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Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats’ Redrawn US House Maps, Giving Republicans a Win

The court ruled 4-3 that the state’s Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. Voters narrowly approved the amendment April 21, but the court’s ruling renders the results of that vote meaningless.

https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-virginia-congress-democrats-republicans-12a31037f3c9a94d3cb9fbcaaf84d94f

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Democrats' redistricting in Virginia is upended by state Supreme Court

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval. The court’s 4-3 decision Friday marked a major setback for Democrats in a nationwide redistricting battle with Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. The plan approved on April 21 by voters could have helped Democrats win up to four additional U.S. House seats. But the court said state lawmakers violated procedural requirements when referring the plan to the ballot. Friday’s ruling, combined with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that severely weakened the Voting Rights Act, has supercharged Republicans’ advantage in congressional gerrymandering heading into this year’s midterm elections.

AP News

‘Jim Crow On Steroids’: Tennessee Gerrymander Included Nixing Rule That Voters Must Be Notified About New Districts

In the aggressive congressional gerrymander they adopted Thursday, Tennessee Republicans also removed a provision in state law requiring the government to alert voters about changes to their designated polling places when electoral lines are redrawn.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tennessee-voter-notice-law-change-gop-gerrymander/

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‘Jim Crow on steroids’: Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts

County election commissions will no longer be required to directly notify voters when their polling place or precinct changes.

Democracy Docket

Kash Patel Ordered Polygraphs of More Than Two Dozen Members of His Team, Sources Say

The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former members of his security detail, as well as other staff.

https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-ordered-polygraphs-of-more-than-two-dozen-members-of-his-team-sources-tell-ms-now

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Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources say

The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former security detail and other staff.

MS NOW

DOJ Sends Subpoena to Georgia Officials for Personal Information About 2020 Election Workers

The subpoena marks an expanded effort by the Justice Department to investigate the 2020 election, which President Donald Trump has continued to focus on since he lost there.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-asks-georgia-officials-personal-information-2020-election-workers-rcna343673

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DOJ sends subpoena to Georgia officials for personal information about 2020 election workers

The Justice Department is seeking the names and contact information of election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, who worked during the 2020 presidential election, according to legal filings

NBC News

Judge Says Justice Department Can Keep The 2020 Election Ballots the FBI Seized from Fulton County, Ga.

U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a 68-page order that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove the rights of county officials were “callously disregarded” — a legal standard in the case. He ruled that the county hadn’t demonstrated a need for the ballots or that it would be irreparably harmed without them.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-says-doj-can-keep-2020-ballots-seized-fulton-county-georgia-fbi-rcna343960

Judge says DOJ can keep 2020 ballots seized by FBI from Fulton County, Ga.

The judge ruled the county hadn’t demonstrated that the federal government acted with “callous disregard” in taking the ballots.

NBC News

After SCOTUS Destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern States Rush to Pass Jim Crow Voting Maps

Tennessee on Thursday became the first Southern state to pass a new redistricting map eliminating a majority-Black district.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/after-scotus-destroyed-the-voting-rights-act-southern-states-rush-to-pass-jim-crow-voting-maps/

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After SCOTUS destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern states rush to pass Jim Crow voting maps

“We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.”

Mother Jones

🇺🇲 Christofascism - 🇨🇦 Canadian sues U.S. Homeland Security, which allegedly sought his Google data after critical social media posts | #MarkwayneMullin #Trump #Trump2 #OtherFascists
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-dhs-aclu-lawsuit-canadian-john-doe-9.7187851

* lawsuit filed by ACLU on Canadian's behalf slams transparent gambit to chill speech | #Google #Gmail

* Markwayne Mullin (Sec. DHS) named in a lawsuit filed by Canadian resident

* Canadian targeted w. summons seeking to find out "who I am, where I live, where I go & what I read online"
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Canadian says Homeland Security seeks his Google activity after anti-Trump administration posts | CBC News

A Canadian is fighting back in U.S. federal court over what he says is an attempt by the Department of Homeland Security, through Google, to seek "vast swaths of information" about his personal life following social media posts critical of Donald Trump's administration.

CBC

U.S. Warships Cross Strait Of Hormuz For First Time Since Iran War Began

The operation was aimed at increasing confidence for commercial ships to cross, sources say. It came as peace talks between the two sides kicked off in Pakistan.

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/11/us-iran-navy-strait-of-hormuz

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U.S. warships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war began

The crossing was not coordinated with Iran.

Axios

Automatic Registration For US Military Draft-Eligible Men to Begin in December

Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Selective Service System...submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, according to the office’s dashboard.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/08/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december/

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Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December

Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 NDAA.

Military Times