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Supreme Court decision sets off gerrymandering scramble

Meanwhile, a group of Black voters who were defending Louisiana’s current congressional map cautioned the Supreme Court on Thursday against allowing the state to rush into a hasty redistricting based on the court’s decision

In the partisan war that we are facing that the Supreme Court just inflamed, the parties caught in the middle are the election officials and the voters,... They’re not going to be any winners here.”
Cameron Sextona Republican, he has been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th District since 2011, and has been the Speaker of the state House since 2019
We are reviewing the recent opinion as I have conversations with the White House and other individuals.”
The governor has already indicated that he intends to cancel the ongoing Republican and Democratic primary elections in which voters have already cast ballots and on which candidates have already heavily expended their money, time, and resources,
Such a drastic action,... is unnecessary and unwarranted.”

Rep. Cohen slams GOP proposal to eliminate his seat as ‘Jim Crow redistricting’

Cohen slams GOP proposal to eliminate his seat as 'Jim Crow redistricting' CNN

House Ethics Committee investigating allegations of sexual harassment against GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards

Chuck Edwardsrepresentative
I welcome any investigation, given the professionalism my staff has demonstrated and my commitment to serving the people of Western NC. Given the current political environment we are facing in our nation, it comes as no surprise that others with their own political agendas will attempt to raise false accusations in order to create news stories."

Fact check: Amid spike, prominent Republicans make false claims about gas prices

Republicans face political risk from the spike in gasoline prices caused by the war President Donald Trump launched against Iran

Steve Scalisehouse Majority Leader
People will remember — you go back two years ago, we were paying almost $6 a gallon for gasoline. Right now it’s in the $3s. Obviously we’ve seen a jump with the Iran conflict, but it’s still…”
Tim Scottunited States Senator from South Carolina since 2013
The fact of the matter is that all of the cylinders are kicking. It is good news. You can even feel in our environment how good things are getting. Gas prices continue to come down, which means that your groceries will come down a little bit as well.”
Joe KernencNBC host
When were we paying $6?”
But gas... LOL WHAT? EVERY SINGLE STATE IS HIGHER.”
Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
Well, it depends on where you live. If you live in California, it’s 8 bucks.”
Joe KernencNBC host
Two — two-and-a-half years ago.”... That wasn’t the average price.”... We’re over 30% below where we were just two years ago.”

Elon Musk’s courtroom showdown with Sam Altman started this week. The biggest takeaways so far

Elon Muska deal
I was a fool who provided them free funding to create a start-up,
I suspect there are plenty of people who don’t want to put the future of humanity in Mr. Musk’s hands, but it doesn’t matter, we aren’t going to get into those issues,
Steven Mololawyer
We could all die” because
I agree it feels bad,
Elon Muska deal
Why would I start another nonprofit when I already started a nonprofit? That doesn’t make any sense,
Elon Muska deal
DeepMind is moving very fast. I am concerned OpenAI is not moving fast enough to catch up. Setting it up as a nonprofit might, in hindsight, have been the wrong move,
William Savittlawyer
There’s nothing wrong with having a for-profit organization, you just can’t steal a charity.”

FEMA reinstates whistleblowers as Trump administration reverses Noem’s policies

Markwayne Mullinhomeland Security Secretary
There are already laws in place to protect whistleblowers, and I’ve said multiple times, I’ll work within the law and the requirements of me as Secretary,
The past eight months have not been easy, and being able to come back to this work means a great deal to me,
As we approach the 2026 hurricane season and the FIFA World Cup, FEMA is taking targeted steps to stabilize our workforce and strengthen readiness,
There’s your tax dollars at work,
Once alerted, the unauthorized reinstatement was swiftly corrected by senior leadership,
It’s all new people in new positions that haven’t been properly exercised, so everyone is going to be just figuring things out mid-disaster when efficiency and effectiveness are critical,

Why Meta stock is trending

Meta stock opened down 9% on Thursday, after the tech giant raised its full-year guidance for capital expenditures by about $10 billion in its earnings report on Wednesday

