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Welcome to democracyow democracynow.org the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman. The Supreme Court ruled9 seconds
Wednesday Louisiana must withdraw a congressional map that was designed to create a second majority black district16 seconds
in
the state where African-Americans have long faced racial segregation
and barriers to voting. The decision effectively guts section two of the25 seconds
Voting Rights Act, the last remaining major provision of the landmark 1965 law that was a crowning achievement of the34 seconds
civil rights movement. In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, a majority of the justices ruled Louisiana's map relied42 seconds
too
heavily on race and unfairly favored black voters over white voters. In
a descent signed by justices Sonia Stomayor and Katanji Brown Jackson,53 seconds
Justice Elena Kagan writes, quote, "The Voting Rights Act is, or now more accurately, was one of the most1 minute
consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our nation's history."1 minute, 9 seconds
It was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers. It ushered in awe inspiring1 minute, 16 seconds
change bringing this nation closer to fulfilling the ideals of democracy and racial equality. She wrote we'll have1 minute, 23 seconds
more on the gutting of the Voting Rights Act with Maya Wy after headlines. In more news from the Supreme Court, the1 minute, 31 seconds
Conservative
majority Wednesday appeared to side with the Trump administration's
argument that it has the authority to revoke temporary protected status,
TPS,1 minute, 41 seconds
for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria. During oral arguments, the court's six conservative1 minute, 48 seconds
justices
signaled skepticism toward lower court rulings that had blocked the
administration's efforts to end TPS designations, which shield
immigrants1 minute, 57 seconds
from deportation when their home countries are deemed unsafe. A ruling in favor of the administration could strip2 minutes, 4 seconds
legal protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians and potentially more than a million TPS2 minutes, 12 seconds
holders nationwide. Jeffrey Pipoli is a lawyer representing tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants cha challenging the2 minutes, 20 seconds
Trump administration's termination of their TPS.2 minutes, 24 seconds
The
true reason for the termination is the president's racial animist
towards non-white immigrants and bare dislike of Haitians in particular.
The president2 minutes, 33 seconds
has disparaged Haitian TPS holders specifically as undesirabs from a quote pit hole country. And days after falsely2 minutes, 42 seconds
accusing them of quote eating the dogs and eating the cats of Americans, he vowed that he would terminate Hades TPS.2 minutes, 50 seconds
And that is exactly what happened.2 minutes, 52 seconds
President
Trump said Wednesday the US will continue its naval blockade of Iran
until tan agrees to an agreement over its nuclear program. Trump's
comments to3 minutes
Axios
raised the prospect that the straight of Hormuz could remain closed for
months, setting off panic in global energy markets where the price of
crude3 minutes, 9 seconds
oil soared above $126 per barrel, its highest level since 2022. This comes as the US blockade and3 minutes, 19 seconds
USIsraeli attacks have pushed Iran into a severe economic crisis with the cost of food and medicine skyrocketing. On3 minutes, 26 seconds
Wednesday, Iran's currency fell to a record low of more than 1.8 million realals to the US dollar. Iran's3 minutes, 34 seconds
government
says the conflict has led more than a million people to lose their jobs
with bomb damage to over 23,000 factories and businesses across Iran.3 minutes, 45 seconds
Defense
Secretary Pete Heg Seth faces a second day of questioning under oath on
Capitol Hill today where he's due to testify to a Senate committee
about the3 minutes, 53 seconds
Pentagon's records shattering $1.5 trillion budget request. On Wednesday,3 minutes, 59 seconds
Hegathth
was grilled by members of the House Armed Services Committee for nearly
six hours in exchanges that often turned acrimonious as Hegth bered4 minutes, 7 seconds
Democratic lawmakers who accused him of lying, mismanagement, and incompetence.4 minutes, 11 seconds
This is California Congress member John Garamendi.4 minutes, 15 seconds
Secretary Hesth, you have been lying to the American public about this war from day one. And so has the president. You4 minutes, 22 seconds
have misled the public about why we are at war. You and the president have offered everchanging reasons for this war.4 minutes, 31 seconds
In response, Heg Seth angrily questioned Garam Mendy's patriotism and accused the Congress member of quote handing4 minutes, 38 seconds
propaganda
to our enemies unquote. Hegs also faced questions about the Pentagon's
targeting of civilian boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific,4 minutes, 47 seconds
which
US Southern Command says has killed nearly 200 people. The Pentagon has
said without providing evidence the boats are carrying drugs. Human
rights4 minutes, 56 seconds
groups
and some lawmakers have condemned the strikes as murder. Massachusetts
Congress member William Keading said he'd found no justification for the5 minutes, 4 seconds
attacks and warned heth he could face accountability.5 minutes, 8 seconds
With each of these extrajudicial killings, the administration is pirating American values. We'll continue to5 minutes, 17 seconds
investigate this. We will. It'll come forward in the future.5 minutes, 22 seconds
Lebanon's
national news agency says Israeli air strikes have killed at least nine
