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Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional, according to a judge's order issued Wednesday. Virginia's current attorney general, Jay Jones, confirmed to 7News on Wednesday that his office would appeal the decision. The order, according to officials, came from the Tazewell Circuit Court, which previously blocked the referendum after re ...

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Supreme Court leak shakes institution's secrecy

04/22/26 8:00 AM ET A major leak at the Supreme Court is shedding new light on its secretive practices — and shredding trust. Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential. The memos give insight into the court’s deliberations that led it to block then-President Obama’s Clean Power Plan — and to reimagine how its emergency docket functions. ...

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RFK Jr blames migrants for measles and other diseases in the US: 'It has nothing to do with me'

Wednesday 22 April 2026 13:20 EDT Robert F Kennedy Jr has dismissed any suggestion that his vaccine skepticism has contributed to measles outbreaks across the U.S., instead placing the blame on immigrants. “It has nothing to do with me,” the Health Secretary told lawmakers at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, in which he was questioned on his department’s budget for 2027. “If you’re worried about polio and tuberculosis, you should look at the immigration polici ...

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Dozens of Homes Destroyed in Georgia, Florida Wildfires

Wildfires burning across the Florida-Georgia border have destroyed dozens of homes, local officials said Wednesday. Brantley County, Ga., an 18,000-resident area approximately 70 miles north of Jacksonville, Fla., is the hub of a blaze called the Highway 82 fire. It grew rapidly from 700 acres to nearly 5,000 in six hours on Tuesday, according to County Manager Joey Cason. Officials on Wednesday urged the public to be prepared to evacuate quickly. Approximately 120 people had evacuated as of ...

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Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration

Spirit Airlines is close to getting a $500 million bailout from the federal government, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The deal is expected to include the federal government taking a stake in the troubled airline, which had struggled to make money ever since the Covid pandemic. It also means Spirit would avoid becoming the first significant US airline in 25 years forced to completely halt operations because of financial problems. Jet fuel costs have roughly doubled sinc ...

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Former Republican Rep. Devin Nunes out as Trump Media CEO

04/21/2026 10:00 PM EDT Former Rep. Devin Nunes is out as CEO of President Donald Trump’s social media company, in a major shake-up. Trump Media & Technology Group, the Truth Social parent company whose largest shareholder is Trump, said in a statement Tuesday that Nunes would be succeeded by Kevin McGurn, an adviser to the company, who will take over as interim CEO effective immediately. It did not offer a reason for Nunes’ unexpected departure. “I want to thank Devin Nunes for his dedicate ...

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Trump's short-lived challenger Ron DeSantis is 'begging' him for a job in administration, report says

Tuesday 21 April 2026 16:45 EDT Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who once unsuccessfully ran against President Donald Trump, is reportedly “begging” the president for a top role in the administration as he seeks a new job ahead of his term ending this year. While dining with the president at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, the outgoing Florida governor allegedly asked the president to become the next attorney general, Trump told a confidant, according to Axios. However, an unnamed sou ...

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Proposed Social Security Bill Would Change Medicare Coverage: What to Know

Published Apr 21, 2026 at 06:31 PM EDT updated Apr 21, 2026 at 06:32 PM EDT A newly introduced House bill would expand what Medicare covers by adding certain food and nutrition services to the program, marking a potential shift in how health care for older Americans and people with disabilities is defined under federal law. The proposal, H.R. 8391 was introduced on Monday by Representative Raul Ruiz, a Democrat from California. The law would amend the Social Security Act, which governs Medica ...

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Contract reveals fundraising deal for financing Trump's East Wing overhaul

April 21, 2026 / 6:24 PM EDT Washington — A newly revealed agreement between the White House, the National Park Service and the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall shows the inner workings of how President Trump and his allies are financing a $400 million overhaul of the White House East Wing. The 14-page document, which was obtained by the left-leaning advocacy group Public Citizen and shared with CBS News, empowers the Trust to "accept donations in an amount sufficient to cover al ...

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Former Capitol police officer sues Blaze Media over pipe bomb allegation

04/21/2026 04:16 PM EDT A former Capitol Police officer who helped fend off the Jan. 6, 2021 attack is suing a right-wing media outlet for accusing her of planting pipe bombs that became a key inflection point in that day’s chaos. Shauni Kerkhoff, 31, accused Blaze Media and two of its former reporters of relying on a faulty “gait analysis” of surveillance footage to wrongly suggest she was the person who planted pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC the night before the Jan. 6 riot. The false a ...

