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Cuban: White House bid 'not going to happen'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:59 pm

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban shut down speculation on Wednesday about whether he could launch a bid for the White House in 2028. “Yeah, not going to happen,” Cuban told Fox News’s Steve Doocy, as the pair walked through Cuban’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa. Doocy mentioned just before that some people thought the entrepreneur should run...
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Live updates: Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz as with peace talks in limbo

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:50 pm

Iran attacked and seized at least two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as peace talks between Iran and the U.S. appear to be on ice. President Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire indefinitely on Tuesday, only hours after saying he had no interest in doing so. What remains unclear is what kind...
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Democrats on cusp of House majority after Virginia win: Forecaster

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:40 pm

A nonpartisan election handicapper put Democrats on the verge of winning the House majority in 2026 after the party’s redistricting victory in Virginia this week. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, published by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, shifted four Virginia House districts in Democrats’ favor on Tuesday after voters approved a redistricting map that was...
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Spanberger: Anti-redistricting campaign tried to 'trick people'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:26 pm

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Wednesday said the campaign opposed to the redistricting referendum in the Old Dominion sought to “trick people” into voting against the ballot measure allowing congressional maps to be redrawn to favor Democrats.  “You know, certainly we were out and about encouraging people to vote 'yes,' but the 'no' campaign...
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Trump bashes Supreme Court's 'Republican' justices, says they've 'gone weak, stupid, and bad'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:26 pm

President Trump said on Wednesday that “certain” conservative justices on the Supreme Court have “gone weak, stupid, and bad,” tearing into them for a recent decision on tariffs and skepticism over his effort to limit birthright citizenship. Trump slammed “Republican” justices in a lengthy Truth Social post, arguing that they “don’t stick together” like their...
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Approval of Congress falls to just 10 percent: Gallup

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:21 pm

The approval rating for Congress fell to just 10 percent in new polling data released on Wednesday. The Gallup poll found that 86 percent of respondents disapprove of the job performances by federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.  The 10 percent approval rating is just above the poll’s all-time record low of 9...
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DOJ walks back subpoenas in Brennan investigation: Report

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 3:06 pm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn subpoenas related to the investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. While the DOJ issued a small handful of subpoenas over the weekend for witnesses to appear before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigators informed lawyers on Monday evening that those...
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Trump pushes back on Wall Street Journal editorial labeling him 'sucker' on Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:54 pm

President Trump on Tuesday pushed back on a Wall Street Journal editorial that labeled him a “sucker” on Iran as it noted the absence of the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social declaring Iran's entire Navy is at the "bottom of the sea," their Air...
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Billionaire investor sues Trump crypto project

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:50 pm

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, accusing the firm of improperly freezing his tokens amid a dispute. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Sun alleged that World Liberty Financial is “engaging in an illegal scheme to seize property.” “World Liberty’s fraud has caused Mr. Sun and his companies...
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Rep. Raskin: Kash Patel 'on the run now'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:28 pm

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) said that FBI Director Kash Patel is “really on the run now” after accusations that he has been difficult to contact at times due to excessive drinking during his time helming the bureau.   The Atlantic published accounts from Justice Department and FBI officials last week attesting that Patel’s alcohol consumption...
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Who is John Ternus, new Apple CEO?

By: The Hill

Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:27 pm

John Ternus is set to become Apple’s new CEO in September after over two decades at the powerhouse technology company known as the parent of the iPhone, iPad and Mac.  Ternus 50, has spent most of his career at the company with a focus on hardware engineering.  He will depart his role as a senior...