| | | | On April 30, the morning after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Governor Jeff Landry of Louisiana got to work. Landry is one of the country’s most aggressively MAGA red-state governors, and by then, had already issued an emergency executive order halting the state’s primary election. He did this even though candidates had already qualified, absentee ballots had been mailed, and early voting had begun. None of that mattered. Landry wanted new congressional maps because he knew Donald Trump wanted those maps. Read the full story. This story is from The Big Picture, a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today. Sign up to receive it in your inbox directly every week. | |