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White House tells court it's preserving presidential records even though DOJ said law is unconstitutional

11 min ago - Updated Apr 22, 2026, 4:33 PM ET PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2026, 2:56 PM ET White House staff are still following the “preservation” mandates of the Presidential Records Act, the Justice Department told a federal court as it pushes back on a new la ... (CNN Politics)

Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security

22 min ago - Updated 3:38 AM EDT, April 23, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democrat ... (AP)

Trump and other men dominate White House photo celebrating women's tennis team

33 min ago - Wednesday 22 April 2026 15:43 EDT A photo of Donald Trump posing with members of the University of Georgia’s championship-winning women’s tennis team has been mocked online, with many calling out the picture’s puzzling composition. &# ... (The Independent)

Brendan Carr floats TV ratings for transgender content

1 hr ago - 12h Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is opening the door to posting warning labels on television programs that include transgender issues — drawing his normally technocratic agency into one of the Trump administration’s ... (msn/Politico)

Future for voter ID bill unclear in Senate

1 hr ago - Posted April 22, 2026 at 2:54pm Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE America ... (Roll Call)

House Republicans roll out landmark data privacy push

5 hrs ago - The effort includes two bills — the SECURE Data Act, which deals with tech companies’ consumer data, and a second financial data privacy measure dubbed the GUARD Financial Data Act. The new proposals would preempt dozens of state data laws ... (Politico)

Graham says Iran blockade could expand globally after talks with Trump

8 hrs ago - 5h Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made a stunning claim Wednesday after speaking with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier that morning by phone, one that could have major global implications if proven accurate. Graham’ ... (msn/Rawstory)

Trump administration reaches $1.25 million settlement with ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page

8 hrs ago - Politics Trump administration reaches $1.25 million settlement with ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page By Melissa Quinn, Jacob Rosen Updated on: April 22, 2026 / 6:24 PM EDT / CBS News Washington -- The Trump administration has reached a settlemen ... (CBS News)

Trump's team has created a 'naughty and nice' list to punish NATO nations that don't back his plans

8 hrs ago - Wednesday 22 April 2026 14:01 EDT The Trump administration has reportedly drawn up a “naught or nice”-style list of NATO allies, separating them into different categories based on how the U.S. grades their contribution to the alliance. The ... (The Independent)

Ghislaine Maxwell again asks judge to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her

8 hrs ago - April 22, 2026, 1:26 PM Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is again asking a federal judge in New York to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her from prison. Maxwell submitted her ... (ABC News)

Jeffries: Democrats working to 'make sure' Hegseth, Patel 'are on their way out the door'

9 hrs ago - Wed, April 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM EDT House Minority Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that Democrats will “make sure” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel are next to depart the Trump administration. During an interv ... (Yahoo! News/The Hill)

Kalshi suspends, fines 3 congressional candidates in 'insider trading' enforcement actions

9 hrs ago - Kalshi suspends, fines 3 congressional candidates in 'insider trading' enforcement actions Published Wed, Apr 22 2026 4:34 PM EDT Updated An Hour Ago Dan Mangan @_DanMangan @in/danmangancnbc/ KEY POINTS * Prediction market platform Kalshi said it sus ... (CNBC)

Condom Prices to Rise by 30% as a Result of Iran War, Says CEO of World's Largest Manufacturer

9 hrs ago - Published on April 22, 2026 07:27AM EDT One of the world's leading condom brands is increasing its product prices considerably after having supply disruptions amid the Iran war. Malaysian condom brand Karex plans to raise its prices by up to 30%, and ... (People)

US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon

10 hrs ago - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said. Hung Cao, the Under Secretary of the Navy, will lead the military branch in an acting capacity, the spokesm ... (CNBC via MSN)

Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader

10 hrs ago - Updated 5:53 PM EDT, April 22, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media, Pentagon spokesman ... (AP)

Judge tosses Laura Loomer's lawsuit, says Bill Maher joke wasn't defamation

10 hrs ago - Judge tosses Laura Loomer's lawsuit, says Bill Maher joke wasn't defamation By Andrew Kirell 55 min ago PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2026, 5:00 PM ET Laura Loomer, a MAGA activist with a direct line to the president, sued HBO and Bill Maher over a joke about he ... (CNN)

Exclusive: US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks, sources say

10 hrs ago - April 22, 2026 6:03 AM EDT Updated 10 hours ago NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has introduced Ukrainian counter-drone technology in recent weeks at a key U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia, according to five people with ​knowledge ... (Reuters)

Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified

10 hrs ago - ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional, according to a judge's order issued Wed ... (ABC7)

Republicans fear succession of government shutdowns under Trump

10 hrs ago - 04/22/26 6:00 AM ET Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October and are working out strategies to aver ... (The Hill)

Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress

10 hrs ago - It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, and any such operation is unlikely to be carried out until the U.S. war with Iran ends, the Pentagon has informed Congress — an assessment th ... (WaPo)

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