Rich

SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse

🚨BREAKING: Trump’s ballroom will now cost $1 billion dollars and be fully taxpayer funded.

Louisiana halted an election already underway. Alabama now wants to follow, and some ballots are already cast. The Lt. Governor said the quiet part in a public post: Republicans control every statewide office and legislative chamber, so they should hold every congressional seat too. That's not a constitutional argument. That's a statement of intent to use the courts and the calendar to make elections confirm outcomes that are predetermined before the votes come in. The VRA ruling didn't just change the law. It started a clock. States that spent years under federal oversight are now running to redraw maps mid-election cycle before any legal challenge can catch up. Voters who already returned absentee ballots don't get a say in which race they actually voted in. This is what the day after looks like.

⛽ Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on May 2, per AAA ⛽ • Regular: $4.43 (⬆️ $1.45 since war in Iran began on Feb. 28) • Premium: $5.29 (⬆️ $1.43 since war began) • Diesel: $5.63 (⬆️ $1.87 since war began)

🚨 HISTORY THE LEFT ERASES: The FIRST 23 Black Members of the United States Congress Were ALL REPUBLICANS! Last week’s SCOTUS ruling in the Louisiana racial gerrymandering case (striking down race-based map drawing under the VRA) is a perfect reminder. The Republican Party, the Party of Lincoln, fought to free the slaves, pass the 13th/14th/15th Amendments, and elect the first Black Congressmen after the Civil War. Democrats? The party of the KKK, Jim Crow, segregation, and now racial quotas in redistricting.

🚨 HUGE: Gov. Mikie Sherrill announces plan to redistrict New Jersey, in order to offset new right-wing gerrymanders in the South. This could net Democrats 2 new seats in Congress.