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- Full interview: Trump on Iran crackdown, Fed Chair Powell and more
President Trump shared a warning for Iran, called Jerome Powell a "lousy Fed chairman," and defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis during an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.17 mins ago - How Supreme Court rulings on redistricting have undermined voters of color
Chief Justice John Roberts famously said the U.S. Supreme Court’s role is “calling balls and strikes,” suggesting a narrow mandate of doing just enough to enforce constitutional rules. But in redistricting cases, the court’s conservative supermajority has gone further, wielding its power in ways that have entrenched decidedly partisan outcomes, largely at the expense of voters of color. This troubling pattern has been evident in recent rulings, and we may see more of it this term. Last month, the Roberts Court upheld Texas’ redrawn maps despite evidence that the Republican legislature diluted Latino and Black voting power. And in a case to be decided this term, Louisiana v. Callais, the justices are considering whether to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a critical protection against discriminatory maps. Eliminating the federal law that outlaws policies and practices whose effects discriminate against voters of color could undo four decades of civil rights enforcement. A… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - Trump’s fight against transgender women in sports lurks in Supreme Court appeal
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over state bans on transgender athletes in women’s and girls’ sports. The court’s forthcoming rulings in the two argued cases from Idaho and West Virginia could affect similar laws in 25 other states as well. The court sounded likely to side with the states, though the scope of the rulings, expected by July, remains to be seen. While we await those crucial decisions on state bans, it’s worth considering another epic question that hummed in the background of the hearings: Can the remaining states allow transgender women and girls to compete on their chosen teams? The court isn’t expected to answer that broader question in these cases. But multiple justices brought it up Tuesday, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. In the Idaho case, Little v. Hecox, the Trump-appointed justice asked the state’s lawyer, Alan Hurst, if the other states that let transgender women and girls play on their chosen teams are… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.45 mins ago - Claudette Colvin, civil rights icon arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies at 86In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.49 mins ago
- Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him
The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.53 mins ago - Trump claims victory on US economy despite many Americans’ cost of living concerns
In speech, president delivers triumph assessment, claiming US prices are down despite official data showing otherwiseDonald Trump claimed victory on the economy after 12 months back in office on Tuesday, declaring it to be the “greatest first year in history” as many Americans express alarm over the cost of living.In a stream-of-consciousness speech at the Detroit Economic Club, the US president delivered his gold-tinted view of how the economy has fared on his watch. Prices were down, he claimed, despite official data showing otherwise, and productivity was “smashing expectations”. Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.60 mins ago
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