U.S. SUPREME COURT - At Session's End

Another very bad decision that threatens or election system.  Gerrymandering should be un-constitutional.

"Supreme Court ends term with major rulings on census, gerrymandering" PBS NewsHour 6/27/2019

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court ended its term with two major rulings that could have long-running implications for fundamental U.S. political processes.  It blocked a census citizenship question, at least for now, and declared federal courts have no role in policing partisan gerrymandering.  NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang and Stu Rothenberg of “Inside Elections” join Jeffrey Brown and National Law Journal’s Marcia Coyle.

TRUMP'S WAR - Tariffs

"Trump tariffs are lose-lose for U.S. and EU, ambassador says" PBS NewsHour 5/31/2018

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SUMMARY:  Relations between the U.S. and Europe took another hit Thursday when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Trump administration would impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum.  European Union Ambassador to the U.S. David O'Sullivan joins John Yang to discuss how the tariffs will affect the global economy and the alliance, plus the fallout from the U.S. withdrawing from the Iran deal.