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In this episode of the Carl Jackson Show, Carl dives into the redistricting wars and how they're impacting the 2026 midterm elections. He discusses how President Trump's endorsement of Republican candidates in Indiana led to the ousting of five incumbent Democrats. Carl also touches on the new maps being drawn in Florida, which could potentially net Republicans up to 4 seats. He shares his thoughts on the difference between redistricting and gerrymandering, and how the latter is a form of systemic racism. The episode also covers the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act and its effects on states like Alabama and Tennessee. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.com Visit our Store https://CarlJacksonStore.com

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Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, has died. This is according to a press release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. No cause of death was given.

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A man accused of attempting to storm the White House Correspondents’ dinner and kill President Donald Trump is now facing additional charges. Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen allegedly fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the incident. A federal grand jury in Washington has added a count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon. Allen was already facing charges of attempted assassination and multiple firearms offenses.

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A man accused of using false identities and the name of a prominent American family to carry out a massive fraud scheme has been arrested. Federal prosecutors say Vladimir Sklarov allegedly duped a Mexican billionaire out of about $450 million through a fake loan company. Authorities say he falsely claimed ties to the Astor family and used that credibility to secure stock used as collateral, which was later sold off. Sklarov was arrested in Chicago and now faces federal charges.

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Republicans across the South are moving quickly on new redistricting plans following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting minority districts. South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana are all considering changes. In some cases, lawmakers are targeting majority-Black districts or delaying elections to redraw maps. Democrats and civil rights groups are already challenging the efforts, setting up potential legal battles.

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China is calling for a “comprehensive ceasefire” in the Iran war, a move that could add new momentum to efforts to end the conflict. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during talks in Beijing with Iran’s top diplomat. The meeting marks Iran’s first high-level visit to China since the conflict with the United States and Israel began in February. Beijing’s push signals a renewed diplomatic effort to help bring an end to the fighting.

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A luxury cruise ship remains stranded off Cape Verde following a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three people have died, and a British passenger is in intensive care. Officials say the virus involved is a rare strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission, though most infections are linked to direct contact with infected rodents. Spain has now agreed to accept the ship, with plans underway for it to dock as medical evacuations begin.

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President Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday night that he is pausing Project Freedom. "Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed. President DONALD J. TRUMP."

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Megyn Kelly begs President Trump to give Iran what they want because giving Iran what they want has worked out so well before.

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Sarah Paulson protests the 1% at the 2026 Met Gala. Nothing says ‘down with the rich’ like attending a $35,000-a-ticket party in a designer gown designed by a billionaire.

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Don't Read Too Much Into the Supreme Court Decision Regarding the Abortion Pill

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There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber. In Ohio Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running to reclaim his old job. Vivek Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate, faces auto-racing engineer and internet personality Casey Putsch for the Republican nomination for governor. In Indiana President Donald Trump’s push to gerrymander districts across the country hit a snag last year in Indiana when half of the state’s Republican senators sided with Democrats to defeat the plan. Now the president has endorsed primary challengers against seven of those state senators.

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WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Ten civilian sailors have died due to the ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday. Speaking at the White House, Rubio said the U.S. would continue to deploy its assets to defend freedom of navigation in the key thoroughfare. "They're isolated, they're starving, they're vulnerable and at least 10 sailors have died as a result, civilian sailors," Rubio said, without providing additional details. Rubio insisted the U.S. was taking defensive action in enforcing its blockade of Iranian ports. The initial military operation against Iran was over, he said. "We are only responding if attacked first. This is a defensive operation," Rubio told a press conference. "If no shots are fired at these ships and no shots are fired at us, we're not firing shots, but if we're fired on we will respond." Rubio said the United States has been in touch with a number of ships about moving out of the strait, echoing remarks made earlier by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington said a shaky ceasefire was intact. Hegseth said hundreds of ships were lining up to pass through the critical waterway. Before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, about 20% of global oil supplies passed through the strait daily. Rubio said it was time for Tehran to "accept the reality of the situation", adding that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were continuing to explore a diplomatic solution. That solution had to address any nuclear material that Iran still had buried "deep somewhere," Rubio said. "The president's been clear that part of the negotiation process has to be not just the enrichment, but what happens to this material that's buried deep somewhere that they still have access to if they ever wanted to dig it out," he said. Rubio declined to provide details on what progress had been made and said the actual agreement would not need to be written out in one day. "This is highly complex, and highly technical, but we have to have a diplomatic solution that is very clear about the topics that they are willing to negotiate on and the extent and the concessions they are willing to make at the front end in order to make those talks worthwhile," he said.

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CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — Texas police say a man shot five people and two of them are dead at a shopping mall north of Dallas. The shooting happened Tuesday in area known as Koreatown in Carrollton. Police say it wasn’t a random act of gunfire and that the attacker knew the victims. The suspect ran away but was later arrested. He's identified as 69-year-old Seung Han Ho. Video posted online showed officers with their guns drawn as they walked past doors at K Towne Plaza. Agents from the FBI and another federal agency were among law enforcement at the scene.

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Will Trump and Pope Leo Ever Make Up?

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Two hikers were injured in a bear attack on a popular hiking trail near Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser, park officials said Tuesday. The attack was described by officials as a single event Monday afternoon along the Mystic Falls Trail. A large area of the park near the Midway Geyser Basin was temporarily closed pending an investigation. The area includes at least five trails and several backcountry campsites. Park officials said one or more bears were involved, but did not specify which species. The park has populations of both grizzly bears and black bears, which can be difficult to tell apart at times. Grizzlies can be more aggressive and they grow much larger — as much as twice as big as black bears. Black bears usually have darker coloring. Further information — including whether the victims were hiking together and whether they were hospitalized for their injuries — was not being immediately released, said Yellowstone spokesperson Ashton Hooker. Yellowstone gets more than 4 million visits by tourists annually and attacks by grizzlies or black bears are rare. In September, a hiker suffered injuries to his chest and arm in an attack on the Turbid Lake Trail northeast of Yellowstone Lake, and a grizzly killed a woman just west of Yellowstone in 2023. The last fatal bear mauling in the park was in 2015 when a 63-year-old Billings, Montana man was killed while hiking alone in the park's Lake Village area. The fate of bears that attack humans is typically dictated by the circumstances of the encounter. Following the 2015 fatal attack, officials captured and killed an adult female grizzly because it had eaten part of the victim's body and hid the rest, which is not normal behavior for a bear defending its young. By comparison, last year's attack on the Turbid Lake Trail happened during a surprise encounter between the victim and the bear. The animal's reaction was considered natural, so it was not relocated or killed. The heavily traveled Mystic Falls trail where Monday's attack occurred includes a loop that leads to a 70-foot (21-meter) tall waterfall. The trailhead is about two miles (three kilometers) northwest of Old Faithful.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and attempted arson. Daniel Moreno-Gama didn't speak during Tuesday's arraignment on state charges as his lawyer entered the pleas on his behalf. The 20-year-old also faces federal charges. Prosecutors say Moreno-Gama, of Spring, Texas, hurled the flammable bomb at Altman’s home last month, setting an exterior gate alight before fleeing on foot. They say he showed up at OpenAI’s headquarters about an hour later and threatened to burn down the building. During a previous court appearance, his lawyer said Moreno-Gama was experiencing a mental health crisis and has been excessively charged.

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