Here is the GPL News Brief for April 22nd 2026:

Earth Day started as a US ‘teach-in’ 56 years ago. Now it’s a global event

The best thing you can do for the planet on Earth Day

Republicans Had an Earth Day Plan to Limit Species Protections. It Flopped.

Trump’s Enormous Gerrymandering Blunder

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan as parties jockey for advantage in U.S. midterms

GOP navigates ‘regret’ and recriminations after redistricting loss in Virginia

The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

The Gates Foundation is hiring an investigator to probe its Epstein connections

Texas Governor Uses Trump-Style Tactics in Fight With Cities Over ICE

The FBI Director Is MIA

FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences

Judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor

Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

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