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NAACP files emergency petition to block Tennessee's newly approved redistricting plan

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Published on: May 8, 2026, 2:55 am

The NAACP on Thursday filed an emergency petition to block Tennessee's attempt to remove the only majority Black congressional district in the state, which the organization argues violates the state constitution. Filed in Davidson County Chancery Court, the emergency petition urged Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) and the state legislature to not enact the new...

USPS mulls allowing handguns to be shipped through mail

By: The Hill

Published on: May 8, 2026, 1:01 am

The United States Postal Service (USPS) could begin mailing handguns if a proposed rule from the Trump administration receives approval. Filed last month, the proposed rule would allow Americans to mail concealable guns, like pistols and revolvers, to anyone in the country. Protections similar to those for mailing long-barreled rifles and shotguns, which require them...

Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting

By: The Hill

Published on: May 8, 2026, 12:10 am

A Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee on Thursday called for Memphis to secede over a new Republican-friendly House map, which was later signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R). The map Lee approved carves up the state’s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member delegation. It was quickly passed by the...

Beshear 'comfortable' being mentioned as 2028 contender

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 11:29 pm

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said that he is “comfortable” being named as a potential Democratic contender in the 2028 presidential race in a new interview this week.  The governor told MS NOW’s Ali Vitali in a clip that aired Thursday that he will not make a final decision about whether to enter the race...

Trump warns Iran after US ships transit Strait of Hormuz under fire 

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 11:28 pm

President Trump on Thursday warned that the U.S. will "knock" Iran "a lot harder, and more violently" after U.S. forces intercepted Iranian attacks on three American destroyers as they exited the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched several missiles, drones and small boats at the USS Truxtun, the USS Rafael Peralta and the USS Mason, U.S....

Judges seem skeptical of Pentagon arguments in case brought by Sen. Mark Kelly

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 11:14 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Judges seem skeptical of Pentagon arguments in case brought by Sen. Mark Kelly A federal appeals court panel didn’t appear convinced by Defense Department efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and lower his retirement rank...

Minneapolis man who attacked Ilhan Omar pleads guilty

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 10:34 pm

A Minneapolis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a syringe filled with vinegar during a town hall in January. Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, faces a maximum term of 96 months in prison but could be behind bars for between four and 14 months, defense lawyer John Fossum told NBC...

US strikes military targets in Iran after attacks on destroyers in Strait of Hormuz: Centcom

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 10:30 pm

U.S. forces on Thursday attacked Iranian military facilities following attacks on American guided-missile destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). President Trump called the strikes a "love tap" in a phone call with ABC News on Thursday evening. Asked if it means the ceasefire is over, he said, "No, no,...

Trade court strikes down Trump global tariffs imposed after Supreme Court loss

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

A federal trade court on Thursday struck down tariffs President Trump imposed to replace import taxes that the Supreme Court struck down earlier this year. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) imposed a permanent injunction on the 10 percent tariff Trump imposed on nearly all U.S. imports in February. Judges...

Third Way offers game plan for AI job disruption

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 10:15 pm

Presented by ACT The App Association {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Third Way offers game plan for AI job disruption The center-left think tank Third Way is laying out a roadmap for how Washington can respond to potential job disruption from AI in the face of wide-ranging predictions about the technology’s impact....

Brazil's Lula: Trump indicated he won't invade Cuba during White House chat

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 10:11 pm

Brazil’s president said Thursday that President Trump conveyed he has no intention of ordering a U.S. invasion of Cuba, following a meeting between the two leaders held at the White House earlier in the day.  Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made the remarks in a press conference at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington,...

White House zeroes in on intoxicating hemp 

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 9:43 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story White House zeroes in on intoxicating hemp The Trump administration is signaling a crackdown on synthetic hemp products with high levels of THC. © Getty Images The administration’s sweeping National Drug Control Strategy released this week called those products a “growing concern” that have proliferated...

Obama teases new HBO show: 'Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David'

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 9:41 pm

President Obama teased an upcoming HBO Max show featuring comedian Larry David, titled “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” alongside the comedian himself in a video posted online Thursday. “I have sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of the globe’s most intractable problems,” Obama...

Cohen on 'shameful' Tennessee redistricting erasing his House district: 'Next stop is the courts'

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 9:30 pm

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) vowed legal action Thursday after Tennessee passed a new House map that carves up his majority-Black congressional district in an effort to flip his seat red in November. Cohen, the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member House delegation, called the new map “shameful” and criticized Republicans for heeding President Trump’s call to...

Pirro ‘not surprised’ after DC officers placed on leave amid crime stats probe

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Published on: May 7, 2026, 8:59 pm

More than a dozen Washington, D.C., police officers were placed on leave this week amid an internal investigation into the alleged manipulation of crime statistics, a development U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said on Thursday did not shock her. “I’m not surprised,” Pirro told reporters. “We did an investigation starting in August, before anybody...