people across southern Lebanon with homes targeted and reduced to
rubble.5 minutes, 30 seconds
Israel's latest attacks come despite a US brokered ceasefire that was declared April 16th and extended last week. On5 minutes, 38 seconds
Wednesday, a UN backed report found more than 1.2 2 million people or nearly a quarter of Lebanon's population will5 minutes, 46 seconds
face acute hunger this year due to quote conflict displacement and economic pressures unquote.5 minutes, 52 seconds
Israel's
military's intercepted boats traveling with the global Simood flotillaa
as they work to bring food and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.6 minutes, 2 seconds
Leaders
of the international a group say at least 22 of the 58 vessels on route
to Gaza were chased down overnight by drones and military speedboats
near the6 minutes, 12 seconds
Greek
island of Cree. Their radar was jammed as Israeli troops carrying
assault rifles boarded the ships and ordered participants to their hands
and6 minutes, 21 seconds
knees. Activist Neve Okconor live streamed as her ship was intercepted.6 minutes, 28 seconds
As
a flotilla, we have activated all safety protocols and we are now
preparing for interception. If we go silent, this is why we have been
intercepted. Please keep tracking us.6 minutes, 36 seconds
Condemn Israel, condemn anyone that you can to bring us back home safely and keep an eye on us.6 minutes, 42 seconds
A spokesperson for the global Simude Flotilla condemned Israel's interception as quote a straightup attack on unarmed6 minutes, 50 seconds
civilian boats in international waters and kidnapping on the high seas unquote.6 minutes, 55 seconds
Last
year, Israel carried out similar raids on a previous attempt by the
Global Simude Flotilla to break the siege of Gaza. 440 participants were7 minutes, 4 seconds
arrested by Israel, many of whom said they were tortured and abused while in Israeli custody.7 minutes, 10 seconds
Two Jewish men were stabbed in broad daylight in the north London neighborhood of Golders Green Wednesday7 minutes, 17 seconds
in what police are declaring a terrorist incident. The two victims, aged 76 and 34, are in stable condition. A7 minutes, 26 seconds
45-year-old
British national born in Somalia was arrested on suspicion of attempted
murder after also allegedly attempting to stab police officers.7 minutes, 35 seconds
Counterterrorism
police are looking into whether the stabbings are connected to a string
of recent arson attacks on synagogues and Jewish sites in London.7 minutes, 43 seconds
This is London Mayor Sadi Khan. An attack on a Jewish Londoner is an attack on our country. An attack on a synagogue7 minutes, 52 seconds
is an attack on our capital city. Uh this attack today has spread terror in the Jewish community, not just in7 minutes, 59 seconds
London, not just across the country, but across the uh globe. Our response must be equal.8 minutes, 6 seconds
US prosecutors have indicted Sinaloa governor Ruben Roachchaoya and nine other Mexican officials with helping the8 minutes, 14 seconds
Sinaloa cartel traffic drugs into the US in exchange for bribes and political favors. Prosecutors allege Roachoya met8 minutes, 22 seconds
with the sons of former cartel leader Wain El Chapo Guusman before his 2021 election and promised to install8 minutes, 30 seconds
officials
friendly to their drug trafficking operations. While cartel members
stole ballot boxes and intimidated opponents to ensure his8 minutes, 38 seconds
victory,
Roachoya denied the allegations. He's the highest ranking member of
Mexico's leading political party, Morena, to be indicted by the United
States.8 minutes, 49 seconds
US
Senate Republicans Tuesday killed a Democratic resolution that would
have required President Trump to get Congress's approval to keep
blockading8 minutes, 57 seconds
Cuba. The GOP's maneuver to dismiss the war powers resolution succeeded on a 51-47 vote with Democratic Senator John9 minutes, 5 seconds
Federman of Pennsylvania, the lone Democrat to vote with Republicans.9 minutes, 10 seconds
Republican
Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Ran Paul of Kentucky were the only
Republicans to support the Democrats resolution. The US blockade has
plunged Cuba into an energy crisis,9 minutes, 22 seconds
leaving millions without reliable power or clean water. And the US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to extend9 minutes, 30 seconds
section 702 of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, for three years, sending the bill to the Senate9 minutes, 37 seconds
ahead of tonight's deadline. The program allows US intelligence agencies to intercept the electronic communications9 minutes, 44 seconds
of
foreign nationals outside the United States. But some of the data
collected under FISA's section 702 authority also includes
communications with Americans.9 minutes, 56 seconds
Democratic Congress member Rashida Talib of Michigan blasted the measure, saying,10 minutes, 1 second
quote, "It has been used to spy on Black Lives Matter protesters, members of Congress, journalists, and more." 4210 minutes, 9 seconds
Democrats
join most House Republicans in advancing the bill. Hajjar Hamado, a
senior policy adviser at Demand Progress, said, quote, "These Democrats10 minutes, 18 seconds
defied their constituents and common sense to undercut meaningful privacy reforms in the House and instead voted10 minutes, 25 seconds
to hand over sweeping spy powers to the Trump administration. This means continuing warrantless backdoor searches10 minutes, 33 seconds
and
allowing an increasing number of federal agencies to exploit the data
broker loophole to supercharge AI and fuel mass domestic surveillance.10 minutes, 45 seconds
And those are some of the headlines.10 minutes, 46 seconds
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