Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.

Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state. n.pr/3OEODjt

Virginia voters approve redistricting overhaul to redraw congressional maps Tuesday’s outcome provides a major boost for Democrats heading into the midterms.

BREAKING: Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.

This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.

I disagree here, the problem is not the dinner, it is Trump.

The WH Correspondents Dinner, as actually practiced, is a sort of humiliation-of-the-powerful ritual common and valuable in republics since antiquity.

That Trump is incapable of doing this is yet another signal of his unfitness to lead.

Oh look, what a shock, he's extending the ceasefire indefinitely.

I assume the market response will be 'oh good, no renewed war!' when it should be, 'uh oh, this 'almost no ships move, mutual blockade ceasefire could continue for a long time!'

Both sides think they gain from extending pressure.

Virginia voters approve Democrats' redistricting plan, giving the party a midterm election boost NBC News projects Democrats will be able to enact a new proposed map designed to net them up to four seats, as they push for control of the narrowly divided House.

BREAKING: Virginia voters have approved a Democratic redistricting plan that could allow the party to pick up as many as four new seats in the midterm elections, NBC News projects.

She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

I looked at the results for the Virginia ballot measure and was worried for a moment and then I saw that at least half of the uncounted ballots are from Fairfax County, the Land of my Childhood.

So yeah, looks like Virginia is redistricting.

Parliament speaker Ghalibaf adviser Mohammadi rejects Trump’s ceasefire extension, saying it “means nothing” and that the losing side cannot dictate terms.

Trump has only two choices to resolve the war in Iran: Escalation (the kind of total destruction of Iran he's threatened) and humiliation (cutting a deal that provides sanctions relief to Iran and/or allows it to continue its nuclear weapons program). trib.al/fTk9Geu

‘ICE is out of control’ as agency targets military wives Despite serving this country for 27 years, an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant is facing a crisis forged by President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano…

An active-duty Army sergeant is now trying to stop his wife from being deported after she showed up to an immigration appointment with a valid work permit.

Followed the rules. Still detained.

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Here is the biggest problem Washington faces: Iran sees no need to compromise | Sina Toossi The US has failed to bomb Iran into submission. Now, from the strait of Hormuz to nuclear concessions, Tehran senses its position strengthening, says Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy

Here is the biggest problem Washington faces: Iran sees no need to compromise | Sina Toossi

Vance Humiliated as Trump’s Peace Talks Descend Into Farce The vice president was expected to depart for Islamabad on Tuesday morning, but was in a holding pattern after it became unclear whether an Iranian delegation would show up.

Vice President JD Vance got humiliated, forced to delay his Pakistan trip after Iran played brinkmanship and wouldn’t confirm if its delegation would even show for peace talks.

Trump’s Staggering Humiliation in Iran Desperate for an off-ramp, the president is setting up the U.S. to lose another war in the Middle East—even if the ceasefire doesn’t hold.

From @alexshephard.bsky.social on April 8:

"The Iran war increasingly looks not only like another shocking humiliation but perhaps the greatest strategic blunder in American military history." trib.al/teSqETY

The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Secrets Have Been Spilled The leaked memos from a 2016 EPA case expose the spurious reasoning behind one of the justices’ most consequential decisions of the past decade.

The court these days is remarkably willing to let the Trump administration govern the country however it wishes nowadays.

Future generations will lament the Supreme Court’s departure from its own practices, both in practical terms and in democratic ones. trib.al/gP6rbJi

The guy who ran DOGE, expressed concern about the U.S. budget deficit, & expressed contempt for tax dodges.

$TSLA #TeslaTakedown

Excited to see the TACO rationale that emerges if the war goes hot again and we start exchanging fires with Iran, but my guess here is that Trump actually does extend the ceasefire despite saying it is 'highly unlikely.'

If not losing, why losing shaped?

It shouldn't surprise me anymore, but man a lot of people have a real problem with, "this dumb, immoral thing is actually legal."

Or legal under international law even though it violates domestic law.

Alas, not every Bad Thing is illegal. Many Bad Things are perfectly legal.

Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2026 earnings preview: the growth story is dead Tesla (TSLA) will release its first-quarter 2026 financial results tomorrow (April 22) after the market close, with a conference call to follow. Despite leadership continuing to push the narrative that Tesla is now an “AI and robotics company,” the automotive business still drives the vast majority of Tesla’s financial performance. Let’s look at what Wall Street and retail investors are expecting. more…

Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2026 earnings preview: the growth story is dead

The Vindication of Bidenomics Are we finally ready to acknowledge its successes?

The Vindication of Bidenomics
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The Onion relaunches Alex Jones’ Info Wars as a satirical site Alex Jones said The Onion’s plans to turn the outlet into a satirical site amounted to ’stealing my identity‘

The Onion relaunches Alex Jones’ Info Wars as a satirical site

This is the third Cabinet member to leave their position. trib.al/xc0hTe0

The secretary was accused of having an affair with a member of her security detail, asking staffers to buy her alcohol at all hours of the day, and misusing government funds—including to throw herself a birthday party.

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over story on alleged drinking, absences FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.

Kash Patel tries to save his job by emulating Trump in every way.

Spend more time targeting perceived enemies than doing your job.

Criticize the media for doing theirs.

And, when in doubt — try to cash in.

Government subsidy truffle pig Elon Musks Tesla likely shifted $18 billion in profits offshore, saving at least $400 million in U.S. taxes

Tax experts say Tesla's Dutch and Singapore units almost certainly acted as conduits for profit shifting

#TeslaTakedown
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NYT: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump’s embattled labor secretary, stepped down as multiple scandals and investigations closed in on her.

Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) praising a breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research, calling it "the best of America" and noting that lead researcher Dr. Balachandran is the son of Indian immigrants and works at Sloan Kettering. He quote-tweets Ian Weissman, DO (@DrIanWeiss...), who reports that an mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine showed lasting results in an early trial, with nearly all responding patients still alive six years later.

Science leads to amazing breakthroughs. Immigrants lead to amazing science.

How We’re All Now Paying the Price for the Myth of Trump’s Competence The administration’s war with Iran is setting a mountain of taxpayer dollars on fire every day—mostly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

We’ve seen numerous examples in these last 13 months of Trump’s mendacity and malevolence. Unfortunately, a lot of Americans will never see him that way.

Published March 9, 2026. trib.al/yHE4i97

Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The audit also revealed problems with PennDOT’s data security protocols and recommended tighter internal controls.

Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote.

They found one. One.

And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.