House Approves

• U.S. House of Representatives は木曜日、Homeland Security 歳出法案を可決し、連邦政府の移民、国境、cybersecurity 業務の一部を停止させていた2カ月にわたる同機関の閉鎖を終結させる道を開いた。 • President Donald Trump はその直後に同法案に署名し、Department of Homeland Security への全額の予算配分を再開させ、会計年度末までの空港警備、強制送還業務、国境取り締まりへの混乱の可能性を回避した。 • 閉鎖を巡る対立は、国境取り締まりのレベルをめぐって Trump 支持派と中道派の Republicans および Democrats を対立させたが、最終案は Trump 時代の核心的な国境政策を維持しつつ、一部の強硬な支出要求を和らげる形となった。

投票は、米最高裁が投票権法の主要な条項を縮小させたのと同じ日に行われた。 フロリダ州議会は、ドナルド・トランプが今年の中間選挙に向けて開始した全米規模の区割り改定争いの一環として、州内での共和党の優位性を最大化することを意図した新しい連邦議会区割り地図を承認した。 この採決は、ロン・デサンティス知事が自身の提案を発表してからわずか2日後、そして米最高裁が投票権法の主要な条項を縮小させたのと同じ日に行われた。この決定により、有色人種の有権者の影響力を制限するような方法で連邦議会選挙区を再画定しようとする共和党の試みに対し、民主党が異議を唱えることがより困難になる可能性がある。続きを読む...

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