US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act | First Thing

Ruling has gutted provision intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Plus, oil tops $126 a barrel to reach highest level since 2022 Good morning. The US supreme court has gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act through a landmark decision on Louisiana’s congressional map, in a major upheaval in US civil rights law that threatens to weaken the voting power of minorities. How have lawmakers reacted? Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures, who are now at risk of losing their seats in