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The Supreme Court this week struck down a majority black congressional district in Louisiana,

but more than that, it's further gutted the Voting Rights Act, a major part of the civil rights movement, the 1960s. The door is now wide open for GOP-friendly maps that draw out

minority political power, especially in the South. Here's New York Congresswoman,

Yvette Clark, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

This is an outright power grab. It's about silencing black voices, dismantling majority black districts, and rigging the map so that politicians can choose their voters instead of the other way around.

Meanwhile, in the Oval Office, President Trump reacted this way when he heard the news.

What happened?

Well, something that the ruling can create more Republican held congressional seats in the South.

That's good.

Yeah.

That's the kind of ruling I like.

We'll talk this hour more about the ruling why it matters and what it means for the gerrymandering arms race ahead of the midterms.

Plus, other big stories of the week, including Defense Secretary Pete Higgsett's combative congressional testimony on the Iran war.

The first time administration officials have testified publicly since

attacks began, the aftermath of what the government is calling an attempted assassination at the White

House correspondence dinner over the weekend, the latest economic news, and a whole lot more.

Here with me for the hour, Taylor Poplar's national political reporter at the White House for

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