• 새로운 POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab 설문 조사에 따르면 공화당과 민주당 양측 모두 하원 선거구 획정을 독립적인 위원회가 담당하는 것에 대해 압도적으로 지지하는 것으로 나타났습니다.
• 이러한 초당적 결과는 정치적 이해관계가 얽힌 선거구 획정 과정의 개혁에 대한 대중의 갈망을 시사합니다.
• 이번 조사는 게리맨더링에 대한 유권자들의 좌절감을 조명하며, 공정한 대표성을 보장하기 위한 제도적 변화를 촉구하고 있습니다.
• 금요일 발표된 새로운 POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab 설문조사에 따르면, Republicans와 Democrats 양당의 압도적인 다수가 U.S. House 선거구 획정선을 그리기 위한 독립 위원회 구성을 선호하고 있으며, 이는 partisan gerrymandering 종식에 반대하는 논거를 약화시키고 있습니다.
• Trump Administration은 이러한 위원회를 채택하는 주에 연방 기금을 연계하여 독립 redistricting panels를 법제화하는 제안을 검토 중이며, 이는 2026년과 그 이후 battleground districts를 재편할 수 있는 전략입니다.
• 인권 단체와 투표 옹호론자들은 독립 위원회가 현재 양당으로 편향되어 있는 지도의 당파적 조작을 줄여줄 것이라고 주장하며 설문 조사 결과를 환영했습니다.
• 바이든 대통령의 기술 규제 의제에 따라 소집된 초당적 자문 위원회는 투표 절차, 후보자 또는 투표권 접근에 대해 “명백히 허위이거나 오해의 소지가 있는 정보”를 유포하는 정치적 타겟팅 디지털 광고를 의회가 금지할 것을 권고하는 보고서 초안을 제출했습니다.
• 전직 FEC 위원 및 민권 지도자들로 구성된 이 위원회는 이러한 광고가 선거에 대한 신뢰를 훼손하고 유색인종 유권자들에게 불균형적인 영향을 미친다고 주장하며, 플랫폼이 더 엄격한 라벨 부착 및 광고 라이브러리 규칙을 채택할 것을 촉구했습니다.
• 이 제안은 정부가 정의한 정치적 허위 정보 기준이 정당한 토론을 위축시키고 집권 정당에 유리하게 작용할 수 있다고 경고하는 표현의 자유 옹호론자들의 반발을 불러일으켰습니다.
• 민주당은 전 법무장관이 증언 절차에 불응함에 따라 민사적 경멸 결의안을 제출했다
• 미국 정치 라이브 – 최신 업데이트: 하원 감독 및 정부 개혁 위원회는 팸 본디 전 법무장관이 5월 29일 위원회에 출석하여 법무부의 제프리 엡스틴 수사 처리 과정 및 엡스틴 파일 공개에 관한 질문에 답할 것이라고 밝혔다.
• 이번 날짜 발표는 위원회 소속 민주당원들이 본디 전 장관이 이달 초 예정된 증언 절차에 불참함에 따라 그녀를 상대로 민사적 경멸 결의안을 제출했다고 발표한 직후에 이루어졌다.
Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code. Continue reading...
• The latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey reveals strong majorities in both parties favor an independent panel for drawing House district lines.
• Over 70% of Democrats and Republicans support the nonpartisan approach to prevent gerrymandering ahead of midterms.
• This consensus could pressure Congress to reform redistricting processes and reduce partisan map battles.
The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public commentsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The National Capital Planning Commission will meet this afternoon to decide on Donald Trump’s White House $400m ballroom project, after a federal judge halted construction earlier this week.House Republicans announced that they will pass a bill, advanced by the Senate last week, to end the record-breaking partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown after previously rejecting the measure.Democrats quickly celebrated the win with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer saying “House Republicans caved” after previously “[derailing] a bipartisan agreement, making American families pay the price for their dysfunction”.Nasa’s lunar rocket successfully launched and the astronauts on the first crewed lunar rocket in more than 50 years received praise from across the US.Attorney general Pam Bondi’s job with the Trump administration is reportedly at risk. The president is said to be unhappy with Bondi’s performance as the head of the justice department and the controversy surrounding the Epstein files, according to a New York Times report.Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed legislation on Wednesday to require documented proof of citizenship to register to vote and to begin a process that will eventually unenroll voters who have not provided citizenship documentation.Supreme court justices appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument to restrict birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of children born to undocumented immigrants of temporary foreign nationals. Trump himself attended the hearing, widely considered to be the first time a sitting president has attended arguments at the supreme court. Continue reading...
Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octopus Energy, and households are opting for bigger arrays of roof panels.Sales were up 54% so far this month compared with the same period last month, the company said on Thursday. Continue reading...
Judge voids Kennedy’s ACIP picks, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccine recommendations in limboSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAmid upheaval to the US vaccine advisory committee Robert Malone, the former co-chair and controversial figure who has opposed vaccines, says he has been pushed out and won’t be involved in any future decisions. The move comes after a federal judge stayed the appointment of 13 members of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP), essentially invalidating their roles on the committee and the decisions they have made.Those new advisers were all hand-picked by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, after he fired the previous 17 members of ACIP in June – but the judge ruled they were unqualified and not selected properly. Continue reading...
National intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence who in 2019 was selling “No War With Iran” T-shirts, told the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday that US strikes on Iran had been a strategic success.“I’d like to remind those who are watching what I am briefing here today conveys the intelligence community’s assessment of the threats facing US citizens, our homeland and our interests,” Gabbard told the committee, “not my personal views or opinions”.More details soon… Continue reading...