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Winston Rogers / WJLA-TV:
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Are Worried the Redistricting Fight Is Backfiring  —  After a victory in Virginia, some analysts say Democrats may pick up more seats in Congress following the nationwide redistricting battle  —  Republicans are increasingly worried that a battle President Trump started last summer …
Politico:NEW!
Welcome to WHCD weekend  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Thursday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  THE HOUR IS UPON US: Pre-order your Ubers, stock up on electrolytes, check (again) that you remembered your RSVPs.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
‘Just do the math’: GOP senators get antsy about Trump Cabinet shakeup … That's not to mention the growing uncertainty about what will happen in the midterms themselves, with many Republicans growing concerned that their four-seat majority could be at risk.
Discussion: Semafor
Punchbowl News:
4/23/26☀️ AM: … It will span 38 media markets across broadcast, cable, streaming and digital.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
With Midterms Coming Up, G.O.P. Is Bogged Down in Congress
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump Accidentally Handed Dems Their Big Win in Virginia
Leo Briceno / Fox News:
DeSantis says he's taking up Jeffries' invitation to ‘F around and find out’ on Florida redistricting effort
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries finally gets a signature win
Discussion: The Independent
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump team defends redistricting push as GOP faces limited gains
Shane Harris / AMAC:
Democrats' Virginia Gerrymander is GOP's Sign to Play Hardball20 minutes ago
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Washington Post:
John Phelan forced out as Navy secretary after 13 months  —  The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump's campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.  —  Summary  —  Navy Secretary John Phelan will depart the Trump administration …
Wall Street Journal:
John Phelan Out as U.S. Navy Secretary
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel's Girlfriend  —  The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.  —  The F.B.I. began investigating …
Shawn Cohen / Charleston Daily Mail:
Secret ‘sugar daddy’ sex scandal explodes inside Trump's counterterrorism HQ: Read glamorous senior aide's voracious text messages, itemized ‘trophies’... and her utterly shameless justification  —  A top-level Trump counterterrorism official is under investigation amid claims she actively looks …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
DHS bigwig put on leave after ex-boyfriend accuses glitzy terror official of $40K sugar baby scheme
Discussion: TMZ.com
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked  —  AFTER-DINNER SCREECH  —  The president is planning a rage-fueled moment at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  —  Donald Trump will launch a “revenge” attack on the White House media when he confronts …
Politico:
Trump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillance … A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.  Page and one of his attorneys did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.  —  The settlement does not resolve Page's effort to revive his claims …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Oversight members split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, committee chair says  —  Members on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are divided over whether President Donald Trump should pardon Jeffrey Epstein's convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange …
Politico:
New Jersey's most vulnerable GOP incumbent is MIA  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr. represents New Jersey's most competitive district this November — but nobody, even his GOP colleagues, can say where he's been for the past month.  A scion of one of the state's most storied political dynasties …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims  —  President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs.  A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.
Wall Street Journal:
What Everyone Got Wrong About Jobs and the Immigration Crackdown  —  Deportations haven't meaningfully lifted wages for Americans, nor have they caused widespread disruptions to the labor market  —  Change in average hourly earnings, year-over-year by select industry
Drop Site News:
Two Iranian Women in ICE Detention Are Not, In Fact, Related to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Show  —  After Laura Loomer pointed to two women she claimed were connected to the late Iranian military commander, they were arrested and remain in immigration detention.  One is now gravely ill.
Reuters:
Trump says eight Iranian women won't be executed, Iran disputes entire account  —  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him, while officials in Tehran denied the executions had been planned and accused the U.S. president of spreading falsehoods.
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Gallego Partied Until the Early Morning on Colombia Trip Despite Security Warnings  —  Sources told NOTUS embassy staff warned the Arizona Democrat about a credible threat to his life, but he stayed at a Bogotá club until 3 a.m., concerning U.S. officials.  — Copy
Kadia Goba / NOTUS:
The Ethics Committee Investigated Rep. Alma Adams for Alleged ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With a Staffer  —  Several former aides to Adams, 79, say they were interviewed by the committee in 2023 about the North Carolina Democrat's relationship with Sandra Brown, who is now her deputy chief of staff.
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
Trump team backs away from gasoline price promises … President Donald Trump's team is no longer making predictions about energy prices.  —  That much was clear Wednesday when administration officials facing lawmakers declined to put a timetable when the war in Iran would end and the ensuing rise …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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House leaders pull Endangered Species Act bill
Esther Webber / Politico:
UK divers prepare for mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Politico
Nik Popli / Time:
Congress Rejects Calls For Iran War Oversight as Key Deadline Nears
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
As Democrats Outraise Republican Candidates, the G.O.P. Has This $600 Million Edge
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
GOP blocks plan to prepare North Carolina counties for ballot seizures, ICE at polls
Discussion: Raw Story
Ward Clark / RedState:
Couple Accused of Taking Child to Cuba for Gender Surgery Now Facing Kidnapping Charges
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Virginia court blocks voter-approved redistricting, appeal coming
Bobby DeNault / Kalshi:
Enforcement update: Kalshi continues crackdown on political insider trading
Politico:
House GOP FISA tensions boil over as Johnson hunts for a plan
Associated Press:
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Nearing Rescue Deal for Spirit Airlines
 

 
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
The FCC launches a review of TV Parental Guidelines, citing concerns that “gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children's programs”

Brian Stelter / CNN:
WBD shareholders vote early Thursday on the Paramount deal, likely to be OK'ed; David Ellison will be in DC later for Paramount's event honoring the White House

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: the NFL met with the FCC on Friday to defend the league's media rights strategy and said 87% of games are primarily aired for free on broadcast TV

 
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