Trump gets GOP pushback on plan to lay off federal workers

No Images? Click here         GOP lied about using racial data to gerrymander, lawyers say  North Carolina Republicans lied to a federal court in 2017 when they claimed that they didn’t use racial data about voters as they drew new electoral maps, according to a blistering filing in a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit this week. Common Cause of North Carolina, the lead plaintiff in the case, says the state’s legislative maps are so gerrymandered to benefit Republicans that they violate the state’s constitution. The daughter of Thomas Hofeller, a GOP master of gerrymandering who assisted lawmakers in drawing the maps, gave the files to the voting rights group. Stephanie Hofeller found the files after her father died last August, and lawyers representing Common Cause subpoenaed them. The files contained evidence that North Carolina Republicans misled the court ― both about how racial data was considered in creating the maps and their ability to create new ones in time for a special election, according to the filing. The court opted not to order special elections in 2017, leaving lawmakers elected under racially gerrymandered maps in power for a little bit longer. READ MORE     People before power. We think regular people’s stories are important – and we think you do too. JOIN HUFFPOST PLUS       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other Republican lawmakers are breaking with the White House on its plan to make cuts to a conservation job training program and lay off more than 1,000 federal workers. READ MORE Former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden reversed his support for the Hyde Amendment on Thursday at a gala hosted by the Democratic National Committee in Atlanta. READ MORE Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is worried that China might wait it out until the next election to reach a trade deal with a new president rather than negotiate with the Trump administration. READ MORE           ICYMI House Democrats are set to vote next week on a resolution that would make it easier for the House of Representatives to drag members of the Trump administration to court ― and to find them in contempt ― for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas. Fox News host Laura Ingraham slammed Democrats on Wednesday night for using children as “pathetic political props” ― and she delivered the line without irony while using the graves of American soldiers as a prop of her own.  A Texas Republican said last week that he believes women who have abortions should “absolutely” be punished with prison.          Want more?  Whoopi Goldberg Schools Meghan McCain: 'There Is No Such Thing As 'Late Term Abortion'' School Officials Want To Tear Down Columbine Due To Increased 'Morbid Fascination' Mount Everest Cleaning Crew Finds 4 Bodies Amid 12 Tons Of Trash   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe       - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe