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Analysis-US court ruling clears Republican path to redraw House districts

By Joseph Ax April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision weakening a landmark voting rights law opens the door for Republican lawmakers to dismantle Democratic-held U.S. House districts with majority Black or Latino populations across the South, potentially giving Republicans an electoral advantage ...
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Trump administration appeals judge’s order upending Kennedy’s vaccine policies

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking key elements of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including reducing the number of routinely recommended childhood vaccinations. The U.S. Department ...
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Brown University shooting suspect driven by ‘accumulation of grievances,’ FBI says

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The FBI said on Wednesday it had determined the suspected gunman behind December's fatal mass shooting at Brown University spent years planning the attack and was "driven by an accumulation of grievances that he collected throughout his ...
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Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports

April 29 (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates on Wednesday that he planned to suspend next month's primary elections to allow state lawmakers to pass a new congressional map, the Washington Post reported, citing two people with knowledge of the ...
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US House approves outline for $70 billion more for immigration enforcement

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-year budget plan that would pave the way for Congress to consider an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement activities by federal agents. The House voted 215-211, with no ...
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The Black Caucus is the ‘conscience of Congress.’ Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit

Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation. Wednesday's decision clears the way ...
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Analysis-White House quiet as China ramps up trade leverage before Trump-Xi summit

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Beijing rolled out new trade rules this month that have alarmed U.S. businesses and which analysts say could seriously undercut American efforts to reduce supply chain dependence on China. But the Trump administration's reaction has been uncharacteristically ...
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Supreme Court reviews Trump cancellation of Haitian, Syrian protected status

(NEW YORK) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday is considering whether the Trump administration unlawfully ordered hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. from Haiti and Syria to return home, abruptly cancelling their legal status out of alleged racial animus and without ...
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Alleged White House correspondents’ dinner suspect took photo before attack: Feds

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department released more images of alleged White House correspondents' dinner attack suspect Cole Allen just moments before the attack, and also laid out his alleged pre-attack plans in a new court filing on Wednesday.Investigators said that Allen was observed by ...
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Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give Republicans 4 more seats

(FLORIDA) -- Florida's state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that could allow Republicans to flip up to four seats.It now goes to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had proposed it earlier this week after teasing mid-decade redistricting for months. The governor ...
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Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it. Wednesday's ruling significantly limits the use of race when drawing voting districts, weakening a Civil ...
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House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have demanded. A large group of Democrats joined most Republicans ...
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