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Rightwing justices in Louisiana v Callais led 6-3 vote to redraw congressional maps in blow to Voting Rights Act The US supreme court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Louisiana v Callais, relating to how states draft congressional maps under the key civil rights statute, the Voting Rights Act. By a margin of 6-3, the … Read more
The House voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 75-day shutdown. ICE and Border Patrol will be funded separately due to Democratic opposition. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Melanie Zanona reports for Meet the Press NOW.
Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss President Trump’s looming war powers deadline in the war with Iran and the passage of the House bill ending the 75-day DHS shutdown.
BAGHDAD — U.S. President Donald Trump called Iraq’s new prime minister-designate Thursday and extended an invitation for him to visit Washington once he has successfully formed a government, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said in a statement
Former President Barack Obama was lambasted for rebuking a new Supreme Court ruling against race-based redistricting in Louisiana, just days after cutting ads for a Virginia effort to transform that state’s map into a 10-1 Democratic advantage. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against Louisiana’s 2024 mid-decade redistricting that produced a serpentine district represented by Rep. … Read more
President Trump accused Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Thursday of being “very disloyal” and playing “political games” over his opposition to the confirmation of the commander-in-chief’s second Surgeon General nominee. The President concluded his remarks by urging voters to replace the Louisiana Republican. In a Truth Social post, Trump assailed Cassidy over the failure to … Read more
Decision follows pressure from lawmakers and families as investigations continue into response to deadly disaster Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp in Texas where 27 campers and counselors died in a catastrophic flood last year, has halted plans to reopen this summer, after months of intensifying pressure and outrage by state leaders and victims’ families. … Read more
Democratic senator for Rhode Island, Jack Reed, opened the Senate armed services committee on Thursday by accusing Pete Hegseth of ‘dangerously exaggerating’ his statements about a US victory in Iran. Later during the hearing, Democratic senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand called the war ‘unauthorised’ and confronted the defence secretary over the unpopularity of the … Read more
Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Pete Hegseth has failed to give Donald Trump an accurate picture of the war on Iran while resorting to “dangerously exaggerated” … Read more
US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the post Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump on Thursday pulled his nominee for US surgeon general, Casey Means, and announced a potential replacement. The US president said that Means will continue to fight for … Read more
