News for May 13, 2026

Dalton Eatherly, known online as “Chud the Builder,” was taken into custody after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse left him and another man wounded.

Louisiana lawmakers advanced a new congressional map backed by the Supreme Court ruling, shifting the state to a 5-1 advantage for Republicans.

Elon Musk traveled to China with President Donald Trump even though a judge had said he was not excused from his OpenAI trial and could be called back to testify.

Gov. Brian Kemp called Georgia lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s election maps after a Supreme Court ruling said the maps must change before the 2028 election cycle.

The City of London Corporation has voted to keep Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds open to trans swimmers under the current rules, despite calls for single-sex access after a Supreme Court ruling.

The Supreme Court is facing new criticism for decisions that could change redistricting rules just as the 2026 elections are getting closer.

The Congressional Black Caucus is warning that a Supreme Court redistricting ruling could cut deeply into Black representation in Congress and put many of its members’ seats at risk.