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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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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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Breitbart and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: Axios and Magnolia Tribune
Washington Post:
Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act  —  The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw minority-majority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.  —  just now  —  Summary
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
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court sharply limits use of race in redistricting in a win for Republicans
Discussion: Roll Call
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
An hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymander
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran  —  The president prefers decisive victories, but none of the available options provides him with a swift exit from the conflict  —  President Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, U.S. officials said …
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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.
Politico:
Hegseth in the hot seat
Discussion: Esquire and CNN
Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran war has cost estimated $25 billion, Pentagon official tells Congress in hearing
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.
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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
Axios:
Scoop: Trump huddles with oil execs as Iran stalemate drags on  —  President Trump and top lieutenants met with oil and gas execs at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the energy fallout of the Iran war and other topics, Axios has learned. … - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles …
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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
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
Discussion: NewsMax.com, The Hill and Forbes
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 …
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.
Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:
North Carolina Finds 34K Dead People on State Voter Rolls  —  Roughly 34,000 deceased people were discovered to still be on voter rolls in North Carolina, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced.  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections found the thousands of dead individuals during its …
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.
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
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
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Press for New Capital Gains Tax Cut Divides Republicans
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Hegseth defends Iran war's mission, costs in first testimony since conflict began
Bloomberg:
Warsh Denies Any Connections to Epstein in Response to Warren
Discussion: NPR
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Deports Colombian Torture Victim—to Africa
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Grossman / MS NOW:
3 reality checks about Trump's Iran strategy
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Isaac Schorr / New York Post:
Obama's gaffe about WHCD shooter Cole Allen is just the latest in the former president's legacy of lies
Bryan Walsh / Vox:
We're missing the economic fallout of the Iran war — just like we did with Covid
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
This billionaire could be California's next governor — and he wants to arrest Stephen Miller
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