US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

President Trump insists the ceasefire is holding even after the U.S. and Iran traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time this week.
Tennessee is the first state to redraw its congressional map after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, joining other Southern Republican-led states in redrawing districts ahead of the midterms.
The U.S. military is facing growing scrutiny over its campaign of airstrikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which has killed nearly 200 people and raised new allegations of mistreatment of foreign fishermen.

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(01:55) US and Iran Trade Fire
(05:45) Tennessee Redistricting
(09:40) US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

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