What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, and Hegseth’s Heated Testimony
4/30/20269 min
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:30
[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Thursday, April 30th. Here's what we're covering.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:39
The consequence of this decision is as clear as it is dangerous. Fewer protections for voters, more power for politicians to draw maps that silence them, particularly historically disenfranchised voters.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:57
In Washington and across the U.S., Democrats are blasting the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act, calling it a betrayal of the civil rights movement. At the same time, Republicans are calling it a major win for the Constitution and hailing the decision, which could open the door for more red states to redraw their election maps to benefit the GOP.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:18
They determined that the, the last map that was drawn for Louisiana was done unconstitutionally, and we've been saying that consistently from the beginning. F- that was the obvious result.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:27
In its ruling yesterday, the court's conservative majority