Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions next week to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19 primaries, as the state awaits a decision from the Supreme Court about whether it can revert to a previous congressional map ahead of the November midterm elections. #Reidstricting #Gerrymandering #SupremeCourt #GOP #Alabama #Tennessee
Airmen assigned to the 944th Fighter Wing participated in Exercise Desert Hammer 26-2, training designed to build battlefield skills, test mission-essential tasks and prepare reserve airmen for operations beyond base, at Camp Navajo, Ariz.
Soldiers assigned to the newly established Eerie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, used first-person-view drone systems to enhance reconnaissance capabilities during Joint Multinational Readiness Center exercises in Hohenfels, Germany.
Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, one of two pills used in medication abortion, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit. Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It temporarily restores expanded access to the drug but does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking. Read More: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5862194-mifepristone-abortion-pill-ruling-supreme-court-alito/ #supremecourt #scotus #samuelalito #mifepristone #abortion #abortionpills #scotusruling
