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Tuesday, April 28th, 2026

Today, it turns out the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was not given top security status ahead of the event; a Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using the new voter approved redistricting map; many executive branch deportation judges are unqualified conspiracy theorists; Thom Tillis drops his blockade of Trump Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh; Donald and Melania are calling for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel again; and the Service Employees International Union-Healthcare Workers West has gathered 1.5 million signatures to put the billionaire tax on the ballot in California this November; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Sen. Thom Tillis drops blockade of Trump's Fed chair nominee, clearing path for Warsh's confirmation | NBC News

Trump officials hire ‘deportation judges’ with less training, experience | The Washington Post

Supporters of billionaire tax submit signatures to place measure on California's ballot | NBC News

Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map | Democracy Docket

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