News for April 30, 2026

Texas court interpreter and mother of four Meenu Batra was released from ICE custody after a judge ruled her arrest violated her due process rights.

The Supreme Court’s ruling on voting maps has opened the door for several Republican-led states to redraw congressional districts, with Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama moving fastest to try to add GOP seats.

Cole Tomas Allen will stay in custody after being accused of shooting at a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner event and facing charges tied to an alleged attempt to assassinate the president.

Louisiana will delay its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s current congressional map, giving lawmakers time to redraw district lines.

A federal appeals court refused to rehear Donald Trump’s challenge to the $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s case, keeping the decision on track for possible Supreme Court review.

The Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that blocked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and the CDC vaccine panel.