Steve Inskeep

So let's now talk about this second strike on the boat in the Caribbean.

What are lawmakers saying and what are you learning now that they have seen this video and also heard from the commander involved?

Tom, granting the differing interpretations, it does seem that everyone came out of the closed-door video session saying this boat was severely damaged at the least and even capsized.

Any doubt about that?

For almost five years, the FBI tried to find the culprit, but came up empty until Thursday when the Justice Department announced that federal agents had arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of planting those devices.

Okay, the Supreme Court has given President Trump and the Republican Party a boost in their fight to skew the results of congressional elections.

NPR's Hansi Lo Wong has been following the gerrymandering battle, which of course is nationwide, many states now involved.

Hansi, good morning.

Okay, so what was the lower court ruling that the Supreme Court says doesn't apply?

They paused.

Oh, that's interesting.

Why then did the Supreme Court say, no, you're wrong, go ahead and use the map?

I was reading the rather short ruling on this, rather short opinion, and I am fascinated by that idea that the court should have presumed that the Texas legislature did not mean to do it, that that should be the presumption going in.

Was there any dissent in this?

I was interested also that the court ruling acknowledged the broader context here and said this is now spread to be a redistricting fight in state after state after state across the country.

Where do things stand?

Busy man.

Is the Supreme Court done with this topic?

NPR's Hansi Lo Wang.

Thanks for the update.