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What Happened Today – April 30, 2026

Medicare.gov plan finder homepage, where a DOGE-led directory exposed provider Social Security numbers

Medicare.gov's plan finder, where a DOGE-led directory exposed dozens of provider Social Security numbers despite Sens. Wyden and Merkley flagging the rushed November rollout. (Medicare.gov screenshot)

Speaker Mike Johnson, third in line for the presidency, called on Republican-led statehouses today to redraw their congressional maps before November. Florida had already adopted a new Republican map hours before the Supreme Court ruling came down. Louisiana canceled a primary election that had already begun, so its legislature can redraw two majority-Black districts. By … Read more

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