2026-05-12
Redistricting maps upheld across the South. Congress votes to dock its own pay. Chip stocks slump.
Good evening. Three states locked in maps. Two chambers jousting over shutdown leverage. One tech billionaire's demands detailed under oath. The day moved faster than the noise suggested.
What Actually Happened
Supreme Court rejected all challenges unanimously. The map hands Republicans an extra House seat. The court heard oral arguments and ruled the same day.
Gov. Kay Ivey called a special August primary after cleared a GOP-drawn map that had been frozen. Elections can proceed under the new lines.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she'd oppose a Senate-passed housing measure on the House floor—despite Trump urging passage. She cited frustration with the Senate's work on other issues.
State legislatures are rushing to redraw congressional lines after the Supreme Court lifted the freeze. The result: Black voters say their influence is shrinking.
Dems filed their redistricting appeal to the state Supreme Court instead of the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans and a former prosecutor promptly mocked them.
Chuck Schumer said he'd vote for a Republican resolution to withhold senators' paychecks during any future government shutdown. Both parties now backing the same pain.
Criminal charges filed against two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent for the March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The cargo ship Dali struck the structure.
Multiple GOP-backed bills aimed at preventing shutdowns. The pay-withholding measure treats shutdown prevention like a threat. It's leverage against itself.
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"Worth paying attention to. Don't doomscroll."
"Below the radar. Statistically rare; enjoy it."
Redistricting locked in, Congress volunteered for future pain, and nobody asked why the leverage had to be self-inflicted.
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