States scramble to redistrict after Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act – CBS News Watch CBS News Alabama and Tennessee are the latest states rushing to redraw congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling that further weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nikole Killion reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;
President Trump compared the U.S. Navy to pirates, as it enforces the blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. also warned shipping companies that they could face penalties for paying tolls to Iran to safely pass through the critical waterway. Ramy Inocencio has more. Original CBS News Link
Rising oil prices cause political headache for Trump administration – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday marked 61 days since the start of the war with Iran, and gas prices continue to soar. Olivia Gazis reports on how rising prices are causing new political issues for President Trump. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before {
Discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday. It had been struggling with skyrocketing fuel costs and mountains of debt. A proposed government bailout plan unraveled, leaving thousands of passengers, employees and investors in limbo. Ali Bauman reports from Newark’s Liberty International Airport. Original CBS News Link
Voters fill out their ballots on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2023. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images In Ohio’s race for governor, the leading Republican and the unopposed Democrat are focusing on citizens’ affordability concerns—and on the presumed Nov. 3 showdown between the two of them. But as the May 5 primary
The Supreme Court faces an emergency request from abortion pill mifepristone manufacturer Danco Laboratories after a 5th Circuit ruling reinstated in-person prescription requirements.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Saturday said the likely redistricting efforts that could kick off following the Supreme Court’s ruling against a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana leave Democrats with “a fight ahead of” them. Ahead of what was at the time a looming Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act, Mississippi…