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Republican-led states race to redraw maps after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act
Republican legislators in Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee moved this week to redraw their congressional maps after a Supreme Court decision hollowed a core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The moves could yield Republicans an additional dozen House seats before November.
Indiana primaries become first big test of Trump's grip on the GOP
Voters in Indiana cast ballots on Tuesday in a state Senate primary that has become the first concrete test of Donald Trump's ability to discipline Republicans who defy him, after seven sitting state senators became targets of presidential endorsements over a redistricting fight they had blocked in December.
Powell hands divided Fed to Warsh as 'integrity' speech caps tumultuous chairmanship
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in what was almost certainly his last press conference at the helm, said 'integrity is priceless' and warned the Trump administration's 'illegal attacks' on the Fed risked compromising monetary policy. He will stay on the Board of Governors after his May 15 term ends.
