News for April 30, 2026

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.

The Senate blocked Sen. Adam Schiff’s sixth attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against Iran, as the 60-day war powers deadline nears.

Tina Brown said King Charles’ address to Congress showed that U.S.-U.K. ties are stronger than current politics.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress does not need to act yet on the Trump administration’s military campaign in Iran because the U.S. is “not at war.”

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.

A U.S. indictment says Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and other Mexican officials helped the Sinaloa Cartel smuggle drugs into the U.S. in exchange for bribes and political support.