In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:

Virginia Judge Blocks Referendum: A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional, according to a judge's order issued Wednesday.

SPLC Scandal: The media and politicians react to the Department of Justice announcing a bombshell 11-count fraud indictment accusing the Southern Poverty Law Center of secretly funding leaders and organizers of white supremacist, racist and other hate groups that the civil rights group claimed to be battling. (CNBC) 

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Episode: Thursday, April 23, 2026 / 5 AM Hour