By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters. The court’s conservative majority said in a 6-3 decision that the Republican-controlled state legislature did nothing wrong during redistricting when it strengthened Rep. […]
![By STEPHEN GROVES and REBECCA SANTANA (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying for a second time to push ahead with a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought on Thursday to underscore Republican resistance to the […]](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Congress_Immigration_37360.jpg?w=525 "By STEPHEN GROVES and REBECCA SANTANA (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying for a second time to push ahead with a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought on Thursday to underscore Republican resistance to the […]")
![By JOSH FUNK (Associated Press) The federal government agreed to a modest $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the railroad promised to pay more than $300 million to complete the efforts to improve safety that it announced after the crash and address community health concerns. […]](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Train_Derailment_Ohio_17747_55ad37.jpg?w=525 "By JOSH FUNK (Associated Press) The federal government agreed to a modest $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the railroad promised to pay more than $300 million to complete the efforts to improve safety that it announced after the crash and address community health concerns. […]")