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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 23rd 2026
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. No compatible source was found for this media. The approval rating for Congress fell to just 10 percent in new polling data released on Wednesday. found that 86 percent of respondents disapprove of the job performances by federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. of 9 percent from November 2013, which followed a 16-day partial government shutdown. Congressional ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. No compatible source was found for this media. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how he plans to act on abortion pills and the ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. during a Referring to the former requirement that abortion pills must be ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Federal Reserve chair, but only not anytime soon, unless unprecedented political and legal entanglements affecting the central bank are permanently resolved. , Warsh is likely wondering the same about his future. and other reforms. Warsh told the senators he would work for a " inflation and the sometimes nasty (I'm looking at you, Elizabeth Warren Retiring North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis declined to question ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud The US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday for wire fraud and other fraudulent crimes in connection to its covert operations. The indictment alleged that the SPLC misled donors and made false statements to banks in its use and transmission of funds to SPLC individuals. These individuals, ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
The company announced on Wednesday that it had issued fines and five-year suspensions against three political candidates who'd made trades related to their own elections. Klein remains a candidate in Minnesota, while Enriquez lost his primary in March. Moran has since embarked on an independent bid for the Senate seat. YES, I did bet ~$100 on myself on Kalshi because I wanted to get caught… Klein said in a ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES – A federal appeals court issued an order Wednesday blocking a California law requiring federal immigration agents to wear identification, another blow to the state's attempts to limit the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement tactics. The Trump administration argued that it would threaten the safety of officers who are facing harassment, doxing, and violence and that it violated the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that she's considering possible sanctions against the government of Chihuahua — a state bordering Texas — for allowing CIA agents to participate in an operation to dismantle drug laboratories, because any security collaboration with the U.S. should be approved by Mexico's federal government. Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our ...
Source: pbs.org
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
April 22 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Houston has dismissed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel accusing pundit Frank Figliuzzi of defamation. U.S. District Court Judge George Hanks Jr. of the Southern District of Texas said in an order released Tuesday that comments Figliuzzi made on MSNBC's Morning Joe on May 2 were "rhetorical hyperbole that cannot constitute defamation." Figliuzzi is a former assistant ...
Source: upi.com
Trump's Fed chair pick says he'll maintain independence – but won't say president lost 2020 election
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Kevin Warsh says 'we need to take politics out of monetary policy' as Elizabeth Warren calls him Trump's 'sock puppet' Donald Trump 's nominee for US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh , faced a tumultuous hearing in Washington on Tuesday, fielding scrutiny over his wealth and his ability to operate independently of the president who appointed him. Should he be confirmed, Warsh will hold one of the most powerful ...
Source: theguardian.com