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Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Meanwhile, Georgia will redraw its congressional maps.
Governor Brian Kemp has called a special legislative session for June.
But Georgia state lawmakers won't create maps for this year's midterms.
The state maps would be used in 2028 for the next presidential election.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting President Trump at a state banquet in Beijing right now.
The dinner began with toasts and remarks.
President Xi is heard here through an interpreter.
President Trump has now officially invited President Xi to visit the United States in late September.
and China have put out statements summarizing the leaders' talks,
As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, both nations are sticking to the script.
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight.
Five people have been killed, including a newborn.
NPR's Joanna Kikissis reports from Kiev the attack comes as peace negotiations have stalled.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia used drones to attack a United Nations vehicle twice today.
He says the chief of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was riding in the vehicle.