The Takeout with Major Garrett, 4/29/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, throwing out a Louisiana congressional map with two majority-minority districts. Jan Crawford breaks down how the justices reached their decision. Major interviews House Minority Whip Katherine Clark for her reaction, where Congress stands as the war in Iran reaches 60 days, and the ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at the House Armed Services Committee, where he is pressed on the administration's war in Iran. Democratic Senator John Fetterman joins "The Takeout" to defend Operation Epic Fury and explain why he supports President Trump's request for a White House Ballroom. Former FBI Director James Comey turned himself in today, following the second indictment from the Justice Department. Jake Rosen provides color and context for Comey's arrival in the courtroom. Join us for the full episode here!
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| 0:00.0 | The Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act, opening the door for a rush to redistrict in the handful of states that haven't had primaries. |
| 0:09.1 | James Comey makes his first court appearance in the federal case of threatening seashells. |
| 0:15.1 | President Trump calls 86 a mob term. |
| 0:18.2 | His acting attorney general defends the indictment. |
| 0:21.5 | The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates where they are. Oil trades well above $100 per barrel, and gas prices now average $4.23 per gallon. A new high for the year as the war with Iran hits the 60-day mark. |
| 0:45.8 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:47.1 | I'm Major Garrett in New York. |
| 0:48.6 | Welcome to the takeout. |
| 0:53.3 | When it comes to voting representation in modern post-JimCrow America, there are many ways to measure. Access at the voting |
| 0:56.0 | booth is one, numerical representation in Congress is another. The landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act |
| 1:03.3 | addressed both head on. Section 2 of that act, which the Supreme Court eroded today, |
| 1:09.4 | intentionally attempted to increase minority representation |
| 1:12.6 | nationwide in Congress by allowing for the drawing of so-called majority-minority districts, |
| 1:17.6 | even if the drawing of those district lines were unusual in geographic ways so as to knit together minority voting blocks. |
| 1:25.6 | Now, in 1980, the Supreme Court restrained the interpretation of that act by saying Section |
| 1:31.0 | 2 only prohibited district lines that prevented minority representation on purpose. |
| 1:37.6 | Congress stepped in 1982 to say, no, no, Section 2 bar district lines that had discriminatory |
| 1:43.5 | effect. |
| 1:44.0 | It didn't need to be on purpose. |
| 1:45.0 | If the effect was discriminatory, it could be challenged in court. |
| 1:48.0 | And that interpretation held for decades until today, when a 6-3 majority on the High Court ruled that the benefit of drawing district lines with the intent of increasing minority representation had to be weighed against |
| 2:01.6 | other considerations, specifically equal protection clause, protections in the Constitution |
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