House Panel Lauds Response to Baltimore Ship-Bridge Crash, Makes No Full Funding Promises

Transportation committee Republicans question Biden request to guarantee federal government pay all costs in rebuilding the span without knowing the price tag. There are two recovery efforts in Baltimore Harbor: the urgent one below the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the methodical “pay-and-chase” one unfolding in Congress and, eventually, in courtrooms around the world.

Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Use Congressional Map With 2 Black-Majority Districts

Non-black voters fought the redistricting plan which added an extra black-majority district, saying it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The Supreme Court voted on May 15 to direct Louisiana to use a disputed congressional map that creates a second black-majority district in the state in upcoming elections. Opponents of the redistricting plan said it discriminates