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8:45 AM ET, April 30, 2026

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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) …
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and Townhall
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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 …
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 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 …
Discussion: New York Sun
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
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.
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as …
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
Politico:
Republicans push to redraw maps after Supreme Court deals blow to VRA
The Hill:
Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act, striking down Louisiana map
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when
Tristan Wood / NPR:
Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip 4 House seats
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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Wall Street Journal:
As Hormuz Traffic Stalls, U.S. Pitches New Coalition to Get Ships Moving Again
Discussion: Axios, NewsMax.com and Reuters
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump rejects Iran's offer, says blockade stays until nuclear deal
Washington Post:
Trump, Iran are locked in high-stakes standoff as oil prices hit 4-year high
Discussion: The Japan Times
Politico:
Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE … President Donald Trump wants the final product on his desk by June 1, completing one step in the two-part plan to resolve the DHS funding lapse that began more than 10 weeks ago.  —  “What choice do we have?”
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Politico:
Johnson notches wins, but chaos looms
Discussion: Semafor, MS NOW and Fox News
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
Discussion: DNYUZ
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations  —  The changes are in keeping with the administration's pledge to cut back on gun restrictions.  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a sweeping rollback of gun regulations, prompting criticism …
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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 …
Discussion: ABC News and Mediaite
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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NBC News:
As Comey is indicted, Trump is said to be happy with acting Attorney General Blanche
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,” …
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Exclusive: New records show paper trail of DOGE voter data pact with election deniers  —  Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers  —  The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday defended …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Howard / Politico:
A top GOP super PAC warns ‘the Republican Senate majority is at risk’  —  Top Republicans are growing increasingly anxious that the Senate, once seen as a lock for the party to hold in the midterms, is at risk of flipping as Democrats continue to hammer President Donald Trump for the cost of living and foreign intervention in Iran.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Blaze Media
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 29, 2026  —  I will have plenty to say about the Supreme Court's decision today in Callais v. Louisiana, but tonight I want to make sure that yesterday's speeches by President Donald J. Trump and King Charles III of the United Kingdom don't get lost in the tidal wave of news.
Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg:
Bessent Says Powell Staying On Is ‘Violation’ of All Fed Norms  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Jerome Powell for his decision to stay on the Federal Reserve Board after he steps down as the US central bank's chair, saying it amounts to a break with Fed tradition.
 
 
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Mark Sanford suspending congressional bid. Will launch advocacy targeting national debt instead.
Discussion: Raw Story
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
Discussion: The National Pulse and Votebeat
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Newsom's high speed boondoggle tops $231 billion
Discussion: IJR, Tell Me How This Ends and HotAir
Associated Press:
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings
Discussion: Scientific American
 Earlier Items: 
Ruben Rocha Moya / US Department of Justice:
Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former Mexican Officials Charged With Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses
Jacob Mchangama / The UnPopulist:
Hungary's Opposition Used Social Media to Topple the Authoritarian-in-Chief
Washington Post:
Supreme Court says antiabortion center can fight subpoena for donors' names
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has a plan for high prices
Discussion: American Prospect
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
North American trade deal at risk as U.S., Canada exchange barbs
Laura J. Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Sergey Brin-Backed California Measures Have Signatures to Reach Ballot, Backers Say
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
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