FISA: What to know about the government’s key spy powers that Congress just extended

The deadline to renew a powerful surveillance law has exposed deep divisions in the Republican Party and left US national security officials scrambling as the potential for blind spots in intelligence collection becomes an ever increasing possibility

Andrew Young says the Supreme Court will ‘go to hell’ for weakening the Voting Rights Act

It was March 15, 1965, a week after demonstrators marching for equal access to the ballot were beaten and tear-gassed by state troopers in Selma, Alabama

Andrew Youngambassador
I’ve been beat up and I’ve been jailed and the amazing thing to me is it didn’t even hurt,
Do you know anybody that’s retired that’s not bored?”
He says he doesn’t like going to funerals because he always has to speak,
Andrew Youngambassador
I’m convinced that God is on the side of the least of these, his children,
Andrew Youngambassador
No, I didn’t think it would ever get back to this.”
Lyndon B. Johnsonpresident
And we shall overcome.”
I don’t know why the Supreme Court … thinks that by backtracking on 250 years of constitutional government that’s going to do any better for the citizens of this nation,
The Supreme Court will go to hell if they try to reverse it,
There’ll be a judgment day soon … that judgment day is Election Day,
I don’t miss them because they’re with me,

How Trump’s crusade against Jerome Powell backfired

One of the biggest questions about President Donald Trump’s retribution crusade is how much of it is driven by strategy — i.e. making cautionary tales out of his foes — and how much if it is driven by personal grievance and pique

I'm literally staying because of the actions that have been taken,
Which is the ability to conduct monetary policy without taking into consideration political factors,

Bomb that killed a Russian soldier might have targeted the ‘Butcher of Bucha’

Omurbekov was in charge of the 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, which operated in the Kyiv region during the initial weeks of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine

Congress votes to reopen key parts of DHS without ICE funding

Zach Nunnamerican politician
This should have been done a long time ago,
Mike Johnsonhouse Speaker
There needs to be a sense of urgency,
I think it’s asinine that we’re funding the government this way,
There’s no time to screw around with this anymore. There’s too many people worrying about Washington score cards and who’s winning, who’s losing, whose idea things were,

Trump pulls controversial surgeon general pick and makes third nomination for the role

Donald Trumppresident
Nicole is a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment while tirelessly advocating to increase early cancer detection and prevention,
Donald Trumppresident
She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes complicated health issues more easily understood by all Americans,

Trump threatens to pull some US troops from Germany, Italy and Spain amid spat over Iran war

A spat between the US and Germany has reached new heights, with US President Donald Trump threatening to pull some American troops from the country amid disagreements about the US-led campaign in Iran

Donald Trumppresident
The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time,
Donald Trumppresident
The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!”
As you know, this transatlantic partnership is particularly close to our hearts — and to mine personally,
No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!"
Friedrich Merzchancellor
From my perspective, my personal relationship with the US president remains good,
The whole affair is ill-considered to say the least,

LIV set out to change the world of golf. It succeeded — but not in the way LIV imagined

LIV might soon die, or it may be reimagined under new ownership, but it surely won’t be as decadent for the players who stick around when the dust has finally settled

Gene Davis (painter)seasoned business consultants
LIV Golf has built something truly differentiated — a global league with passionate fans, world-class ​talent, and demonstrated commercial momentum,
LIV has been a gift from the content gods,
It just continues to generate headlines,

A celestial double feature in May — two full moons

It’s going to rise right around sunset,... so just have a little bit of patience and you’ll be treated to the spectacular view.”
You can see things on the western limb of the moon, features that the crew described, like Aristarchus,
Noah E. Petroplanetary geologist
There’s a moment on May 1 where the moon will be at its fullest in the moment, but 24 hours before and 24 hours later, to the human eye it’s going to look full,

CNN boards first commercial flight to Venezuela in nearly seven years

CNN's David Culver took off on a commercial passenger plane from the US to Venezuela as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January