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Washington Post:
Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling — Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map. — Summary — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now — Just say it's because they're Democrats. — For the conservative editor and columnist James Jackson Kilpatrick, the Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation was an atrocity. Brown v. Board of Education, he wrote in the 1950s, was a …
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New York Sun
Sherrilyn Ifill / Sherrilyn's Newsletter:
SCOTUS Drops The Other Shoe on the Voting Rights Act — Today's decision renders Section 2 [of the Voting Rights Act] all but a dead letter....The decision here is about Louisiana's District 6. But so too...about the many other districts, particularly in the South, that in the last half-century …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
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Associated Press:
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
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Washington Examiner, The Times and GZERO
John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court under Roberts takes ‘wrecking ball’ to Voting Rights Act
US Supreme Court under Roberts takes ‘wrecking ball’ to Voting Rights Act
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
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Stacey Abrams / MS NOW:
The Supreme Court has all but killed the law that helped kill Jim Crow
The Supreme Court has all but killed the law that helped kill Jim Crow
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Blue Virginia
Punchbowl News:
4/30/26☀️ AM: … We have the latest on FISA, funding for the Department …
4/30/26☀️ AM: … We have the latest on FISA, funding for the Department …
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Washington Post
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century
The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Commanders to brief Trump on new Iran military options Thursday — President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge tell Axios.
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Gregory Schmidt / New York Times:
Oil Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Standoff Shows No End in Sight
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CNBC:
Brent oil pares gains after climbing to $126 per barrel on U.S.-Iran escalation fears
Brent oil pares gains after climbing to $126 per barrel on U.S.-Iran escalation fears
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New York Times:
Janet Mills Bows Out of Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises — Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party's left and voters' unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November. — Gov. Janet Mills of Maine …
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Patrick Svitek / CNN:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspends campaign for US Senate — Senate election US elections Congressional news Primary elections — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is suspending her Democratic primary campaign for US Senate, clearing the way for Graham Platner to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.
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Washington Post:
Public rejects Trump's ballroom by wide margin — The president's planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury Department plan to put Trump's signature on paper money are also unpopular. — Summary — Americans reject President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin …
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Mark Sanford suspending congressional bid. Will launch advocacy targeting national debt instead. — [+] Add Post and Courier News on Google — CHARLESTON — Republican Mark Sanford is stepping away from politics for good, suspending his 2026 congressional bid after just 30 days.
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP — Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S. — WASHINGTON—The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.
The Bulwark:
Department of Just-Indict-Someone — Even Trump can barely defend the charges against James Comey with a straight face. — We know we keep saying it, but this business about the Strait of Hormuz is getting really, really alarming. Oil prices hit their highest point since the war began overnight …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The dumbest week in DOJ history — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊 — You'd think we'd be running out of ways to say that the Department of Justice is a careening, catastrophic, out-of-control mess, but every day …
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Washington Post, MS NOW, BBC, Techdirt, The Independent and The Hill
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Mike Johnson's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week — “This is what happens when you have leadership who can't organize a one-car parade,” one senior Republican told NOTUS. — Copy — Just about everyone is mad at Mike Johnson this week. — The majority of the House Republican …
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Politico:
Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE
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Politico:
Johnson notches wins, but chaos looms
Johnson notches wins, but chaos looms
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New York Times, Semafor, MS NOW and Fox News
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thom Tillis doubles down on his latest Trump personnel ultimatum … Tillis has major leverage as a member of the Judiciary Committee, where Republicans have a one-vote advantage and he can exercise an effective veto. — That's exactly what Tillis did in the Senate Banking Committee …
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Politico:
'That's not over': Powell's final warning — Editor's note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day's biggest stories.
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Reuters:
Scared and angry British Jews demand more from government after knife attack — Scared, angry at the government, and wondering whether they need to leave the country, British Jews in the north London suburb of Golders Green were reeling a day after an attacker stabbed two men in the street.
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Financial Times:
US economy undershot expectations to grow at 2% rate in first quarter — Expansion falls short of 2.2 per cent forecast by economists but marks a pick-up from a weak end to last year — Edited by Philip Georgiadis and Fergus Ryan in London — The US economy grew at an annualised rate …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. economy grew 2% in the first quarter as shutdown effects reverse
U.S. economy grew 2% in the first quarter as shutdown effects reverse
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices — A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host — Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show — First it bought the “Melania” documentary. Now Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of “The Apprentice,” …
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Pulls Funding From LIV Golf. Its Star Players Face a Painful Road Back. — LIV plans to tell players and staff by Thursday that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund would end its funding for the upstart league. But the PGA Tour isn't yet ready to welcome back those who jumped ship.
