The Stories Behind the Missing/Dead Scientists & Researchers, SCOTUS's Voting Rights Act Decision, the WHCA Dinner and What We Know About the Suspect, the End of Spirit Airlines, and More.

Episode Format:

1. The White House Correspondents Dinner and What We Know About the Suspect (3:30)

2. Supreme Court Issues Voting Rights Act Decision (17:32)

3. The Stories Behind the Missing/Dead Scientists and Researchers (25:24)

4. DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center (37:06)

5. DHS Officially Reopens After Congress Passes Bill Excluding Immigration Enforcement Operations (42:45)

6. Spirit Airlines Goes Out of Business; Here's Why (46:21)

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The White House Correspondents Dinner and What We Know About the Suspect

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1438241/dl

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/new-video-moments-before-shooting-press-dinner

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1438246/dl

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-cole-allen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF71ol7zJO0 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/karoline-leavitt-shots-fired/?collection=473073

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/04/28/whca-shooting-suspect-weapon/?collection=473073

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/04/28/correspondents-dinner-staged-fox-news/?collection=473073

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/todd-blanche-bullets-ballistics/?collection=473073 

Supreme Court Issues Voting Rights Act Decision

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf 

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/louisiana-v-callais/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/in-major-voting-rights-act-case-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racia/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-pivotal-case-on-the-voting-rights-act/ 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-appears-ready-to-curtail-major-provision-of-the-voting-rights-act/ 

https://www.justice.gov/crt/section-2-voting-rights-act 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard 

https://supremecourthistory.org/classroom-resources-teachers-students/decisions-womens-rights-equal-protection-clause/ 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-109_l53m.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/370895/20250827134212077_Callais%20-%20Supplemental%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/375809/20250924163944253_24-109%20Louisiana%20v.%20Callais%20%2024-110%20Robinson%20v.%20Callais.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000199-c097-dae2-ab9d-ded7d6fb0000 

DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-charges-southern-poverty-law-center-wire-fraud-false-statements-and

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl 

https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/splc-motions-grand-jury-informant-program/

https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/us-splc-motion-government-statements.pdf 

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-04-30-raskin-scanlon-to-davidson-mdal-re-splc-and-first-amendment.pdf

DHS Officially Reopens After Congress Passes Bill Excluding Immigration Enforcement Operations

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/04/house-approves-bill-to-fund-the-department-of-homeland-security-and-end-the-record-shutdown/ 

https://apnews.com/article/senate-tsa-homeland-security-airports-trump-672467393ae043e47938874e7aaddcd6

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-senate-dhs-funding-bill-after-johnson-reverses-course-76-day-shutdown-standoff

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5858989-record-dhs-shutdown-ends/

The Stories Behind the Missing/Dead Scientists and Researchers

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/missing-scientists-timeline/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scientists-missing-dead-fbi-nuclear-space-ufo-b2965352.html

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/who-missing-dead-scientists-connection-government/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/death-nasa-engineer-joshua-leblanc-questioned/ 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/congressman-vows-find-answers-missing-deceased-scientists-cases-trump-gives-update-investigation

https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-burlison-seek-information-on-missing-nuclear-and-rocket-scientists/

Spirit Airlines Goes Out of Business; Here's Why

https://www.spiritrestructuring.com/ 

https://www.spiritrestructuring.com/resources/Spirit-Airlines-Begins-Orderly-Wind-Down-of-Operations.pdf 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spirit-airlines-shutting-down-failed-rescue-deal/?

https://apnews.com/article/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-bankruptcy-37a4818e1b71c0905d022f669d85948c

https://www.reuters.com/business/spirit-airlines-prepares-cease-operations-after-rescue-deal-stalls-wsj-reports-2026-05-01/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/spirit-makes-plans-to-shutter-after-government-rescue-fizzles