg.

Hey Dana, happy Friday.

Happy Friday to you, my friend, and we've got the great hair of John Fuegal saying on the show.

Yes, it's Fuegal saying Fridays, so he will be with us later in the show.

We're gonna, we're gonna, you know, do our best to not swear, though we do.

And we're gonna talk about a few things, including Butker and his comments.

Oh, geez.

And if I sound like perky and my voice is fine.

I, after I flew home from New York, I went about at 7 PM, I woke I woke up at 5 I slept 10 hours and it was the most

amazing thing that's ever happened to me I feel like a brand new person. I haven't slept 10 hours in one

night in since birth. Trump, actually probably

Trump came down the escalator. It was fantastic. I'm 100% so here's hoping that it hangs on. You know what all that like

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