Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
The U.S. Supreme Court has essentially gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act.
The case was about the 2024 congressional map in Louisiana.
The high court ruled it unconstitutionally drew a second
congressional district based on race because it benefited black voters.
NPR's Hansi Lo Wong reports some Republican-controlled states could try to eliminate some Democratic-led districts.
That were likely protected by the act.
That has n't stopped Republicans in places like Louisiana,
Georgia, and Tennessee from urging their state's maps to be redrawn as soon as possible.
I should note there 's a request in for the Supreme Court to speed up certifying its ruling
so that Louisiana can try to redistrict.
Part of the bottom line here is that with the Further Weekend Voting Rights Act,
the United States may be headed towards seeing the largest ever decline in representation by black members of Congress.
NPR's Hansi Lo Wong reporting.
The government agency that handles the country's immigration applications is facing additional delay.
NPR's Meg Anderson reports this comes as it changes the way it vets applicants.
The delays are the result of new security checks the agency has added to its immigration applications.
That's according to USCIS spokesperson Zach Kaler.
He tells NPR in a statement that the agency is gaining more access to federal criminal databases.
Processing will continue, he says, and any delay, quote, should be brief and resolved shortly.