GOP officials in several southern states took early steps this week to potentially redraw their congressional maps, reacting to a seismic Supreme Court decision that weakened a section of the Voting Rights Act about majority-minority districts. The high court on Wednesday struck down a Louisiana congressional map with two Democratic-leaning, majority-Black districts. A day later, state
President Trump signed an executive order Friday tightening U.S. sanctions on Cuba, expanding penalties on the island’s government and foreign companies that do business with it. The order builds on sanctions introduced earlier this year and signals that Cuba remains a priority for the administration, even as the United States navigates other international conflicts in
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble across multiple southern states to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act. Depending on how state officials proceed and whether courts intervene, legislators may try to split
During a hearing on whether accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen should remain detained ahead of a criminal trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya scolded federal prosecutors for pushing to move forward with the proceedings even though Allen agreed to remain in custody. The exchange between prosecutors and the judge occurred when Upadhyaya
According to investigators, a gunman was inside the D.C. Hilton last Friday, waiting for his chance to assassinate President Trump and members of his Cabinet. New video offers the clearest view yet of what happened just before the attack. Nicole Sganga reports. Original CBS News Link
Over 50,000 U.S. military personnel remain deployed across the Middle East and a naval blockade is crippling the Iranian economy. But in a letter Friday, President Trump told lawmakers that “the hostilities that began” in late February “have terminated.” Ed O’Keefe has more. Original CBS News Link
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