Supreme Court lets Louisiana use new congressional map in upcoming election – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will allow Louisiana to use a congressional map in November that includes a second district where the majority of voters are Black, giving them the opportunity to elect their favored candidate.
Biden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to come face-to-face for the first presidential debate of the year on June 27 in Atlanta. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House. View CBS News In Be the first to know
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.
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
PHOENIX, Ariz—Matthew Martinez bounded from map to map, a broad smile on his face. He pointed out important areas of Arizona and Wisconsin—“super chase” jurisdictions scattered throughout the two battleground states. Behind him, a few other Turning Point Action staffers were working at a bank of computers. In the organization’s Phoenix headquarters, the workforce skewed
Five election integrity bills, in all, now head to the House floor. A House committee advanced four bills aimed at reducing the influence of foreign and domestic money in U.S. politics to the full chamber. On May 15, the House Ways & Means Committee recommended bills concerning where nonprofit organizations get their money, how they
The bill is opposed by Washington officials and the White House, who say it encroaches on the district’s autonomy. The House of Representatives on May 15 passed a bill that would prohibit District of Columbia authorities from making changes to penalties for criminal offenses. The D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe (D.C. CRIMES)