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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
Today, Republicans decry Virginia’s passage of the redistricting referendum despite being the ones who started it in Texas; Congressional Democrats demand Kash Patel submit to an alcohol abuse screening; Trump’s DoJ files an 11 count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center; a federal appeals court blocks a California law requiring federal agents to wear identification; a federal judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation suit against Frank Figliuzzi; the president is said to be in talks to send Afghans who aided US forces to Congo; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo | The New York Times
Democrats want FBI Director Kash Patel to fill out alcohol use screening test | NBC News
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