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the Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination when congressional districts
are redrawn.
“MPR's Hansi Lowan has more on today's decision."”
For decades, in places where voting is racially polarized, the Voting Rights Act section two provisions had helped ensure that racial minority voters aren't shut out during the re-drawing of political maps, and the districts are drawn on a way that gives minority voters a chance of electing their preferred candidates. The new ruling from the Supreme Court's conservative majority weakens those protections,
and in a place of redistricting at all levels of government, in Florida, state lawmakers who are in a special session are redistricting may create a new congressional map. Many redistricting experts expect Republican-controlled state legislatures in the South
to eliminate at least some Democratic-represented house districts that were likely protected
under the Voting Rights Act and could lead to the largest ever-decliny representation by black members of Congress. Hansi Lowan and Pierre News, the Senate Banking Committee has approved Kevin Worsh's nomination
“to be the next federal reserve chair this will now go to the full Senate for a vote.”
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to keep the man accused of trying to storm the White House correspondent's dinner in jail-pending trial. Cole Allen is charged with trying to assassinate President Trump and to fire arm offenses, and beer's Ryan Lucas reports he has another court proceeding tomorrow. In a new court filing, the Justice Department says Cole Allen traveled across the United
States with dangerous weapons to attack President Trump and other senior administration officials. It says Allen intended to kill and he fired a shotgun while trying to storm the dinner. Simply put, prosecutors say Allen poses an uncommonly serious danger to the community and should remain locked up ahead of any eventual trial. The court filing also includes photos, Allen allegedly took of himself around a half hour
before the attack. He's dressed in black with a red tie and has an ammo bag, shoulder holster and knives on him. Ryan Lucas and Pierre News, Washington London police say two Jewish
“men have been stabbed in the city. They've made an arrest. Both victims are hospitalized”
in serious condition. And Pierre's Lauren Freyer reports this is the latest in a series of attacks on London's Jewish community. Video shows police tackling a man and tazering him. Jewish security groups as the suspect was running along Golder's Green Road trying to stab Jewish people. Witnesses say one of the victims was stabbed outside a shop and another nearest synagogue. Police say he tried
to stab officers too. Prime Minister Kyrs Starmer interrupted Parliament to say this attack. It is deeply concerning to everyone in this house. On social media, he called it anti-Semitic and utterly appalling. This incident follows the arson attacks in recent weeks on a Jewish ambulance charity in a synagogue. Counter-terrorism
officials have said they're investigating whether Iranian proxies could be responsible. Lauren Freyer and Pierre News London. You're listening to NPR. Two major wildfires in southern Georgia remain mostly out of control. Together, they've burned more than 85 square miles. Officials in Florida say dozens of wildfires are also
burning there. The State Department says it plans to issue a limited number of passports containing President Trump's image, beginning in the summer. And Pierre's Michelle Kellerman reports. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigut says the U.S. is releasing a limited edition U.S. passport to commemorate America's 250th anniversary in July. He says in a written
statement that the passports will feature in his words, customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features. The new designs will be available only at the Washington Passport Agency. And until they run out, the State Department posted a picture of one page with Trump's formal portrait over the declaration of independence. It also includes his signature in gold lettering.
Michelle Kellerman and Pierre News the United Nations. President Trump's name and face are in blazing on other U.S. government items. He has already featured on passes for national parks in the U.S., his face is on banners outside at least three different federal agencies. He's put his name on the Kennedy Center. Trump is likely
to become the first sitting president to put his signature on U.S. paper currency. There may
be a gold coin fashioned with his likeness. There are also programs such as the health effort called Trump RX and the Trump gold card for immigrants that has his name and his signature. This is NPR. Every day NPR reports stories that keep you informed without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy. It's in the first amendment.
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