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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century  —  This evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously.  —  Wednesday's 6-3 party-line decision in Louisiana v. Callais will go down in history as one of the most pernicious …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: On 6-3 Party Line Vote, Supreme Court Drastically Weakens Voting Rights Act in Callais Case to Make It Much Harder for Minority Plaintiffs to Get Fair Representation in Redistricting  —  On a 6-3 vote, with all Republican appointees in favor and all Democratic appointees opposed …
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Alito Pens Decision That ‘Eviscerates’ The Voting Rights Act  —  The Roberts Court finally achieved its years-long goal of killing the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, publishing a ruling that, the liberal justices say, will make proving racial discrimination in redistricting virtually impossible.
Politico:
Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act … Liberal groups had feared the court would fully gut the law, allowing red states to redraw maps nationwide and effectively lock in GOP control of Congress.  Republicans, meanwhile, believe that considering race in drawing congressional districts is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The Downballot:
With the VRA gutted, the GOP could target over a dozen Black and Latino House districts  —  The assault would be devastating for minority voting rights—and for Democrats  —  On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act  —  The court's conservative majority said it upheld the landmark law, but the liberals in their dissent accused them of gutting it.  In the case, the justices ruled that a Louisiana voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Prepare for maximum gerrymandering.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Deals Further Blow to Voting Rights Act
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Florida lawmakers approve redistricting plan intended to give GOP four more seats
Ron Lieber / New York Times:
Fidelity Won't Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center  —  Fidelity cited the Justice Department's recent lawsuit against the civil rights organization in emails to holders of its charitable-giving funds explaining its decision.  —  The country's largest sponsor of donor-advised funds …
Discussion: The White House
Adam Clark / Barron's Online:
Oil Prices Rise After Trump Warns ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’ in Iran War, OPEC Fractures  —  Key Points  —  Oil prices were rising early Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the possibility that U.S. military action would resume against Iran.  —  “Iran can't get their act together.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran
Washington Post:
Video shows moment Secret Service officer fired at correspondents' dinner suspect … Surveillance footage reviewed by The Washington Post shows that Cole Tomas Allen appeared to raise his shotgun in the direction of a Secret Service officer who then fired at him at least four times …
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years  —  The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the third straight meeting but signaled it could still cut rates in the coming months, moves that attracted the most dissents since October 1992.
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court wrestles with Trump effort to end temporary protections for migrants  —  The conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the administration's contention that it can cancel humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian nationals.  —  Summary
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   All Six Conservative Justices Attended Trump's State Dinner
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records  —  A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed that a New Jersey anti-abortion clinic …
Discussion: New York Post
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The Atlantic:
The YOLO Presidency  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Had President Trump, we wondered, possibly been reading or at least thumbing through—just maybe—the works of ... Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel?
Discussion: The Independent and MS NOW
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
April 2026 National Poll: Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage over Republicans  —  Home Polls April 2026 National Poll: Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage over Republicans  —  Trump Approval Underwater, 53% View Iran Military Action as a Failure
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Texas Democrat Talarico Has Edge on Republicans in Senate Race
Oliver Darcy / Status:
CBS' Ratings Calamity … Indeed, according to Nielsen data obtained by Status, Dokoupil's most recent week, beginning April 20, marked the lowest-rated stretch in total viewers since he took over the broadcast.  The program averaged just 3.7 million viewers—slipping below the once-unthinkable 4 million threshold.
Karl Plume / Reuters:
Trump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men instead  —  The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department …
CNN:
Former FBI Director James Comey surrenders to law enforcement at Virginia courthouse  —  Former FBI Director James Comey has surrendered Wednesday to law enforcement at federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, according to a person familiar.  —  As he surrenders to law enforcement …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Ted Cruz Bashes Trump Administration for Going After Jimmy Kimmel  —  The Texas senator jumped to the defense of the late-night host as the FCC threatens ABC and Disney's broadcast licenses … The MAGA Republican, who famously clashed with the president during the 2016 primaries before supporting him …
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Epstein Obtained Objects From Islam's Holiest Site for His Island ‘Mosque’ … Tapestries embroidered with Quranic verses were shipped from the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest shrine.  Tiles came from a mosque in Uzbekistan.  A golden metal dome was made to replicate the architecture of ancient Syria.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Mark Landler / New York Times:
In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era  —  Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.  —  Amélie Sadlo had her heart set on college in the United States.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's red-meat retribution  —  The Trump administration moved Tuesday against three enemies of the MAGA coalition: a former Anthony Fauci adviser, Somali-run daycare centers in Minneapolis, and Jimmy Kimmel.  — A fourth, former FBI director James Comey, was indicted for a second …
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Former Fauci Adviser Indicted on Covid-Related Charges  —  Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.  —  Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci at the National Institutes of Health …
emptywheel:
Todd Blanche Confessed to Using This Shoddy Prosecution to Spy on Jim Comey  —  There are a number of hot takes on the Jim Comey indictment that describe how it'll intimidate Trump's enemies even if, as everyone agrees, it will fail.  Here's just one example from Steve Benen.
Discussion: MS NOW and Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Loneliness of Donald Trump  —  On Saturday night, a gunman made an attempt on President Trump's life.  —  This was the third such attempt in roughly two years.  The first was in 2024 during a rally in Butler, Pa., where the president — then still a candidate — sustained some injuries.
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Spirit Airlines Should Die.  Why Is Trump Trying to Save It?  —  I remember when, as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump lambasted Barack Obama for bailing out automakers after the financial crisis, an effort President Obama asked me to lead.  The auto industry should have gone bankrupt and …
Discussion: The Federalist
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Federal appeals court won't rehear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's $83 million jury award  —  A split federal appeals court said its full bench of judges would not rehear President Donald Trump's appeal of the $83 million jury award for defaming magazine columnist E Jean Carroll.
Nicholas Grossman / MS NOW:
3 reality checks about Trump's Iran strategy  —  There's a persistent myth that President Donald Trump knows what he's doing.  That his actions are strategic, rather than impulsive.  That he's “playing 4D chess” — anticipating, manipulating and generally outthinking opponents.
 
 
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European Commission:
Commission preliminarily finds Meta in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to prevent minors under 13 from using Instagram and Facebook
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump's $1 million ‘gold card’ visa has not been as popular as advertised
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Derides Critics
Bloomberg:
Press for New Capital Gains Tax Cut Divides Republicans
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ICE Deports Colombian Torture Victim—to Africa
Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Alphabet updates its 2026 capital expenditure guidance range to $180B to $190B, up from $175B to $185B, and expects capex to “significantly increase” in 2027

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Microsoft reports Q3 Xbox hardware revenue fell 33% YoY and Xbox content and services revenue, which includes Game Pass, dropped 5% YoY

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
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