The episode opens with a focus on election integrity issues, highlighting lawsuits by the Trump administration against 18 mostly blue states seeking voter registration data. Jen Lancaster from the League of Women Voters of Maine warns that driver's license and partial social security numbers in this data could be used to improperly remove eligible voters. The White House claims these lawsuits aim to ensure compliance with federal election laws and expand an online citizenship confirmation system, which watchdogs say has previously stopped legitimate votes. Michael Shumitas with the Rural Democracy Initiative discusses a new postal rule that could cause mail-in ballots to be rejected for arriving late, as the USPS won't postmark mail as quickly. He notes this affects 70% of zip codes, disproportionately impacting rural communities where mail takes longer and postmarks may show wrong dates, leading to discounted votes. The Postal Service defends this as an efficiency measure and advises mailing ballots earlier or getting manual postmarks. The episode then shifts to the fifth anniversary of January 6th, with the White House unveiling a webpage praising President Donald Trump's actions that day. The webpage blames Democrats for what it calls the real insurrection, defends pardons for rioters, and accuses Capitol Police of escalating the conflict. Former members of the House Committee on the riot say this is an effort to rewrite history and support the big lie that the election was stolen. Trump speaks to congressional Republicans, warning of drastic consequences if the party loses the midterms, including his own impeachment. Administration officials are openly discussing invading Greenland, with Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmidt calling it a national security priority due to Greenland's strategic location in the Western Hemisphere. European allies support Denmark's control and warn that force could threaten NATO, while Greenland residents oppose American intervention. Finally, Hilton removes a Minnesota hotel from its booking system after reports it denied rooms to immigration agents, following a secret video by conservative journalist Nick Sorder posing as a federal official. The company says booking decisions were made by an independent franchise.
