Week in Politics Hegseth's Congressional testimony; SCOTUS and Voting Rights

About this episode

The episode discusses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Congressional testimony and the implications of the Supreme Court's changes to the Voting Rights Act for future elections.

We look at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's two-day Congressional testimony, as well as what the Supreme Court's changes to the Voting Rights Act will mean for future elections.

Topics covered

• Congressional testimony
• Voting Rights
• Supreme Court
• Elections
• Politics

Keywords

• Hegseth
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Voting Rights
• Elections
• Politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act

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