Is This Samuel Alito’s Swan Song?

这是不是塞缪尔·阿利托的天鹅之歌?

What A Day

2026-10-06

19 分钟
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The Supreme Court is back, and once again a lot is on the docket. Like climate change, and what cities and states are allowed to do about it. This major climate case also saw Justice Samuel Alito's recusal — which is uncommon. To discuss what lies ahead for the court and Alito, Jane speaks with Leah Litman, host of Strict Scrutiny. Show Notes: Check out Strict Scrutiny – https://www.youtube.com/@strictscrutinypodcast  Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com
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  • In the case of Sam Alito, who are his billionaire BFFs?

  • Who has he taken luxury private jet trips with?

  • Or where does he own stock?

  • And so there isn't and hasn't been a consistent policy on recusals.

  • It's Monday, October 5th.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What a Day.

  • But like anything else, something like that gets out, it could quickly spread.

  • So we're watching and monitoring it closely.

  • I don't think it's cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus.

  • That was Secretary of State Marco Rubio today responding to news that Russian authorities have quarantined

  • a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia

  • who contracted pneumonia of a, quote, unknown cause.

  • Local state TV said that the woman died.

  • No, I do not like any news story involving the words plague research institute either.

  • Russian authorities said that they found no evidence

  • that her illness was caused by any of the pathogens she worked with.

  • But the cases raised alarm in Russia after unconfirmed media reports suggested she might have died of pneumatic plague,

  • a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person.

  • I didn't like any part of that.

  • Soldiers and Gold Star families are pressing top Army officials to explain