Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional map, narrowing Voting Rights Act

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts, delivering a significant victory for Republicans and issuing a decision that narrows the landmark Voting Rights Act. The high court upheld a lower court ruling that found Louisiana mapmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew the

House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Space Security, Foreign Policy

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe holds a hearing titled “Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications” at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Kari Bingen, director of the Aerospace Security Project and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Internation… Original News Source Link

LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on DHS Role in Communications, IT Security

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing titled “Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors” at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses: Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (Ret.), senior director and senior fellow at the Center on Cyber an… Original News Source Link –

LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Holds Business Meeting on Fraud Prevention Bills

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a full committee business meeting to mark up multiple fraud prevention and accountability bills at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. The markup includes H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312,… Original News Source Link

House Oversight Committee Holds Business Meeting on Fraud Prevention Bills

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a full committee business meeting to mark up multiple fraud prevention and accountability bills at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. The markup includes H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312,… Original News Source Link