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Supreme Court decision on VRA 'sent us backwards in time': Booker

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 8:21 pm

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court sent the country “backwards in time” by declaring Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The high court ruled last month, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 only...

Virginia Democrat: ‘All options on the table’ after redistricting state Supreme Court decision

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:57 pm

Virginia Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D) on Sunday said “all options” are on the table for Democrats in the Old Dominion State as they respond to a ruling from the state Supreme Court striking their redistricting measure. The decision immediately eliminates four House seats that were expected to flip to the Democrats in midterm elections, while...

Kelly on Iran war: ‘What are the American people getting out of this?’

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:18 pm

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Sunday questioned the basis for the U.S. war against Iran, which recently stretched past its second month, saying “we're going to be in a worse posture than we otherwise would be in if this war in Iran didn't happen.” “Do you think that the U.S. would be able to defend,...

Trump threatens Iran amid peace proposal discussions: ‘They will be laughing no longer’

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:10 pm

President Trump on Sunday said Iran will be “laughing no longer” as he continues to hammer out the framework for a peace proposal with Tehran. “For 47 years the Iranians have been ‘tapping’ us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors,...

Could Tucker Carlson hijack the GOP — and take the White House?

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 6:00 pm

Tucker Carlson has risen to 7 percent in the 2028 Republican presidential nomination prediction markets, despite having no campaign, committee, or party apparatus, due to his large independent media presence and the dissatisfaction of Trump's base with his declining approval ratings.

Why hantavirus isn't the next pandemic, according to health officials

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:59 pm

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn't exactly the case.

Wright on gas prices: 'I can't make any predictions'

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:55 pm

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday he is “avoiding” predictions on gas prices, as the average cost has reached its highest point amid the war in Iran. “I can't make any predictions about … oil prices or gasoline prices. The military part of the conflict took about what we expected,” Wright told host Kristen Welker...

Trump 'terribly weakened' ahead of China visit: Top Armed Services Democrat

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:05 pm

On Sunday, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said that President Trump is heading into his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a “weakened” position. “President Trump is going into this meeting terribly weakened,” Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.” “He has involved ourselves...

The US urgently needs a confirmed ambassador for religious freedom

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:00 pm

A confirmed ambassador carries a diplomatic authority and credibility that no interim arrangement can replicate.

Clyburn: Roberts to join ranks of 'infamous' Supreme Court justices over voting rights decision

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 4:44 pm

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) claimed that Supreme Court Justice Chief John Roberts will join the ranks of “infamous” high court justices over a recent decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. “I never thought I would see the day that the United States Supreme Court would be so openly partisan with what it's been doing,”...

More chocolate bars added to nationwide recall over possible contamination

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 4:23 pm

A nationwide chocolate bar recall has expanded once again.

Trump rejects traditional conservatism, embraces a Republican version of socialism

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 4:00 pm

Donald Trump has abandoned key conservative principles and adopted some socialist positions, expanding presidential powers, interfering in businesses and the free market, and weaponizing government to satisfy his own interests.

These are the Southern red states moving to redistrict after Supreme Court ruling

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 4:00 pm

Red states in the South are seeking to advance the GOP’s goal of keeping the House majority this fall by redrawing their congressional maps in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that reignited the redistricting arms race.    Tennessee Republicans approved a new map on Thursday that threatens to unseat the state’s lone House Democrat after the high court's ruling, which declared Louisiana’s map...

Buc-ee's is expanding to new states: Where (and when) travel centers will open

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 3:33 pm

As popular as it is, Buc-ee's and its Beaver Nuggets aren't as prevalent as you may have guessed.