The United States Supreme Court’s April 9decision in Louisiana v. Callais has sparked national debate over voting rights, representation and the role race should play in congressional redistricting.
Throughout Washington, D.C. nonvoting delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s 18 terms in Congress, delegate elections were non-competitive — Holmes Norton’s victory was all but assured.
On the evening of April 25, someone fired gunshots near a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual event attended by the president and other major figures for speeches and media awards.
After 11 passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship contracted the Andes strain of Hantavirus, all of the ship’s passengers were evacuated to Tenerife, Spain on May 10 and 11.
