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Here is the GPL News Brief for May 26th 2026:Supreme Court limits Voting Rights ActThe U.S. Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights ActMayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul Announce State’s First Pied-à-Terre Tax, Requiring Ultrawealthy and Global Elites to Pay Their Fair ShareJeff Bezos says raising taxes on the wealthy wouldn’t help the average AmericanMamdani fires back at Bezos over Queens teacher tax remarkWhat to Know About the White House Shooting on Memorial Day WeekendSuspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service saysTrump Says Peace Deal Is NearDeal or no deal? Trump’s social media posts add confusion to Iran conflictAfter Defeat, Massie Opens Door to a 2028 Run. Which Office Is Unclear.Thomas Massie Promises To Expose More Names From Epstein FilesBooker says Democratic Party ‘desperately needs new leadership’Pope Leo apologises for Church’s historic role in slaveryThe Catholic Church profited from slavery — ‘The 272’ explains howThe Role of the Christian ChurchTrump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRSJan. 6 prosecutors and officers see Trump’s $1.776 billion fund as a signalTrump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than StealingWhy do reparations for colonialism and slavery matter?Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively apologize for plantation wedding (from 2020)US hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn’t happenedThousands still evacuated near Southern California chemical tank despite eased explosion fearsTrump faces questions about age and health as he heads to Walter Reed6 arrested in Greenville County child sex crime case, deputies sayA Texas City Bet Big on Industry. Now It’s Running Out of Water.Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx Jalon👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously).Good News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on AppleYour Moment Of How We Win👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel!Other GPL GoodiesGet Pod Local: The Podcast (Season 2!) with Joey and JalonJoey and Jalon sit down with Politicians, Community Leaders, and movers and shakers making a difference. And almost every episode, the Dallas Mayor catches a stray. He deserves it. It’s fine. New episodes every Thursday!GPL Presents: New Newsletter with Jalon NicholsEvery week, Jalon catches you up on what is going on out here, who is doing it, how does that impact your everyday life, and what everyone is saying about. We are based in Texas, so we have a lot of Texas news, but we cover the whole wide world. There is a LOT of stuff going on everyday, and no one can keep up with it all, but we attempt to….for you. (Clap for us).GPL Presents: Organizers Corner w/ Joey CadeEvery Sunday night, Joey Cade, our Resident Precinct Chair, lays out our Call To Actions for the week. Because knowing what’s going on is one thing. But doing something about it is another. Let’s do both!GPL Presents: Water Cooler with Jalon and JoeyEvery morning, Jalon D’na and Joey Cade check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Videos drop on some Thursdays!GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon NicholsEveryday, Jalon reads you the headlines of the day — just to keep you in the know. Think NPR at the top of each hour, with a lot of shade some jokes. Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe