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Jeff Chidester Monologue: Falling Congressional Approval, Open Enrollment, Gerrymandering

Jeff Chidester Monologue: Falling Congressional Approval, Open Enrollment, Gerrymandering

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Tom Novak

April 24, 2026

The Morning Update host Jeff Chidester kicks off the day discussing the NH House defeat of one of the Education Open Enrollment bills, Governor DeSantis and Senator Paul’s reflection on Minority Leader Jeffries on Gerrymandering, and CNN’s analyst Harry Enten shares how BAD the approval rating is for Congress (how bad is it).

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