# 'BradCast' 5/26/2026 (Encore: Trump Activist Judges Allow Ten Commandments in TX Classrooms, with Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes)

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Published: 2026-05-26T19:19:00+00:00
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## Resource

Encore: original airdate 4-28-2026. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump's public approval ratings continue to crater, as new polls show more Americans say their financial situation is getting worse than at any time over the last 25 years. Republicans have amassed far more campaign cash than Democrats, but it may not be enough to overcome potentially steep losses in the November midterm elections. US Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) is outpolling both of his potential GOP opponents. JAY WILLIS of the legal website Balls and Strikes explains the bonkers ruling and specious reasoning by the Fifth Circuit allowing Texas to mandate posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom in every public school, even thought it blatantly violates the Constitution's wall of separation between church and state. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

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