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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to use a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, and Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect.
But first, a national redistricting battle is about to enter a new phase in the United States.
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A sign directs voters arriving to vote in the Georgia primary elections in May in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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First came Congress. Now a national redistricting battle may turn to statehouses and city councils
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Several states already have redrawn congressional districts to create a partisan advantage in the November elections. Now, Georgia's Republican-led Legislature will convene June 17 to draw new districts for the 2028 elections not only for Congress, but also for state legislative seats. Mississippi Republicans are also planning to draw new districts before their 2027 legislative elections. It remains to be seen whether more state legislatures and local governments will try to redraw districts in light of a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act. Read more.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, attends a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
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Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it. His remarks echoed broader Trump administration criticism of Europe over migration, borders and what U.S. officials have described as censorship of nationalist and far-right voices. Read more.
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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal
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Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon’s capital. Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan tries to restart talks between Tehran and Washington. Iran wants a deal to include ending the war in Lebanon. There was no immediate White House comment. Read more.
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Xerente Indigenous firefighters stand during a fire prevention operation along Brazil's environmental protection agency, IBAMA, at the Xerente territory, near Tocantinia, Tocantins state, Brazil, in May. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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‘They are actually our best teachers’: In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy
Toledo’s Old West End Festival: At least 12 people shot at an Ohio street fest and suspects remain at large, police say
European Union expansion: Montenegro is ‘within reach’ of joining the EU by 2028, von der Leyen says after Balkans summit
Sudan: Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in ongoing war
Former IRS law enforcement officer: Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with au pair
Maker of firefighting foam: Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination
Los Angeles: After actor James Handy’s stabbing death, his girlfriend’s son is charged with murder
Actor in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Ted Lasso’: Anthony Head has died at 72
Historic win for trainer Cherie DeVaux: Golden Tempo wins the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes after winning the Kentucky Derby
Mirra Andreeva: Russian teen says she had to overcome so many demons inside to win the French Open
Vampires, literary monsters and a cake: The Tony Awards tonight offer a number of intriguing, possible wins
Quiz: Test your knowledge of this week's news
Today in History: In 1998, James Byrd Jr. was killed in a hate crime in Texas
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Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit: About 500,000 people pour into a Madrid plaza for an evening prayer vigil
Bernadette Chirac: Former first lady of France dies aged 93
Australia’s third fatal attack in 4 weeks: Shark fatally mauls spearfishing diver, police say
Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge: The highest bridge in the world invigorates remote mountain communities in China
The Welch News: AP reporter recalls impact of a rural West Virginia newspaper closing after 100 years
Business in the front, party in the back: Danish championships celebrates the much-maligned mullet
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