Don Scott paid his debt to society and rose up to become Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. Isn't that the American dream? You can go from ex-con to state legislative leader.

1. Some thoughts on the big Democratic win in VA last night. First, once again, Democratic voters showed that they wanted Democrats to fight fire with fire when it comes to taking on Trump. Yes, we oppose gerrymandering, but we can't ban it from the minority.

April 22 (Reuters) - United Airlines CEO said ticket prices may need to rise by as much as 15% to 20% to offset a surge in jet fuel costs, signaling a significant test of consumers' willingness to absorb higher fares as the industry grapples with volatile oil prices.

You started this redistricting war. The people of America will finish it. Pipe down.

Wow the White House has gone woke and is now celebrating men succeeding in women’s sports.

🚨NEW from Puck🚨 One House Republican operative on Trump's TOXIC poll numbers⤵️ “Donald Trump’s approval ratings are at Carter-esque levels, and Republicans are now confronted with the fact that he’s in worse shape than Joe Biden ever was during his presidency.”

This is fucking crazy!!! Kash Patel had the FBI investigate a journalist who was mean to his girlfriend!?! What on earth is it going to take for this pathetic, drunk, genuine threat to our national security to be fired?

We’re in the middle of a pretty important naval blockade standoff with a country we’ve threatened to destroy, so it seems like a weird time for the Secretary of the Navy to abruptly depart. And by “weird” I mean, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

As seen on Fox News.

FOX NEWS POLL (A) - Generic Ballot 🟦 Democrats: 52% (=) 🟥 Republicans: 47% (+1) —— 🔴 White: GOP 51-48 🔵 Black: Dem 81-19 🔵 Hispanic: Dem 56-44 — 🔵 Dem: Dem 97-3 🔴 GOP: GOP 92-7 🔵 Indie: Dem 57-41 — 🔴 Men: GOP 51-48 🔵 Women: Dem 56-43 --- 🔴 White men: GOP 53-46 🔵

Fox News poll shows Americans prefer Democrats to Republicans on the economy (D+4) for the first time since 2010.

EVERYONE REMAIN CALM. MAKE NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS.

The NRCC and James Blair are not sending their best #OH09

Student at Turning Point event confronts Tom Homan: "The administration's response to the killing of Alex Pretti... They disarmed him 5 seconds before he was shot and killed... It reminds me of the quote in of the George Orwell quote in 1984, 'the party told you to reject your

Frozen in the 1980s: still the best theory that explains Trump

Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/…

Brutal poll number here for Trump in a midterm year (via Cook Political Report)

One note from the front of the ballroom tonight: Dan Scavino tried to start at USA! USA! chant after the threat — and absolutely no one wanted to hear it. Even Trump folks. Terrible.

But he can’t go anywhere so he needs a ballroom bunker fortress.

NEW: per Fox News, new FL map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) would target four Dem seats, aiming to convert a 20R-8D delegation to 24R-4D. But in a year like 2026, not all of the 24 seats would be safe for the GOP. More from Cook Political Report soon. foxnews.com/politics/ron-d…