{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-daily-beans.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fballroom-byrd-bath-ytJAwD7V","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ballroom Byrd Bath","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5134725f-99f4-4fdb-989e-83722429d70d/4558f068-b50e-4722-9d67-9c342d54b82a/db_cover_spring_2026.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/2c8f1afa-9fc0-41fe-8ea6-0316497e3981\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Ballroom Byrd Bath\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Monday, May 18th, 2026\n\nToday, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with AG Ken Paxton; Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary as Democrat Jamie Davis advances in Louisiana; and Allison Delivers your Good News."}