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The U.S. Supreme Court has weakened the voting rights-acc protections against racial discrimination
“when congressional districts are redrawn.”
A high court had found that Louisiana's congressional maps amounted to, quote, "unconstitutional
racial gerrymander," the justices voted 6-3, "to strike down a map that created a second
majority black congressional district in the state." NPR Sanzi low-one reports the ruling could affect the redrawing of Florida's congressional map. "For decades, in places where voting is racially polarized, a voting rights-acc action to provisions had helped ensure that racial minority voters aren't shut out during the redrawing
a 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-decline representation by black members
of Congress. On Zila Wong, NPR News. Senate Democrats are raising concerns, President Trump could next turn his attention to initiating U.S. military action in Cuba. NPR's Cloridicati Salis reports, they forced a floor vote to try to get lawmakers to
weigh in. "It's part of a series of votes in recent months to push the president to come to Congress to seek authorization for military action, however the GOP led Senate block the efforts as lawmakers loyal to Trump's say he's been working well within his commander-in-chief powers.
The latest Democratic-led measure to limit Trump's war powers in Cuba was blocked in a vote of 51 to 47. Only two Republicans, main Susan Collins and Kentucky's Rand Paul, joined Democrats to force a debate should Trump decide to use military action in Cuba. Later this week, Democrats also planned to force war power votes on the Iran conflict,
which will hit the 60-day mark at the end of this week. "The State Department says it plans to issue a limited number of passports containing President Trump's image, starting the summer. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman, State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggit says the U.S. is releasing a limited edition U.S. passport to commemorate America's 250th anniversary
in July. 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 PR News the United
Nations. This is NPR. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are attending a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City this hour, it is a lay-to-stop of the British monarch's state visit his first as king. In London, meanwhile, police say they have arrested a 45-year-old man's suspected of carrying
out an anti-Semitic attack today. Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured on the street, counterterrorism police in Britain are investigating. In the U.S. and New Gallup polls suggest more people are fining and hearted by a home in PR's Jennifer Letton reports, majority respondents also say their finances are getting
worse. The share of non-home owners who intend to buy a house in the next five years has fallen
to 25 percent, that's down from nearly 50 percent a decade ago, and the lowest since Gallup
started tracking this in 2013. Now nearly half of non-owners say they do not intend to buy a home anytime soon. The poll was taken earlier this month, and it comes as median home prices top $400,000 or historically high compared to average incomes. For decades, most Americans were optimistic about the housing market, but more than two-thirds say now is a bad time to buy.
Gallup also finds Americans continue to worry about the high cost of living that includes a notable bump-up in concern over oil and gas prices. Jennifer Letton and Pierre News, Washington. President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair is a step closer to being confirmed the Senate Banking Committee voted 13 to 11 to recommend the full Senate Support Kevin
Worsh to lead the Central Bank. I'm Lakshmi saying, "NPR News."
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