# TODAY'S NEWS, April 28-29, 2026

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Podcast: [Today's News with Larry Schweikart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588)
Published: 2026-04-29T20:43:40+00:00
Episode link: https://todays-news.simplecast.com/episodes/todays-news-april-28-29-2026-i1MkpRkh
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## Resource

The roundup focuses heavily on recent conservative political and legal victories tied to President Trump, including Supreme Court rulings on redistricting and transgender passports, Democratic-to-Republican party switches, aggressive DOJ actions, Pentagon restructuring, and broader claims of Democratic decline. It also highlights skepticism toward AI and DEI, major energy and economic developments favoring oil and gas, geopolitical setbacks for Iran and BRICS-aligned countries, and renewed scrutiny of public institutions, NGOs, and scientific agencies.

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