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5 min readThis episode of NPR News Now reports on a series of distinct developments involving redistricting disputes, a leadership change at the Federal Reserve, an attack on United Nations staff in Ukraine, and funding tied to the closure of a major foreign aid agency.
Redistricting Disputes in Virginia and Tennessee
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Virginia's effort to implement a new congressional map approved by voters in an April referendum. The map would have favored Democrats in all but one of the state's districts. Virginia's state Supreme Court had previously invalidated the referendum on a 4-3 vote, ruling that legislators did not follow required procedures under the state constitution. Democrats and the state attorney general argued the decision overrode voter intent, but the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order refusing to step in.
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- 1 (00:04) **Supreme Court Rejects Virginia's New Congressional Map** - The High Court refuses to intervene in a state-level dispute over a Democrat-favored map approved by voters but invalidated by the Virginia Supreme Court.
- 2 (01:07) **Rep. Steve Cohen Ends Reelection Bid After Tennessee Redistricting** - The Democratic congressman drops out after a new GOP-drawn map splits his Memphis district into three parts, stretching one seat 300 miles toward Nashville.
- 3 (01:56) **Russia Strikes UN Vehicle with Drones in Southern Ukraine** - A UN humanitarian vehicle is hit twice by FPV drones in the Kherson region; no injuries are reported.
- 4 (03:01) **Jerome Powell's Tenure as Fed Chair Ends** - Powell's eight-year term concludes, with Kevin Walsh taking over after Senate confirmation; Powell will remain on the Fed's governing board.
- 5 (03:24) **Trump Administration Notifies Congress of $19 Billion to Close USAID** - The funds, originally allocated for global health and development, are set aside to wind down the agency.
- 6 Standout Quotes
- 7 (02:34) "We are furious about that and we will demand uh accountability." - Tom Fletcher, UN emergency relief coordinator, on the drone strike on a UN vehicle.
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