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Top News Stories for Wednesday, April 22nd 2026
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Virginia voters are deciding Tuesday whether to approve a referendum to redraw their state's congressional districts to favor Democrats by a 10-1 margin, the latest battle in the nationwide scramble by both parties to increase their chances of winning control of the House. Polls will be open on Tuesday until 7 p.m. ET. Early voting began on March 6, and turnout so far has been high, especially for a special ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The Atlantic Daily Another Trump Cabinet Member Departs in Scandal Lori Chavez-DeRemer was supposed to take the GOP in a more worker-friendly direction. Instead she joins a group of dismissed administration officials. Annabelle Gordon / Bloomberg / Getty April 21, 2026, 11:36 AM ET Save This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Welcome, + Article Summary Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh faced intense questions over independence from President Trump and conflicts tied to his $100 million-plus holdings. Warsh said he will divest most assets and rely more on rates than the Fed's balance sheet. AI Summary Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the 17th chairman of the Federal Reserve , faced sharp questioning ...
Source: housingwire.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Department of Defense/screen grab More U.S. troops could soon be suffering from influenza after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the flu vaccine was no longer mandatory for the armed forces. "Under the disastrous Biden administration, this Pentagon waged an unrelenting war on our warriors on many fronts, including when it came to denying them simple medical autonomy and the freedom to express their ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups without disclosing the payments to donors, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. The center's CEO Bryan Fair said the payments went to confidential informants in order to monitor threats of violence from the extremist groups — and that the information the ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Apple's new CEO, John Ternus , will have to deal with a lot of issues when he takes the reins of the company in September. But undoubtedly the biggest challenge Ternus will have to immediately reckon with is AI. Apple announced on Monday that Cook will be stepping down as CEO after 15 years. Cook led Apple through years of major transformations and big product drops that are now part of the daily fabric ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
California's top law enforcement official on Monday released a legal filing packed with evidence that Amazon is leveraging its dominance of the online retail market to artificially drive up prices for a range of goods, fueling a nationwide affordability crisis while padding its profits. The filing was first submitted to the San Francisco Superior Court in February as part of California Attorney General Rob Bonta's ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Florida's attorney general said his office was issuing subpoenas to OpenAI on Tuesday morning, seeking information about how the leading AI company approaches user threats of harm to themselves and to others. The subpoenas are part of a new criminal investigation into the company, James Uthmeier said in a press conference. The actions are an escalation from his previously announced probe of the artificial ...
Source: nbcnews.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
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The House Ethics Committee is currently investigating Mills over allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. April 20 (UPI) -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-N.C., on Monday filed a resolution to expel fellow Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from the House over allegations of sexual misconduct and corruption. Mills in under investigation by the House Ethics Committee on allegations of stolen valor, violence ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
House Democrats Are the Latest to Raise Data Collection Privacy, Security Alarms A plan by the U.S. federal agency that oversees federal benefits that would require insurers to hand over the identifiable health data of civil servants received pushback from House of Representatives Democrats who said it throws up privacy and security risks. The Office of Personnel Management in December published a notice soliciting ...
Source: healthcareinfosecurity.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Washington — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims. The 19-page lawsuit , filed in the District of Columbia, is seeking $250 million in damages. Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter who wrote the story, is also named as a defendant. Patel and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The satirical website's parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform Satirical website the Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones's misinformation site Infowars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by a Texas court. Under a proposed deal with court administrators, Infowars would be leased by Global Tetrahedron, a Chicago -based ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Madison Warner, the daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., died following a "decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues," the lawmaker's office said Monday. She was 36. "We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter ... after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues," according to a statemen t by the senior senator from Virginia and his ...
Source: nbcnews.com