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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana redistricting map

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

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4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana redistricting map

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0:00.0

Mr. President, in light of today's Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, do you want Republican states in the South to look at redrawing congressional districts before?

0:11.0

I don't know you have to tell me when did the ruling come out.

0:14.0

I've been with the astronauts. I've been with contractors because we're trying to get the ballroom built ahead of schedule.

0:22.0

It's right on schedule.

0:23.4

It's ahead of schedule now.

0:24.5

I want to keep it that right.

0:27.1

I was President Trump responding to a question yesterday about a ruling from the Supreme Court striking down a majority black congressional district in Louisiana.

0:35.8

The question is, how could this ruling impact other Democratic districts in red states?

0:40.4

And frankly, all the maps were at large.

0:42.9

Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Higsef gave his first testimony to Congress since the start of the war.

0:47.6

The question is, did anything substantial come out of his combative appearance on Capitol Hill?

0:52.7

It comes as there's new reporting from Axios that President Trump will be briefed today on new military options in Iran.

0:59.4

The question is, what are they and why now?

1:02.3

It's way too early for this.

1:19.2

Good morning. Welcome to way too early. The show that's awfully curious about what's in these UFO files.

1:24.1

We'll get you more on that story coming up. Amali Vitale on this Thursday, April 30th.

1:28.1

We're going to start with the news. There's a lot of it. Start at the Supreme Court.

1:32.6

Because in a six to three decision, the high court's conservative majority has ruled Louisiana's 2024 election map was a, quote, unconstitutional racial gerrymander. It delivers a significant

1:39.8

victory for Republicans in a major decision that narrows the landmark voting rights act.

1:45.2

The High Court upheld a lower court ruling yesterday, saying the state's mapmakers relied

1:49.6

too heavily on race when they redrew the state's voting boundaries. Justice Samuel Alito

1:54.6

said for the majority, in part, quote, plaintiffs failed to show an objective likelihood

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