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Virginia voters narrowly pass redistricting referendum

(Richmond Times Dispatch) Virginia Democrats made a national statement on Tuesday with a narrow victory in a voter referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow the Democratic-controlled General Assembly to redraw congressional maps before midterm elections in November.

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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

After halting a U.S. resettlement program for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Trump is in talks to send as many as 1,100 of them to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid worker briefed on the plan said Tuesday. The group includes interpreters for the U.S. military, former members of the Afghan Special Operations forces and family members of American service members. More than 400 children are among them. The Afghans have been living in limbo in Qatar for over a year a ...

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FBI chief Patel says 2020 election fraud arrests 'coming soon'

April 20, 2026 Updated April 21, 2026, 11:20 a.m. ET WASHINGTON – Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau has gathered "information" supporting President Donald Trump’s longstanding and debunked claim that the 2020 election was “rigged” against him – and that arrests are coming soon. “I would say stay tuned this week. You might see a thing or two,” Patel said April 19 on "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" on Fox News. Trump for years has repeated his ...

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Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May

04/21/2026 11:19 AM EDT Updated: 04/21/2026 01:12 PM EDT Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday his department will run out of money to pay employees’ salaries the first week of May, as lawmakers race to end a two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Appearing on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday morning, the secretary outlined that money to pay salaries came from the funds Congress allocated to DHS last year via President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Bu ...

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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing 'seriously fractured' Iranian government

Published Tue, Apr 21 2026 4:13 PM EDT Updated 14 Min Ago President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured." Trump said the ceasefire, which he earlier had said would end on Wednesday, would continue "until such time as" Iran's leaders and representatives submit a "unified proposal" to end the war with the U.S. and Israel. Trump's announcemen ...

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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted over alleged use of paid informants in extremist groups

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted over alleged use of paid informants in extremist groups By.Hannah Rabinowitz UPDATED 5 MIN AGO UPDATED APR 21, 2026, 5:40 PM ET PUBLISHED APR 21, 2026, 10:09 AM ET The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday over a discontinued program that used paid confidential informants to penetrate white supremacist and other organizations, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced. The indictment, which was handed up by a federal grand jury in Alabama, ...

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'I Am Sorry for Misleading People': Tucker Carlson Delivers Jaw-Dropping Mea Culpa for Endorsing Trump

(Mediaite) Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson apologized on Monday for campaigning for President Donald Trump, declaring that he would be “tormented” by the decision “for a long time” to come. During an interview with his brother Buckley Carlson – a Republican Party operative who previously wrote speeches for Trump – Carlson expressed regret for having publicly supported the president, who has repeatedly attacked him in recent months.

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Republicans Fear a Big Mistake on Reconciliation

(Political Wire) “Senate Republicans are taking their first steps this week to pass a narrow reconciliation bill that includes money for agencies in charge of immigration enforcement at the center of a funding dispute with Democrats,” NOTUS reports. “A number of Republican senators, however, believe the strategy could be a mistake if leadership doesn’t broaden the bill’s scope to address voter concerns about the economy and affordability, reflecting widespread anxiety in the party about its odds of retaining control of Congress after the November midterm elections.”

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GOP congressman absent another week as questions swirl about his health

(Raw Story) Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) has now been absent from Congress for weeks due to an unspecified medical issue, with at least another week to go, reported the New Jersey Globe on Monday, and there's no explanation forthcoming from his office. The congressman has also not made any in-person appearances recently, and photos posted in the last few weeks to his social media account appear to have been taken prior to the start of his medical issue." "His office remains active, introducing legislation and penning letters to Trump administration officials, but Kean’s day-to-day involvement in its work is unknown," noted the report.

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Eight Weeks In, Trump May Be Headed Toward An Iran Deal Similar To Obama's

(Huff Post) As his “four-to-five” week war against Iran is halfway through its eighth week, President Donald Trump is now complaining that polls reflecting the war’s consistent unpopularity are “rigged” while seeming confused about peace talks that appear to be, at best, recreating a deal with Iran he ripped up during his first term. The two-week ceasefire Trump announced April 7 is set to expire Tuesday, with negotiations to permanently end the fighting now reportedly including terms reminiscent of a 2015 agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program negotiated by President Barack Obama’s administration.

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