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Eric Holder accuses GOP of ‘stealing seats’ while defending ‘fair’ Democratic redistricting push

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Top Virginia redistricting proponent and former Attorney General Eric Holder defended Democrats’ proposed changes to the Old Dominion’s congressional map, accusing Republicans of «stealing seats» in Missouri and Texas.
Voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to «restore fairness» — in the words of the Democrat-crafted referendum itself — by essentially approving a new congressional map that would redraw Virginia’s districts to favor Democrats over Republicans 10-1.
In a CBS News interview, anchor Margaret Brennan pressed Holder on the need for a new map, noting that a president’s party — in this case the GOP — already historically underperforms in midterm elections.
Holder denied the move is an acknowledgment that the Democratic Party can’t win «on its own» and said that they can definitely win if it is a fair fight.
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«What were we supposed to do, nothing?» Holder asked, citing Texas’ decision to redraw its districts at the behest of President Donald Trump and similar Republican-led redistricting efforts in Missouri and North Carolina.
Holder did not mention that Indiana legislative Republicans balked at calls to similarly redraw their map to favor the GOP, and Maryland Democrats also rejected a push to redraw their districts, ultimately preserving House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris’ Eastern Shore seat.
Holder said Democrats couldn’t allow Republicans to «stack the deck» nationally and «try to steal seats.»
«All we are trying to do is meet them and try to make the system as fair as it possibly can be, and that’s all this is about,» he said.
Holder’s comments sparked online criticism, as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and others pushed back on the former Obama «wingman’s» logic.
«It’s only partisan gerrymandering and ‘stealing seats’ when Republicans do it,» Lee said on X.
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«When it’s Democrats, it’s about ‘making the system as fair as it can be’ — Democrat logic is exhausting.»
Fox News contributor and media critic Joe Concha noted that Brennan also did not bring up several recent case of Democrats doing exactly what Holder criticized Republicans for.
«Margaret didn’t bother to push back and bring up the fact that several blue states have done this for years,» Concha said.
Critics have often pointed to the fact that the entirety of New England lacks a Republican member of congress, despite the true D-to-R population proportion.
Like the proposed Virginia map, which includes several districts painstakingly drawn into Fairfax County and another intentionally drawn to connect interior cities like Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Roanoke, Democratic states like Illinois have created similar awkwardly-drawn maps.
Reps. Eric Sorensen and Nikki Budzinski’s districts notably form thin, arcing lines connecting various Illinois cities that are otherwise nowhere near each other and not in a straight line or contour.
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Attorney General Eric Holder delivers remarks at the 103rd NAACP National Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 10, 2012, in Houston. (Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle)
Sorensen’s covers Rockford, Moline, Peoria and Bloomington, while Budzinski’s snakes from East St. Louis to Decatur and Urbana while incidentally collecting a thin line of rural areas that happen to be in between.
In Maryland, until recently, the third district was in several distinct pieces connected only by waterways and tributaries — to the extent a federal judge derisively called it a «broken-winged pterodactyl» flying over Balt-Wash suburbs.
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República Dominicana: El Ministerio Público detuvo a 20 sospechosos de extorsionar a residentes en Estados Unidos

El Ministerio Público de República Dominicana puso en marcha la Operación XL526 contra una red criminal que, según la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana, extorsionaba, chantajeaba y estafaba a residentes en Estados Unidos desde Jacagua, en Santiago, para obtener fondos que luego eran canalizados en maniobras de lavado de activos; la ofensiva dejó 20 personas arrestadas y derivará en presentaciones judiciales en las próximas horas.
La investigación, de acuerdo con la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana, incluyó 28 allanamientos ejecutados en Santiago y Puerto Plata por un equipo de 35 fiscales.
Entre los detenidos hay cinco cabecillas, seis integrantes identificados de la estructura y otras ocho personas apresadas con fines de investigación, mientras las autoridades persiguen a otro hombre vinculado al caso.
La operación fue coordinada por la Dirección General de Persecución y la Fiscalía de Santiago, según la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana.
También participaron la Dirección de Área de Investigación de Crimen Organizado, el Departamento Especial de Investigación de Delitos Trasnacionales de la Policía Nacional, HSI Santo Domingo, la Dirección Central de Prevención de la Policía Nacional y la Fuerza de Tarea contra el Crimen Organizado.
La estructura tenía su base operativa en el municipio de Jacagua, provincia de Santiago. La entidad oficial sostuvo que se trataba de una organización de carácter internacional integrada por personas con dominio del inglés y uso de herramientas tecnológicas para ejecutar las maniobras ilícitas.
El mecanismo, de acuerdo con la investigación oficial, comenzaba con la captación de víctimas mediante anuncios publicitarios. Después, las personas eran sometidas a extorsión y chantaje con un guion previamente estructurado por los cabecillas.

La Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana indicó que los imputados se hacían pasar, por medios tecnológicos, por supuestos miembros de organizaciones criminales como el denominado “Cartel de Sinaloa”. Con esa identidad falsa, exigían dinero a las víctimas y les enviaban imágenes de crímenes horrendos para intimidarlas.
Ese es el núcleo del caso: una red asentada en Santiago contactaba a residentes en Estados Unidos, los amenazaba con identidades criminales ficticias y obtenía dinero por coerción, según la Procuraduría General. Luego, esos fondos eran movilizados por distintos canales para dificultar su rastreo.
Durante la operación fueron arrestados los presuntos cabecillas Carlos José Parra Lantigua, Eliardo Peña Almonte, Renso Darío González Almonte, Josiel Pichardo Cabrera y Walinton Sosa Almonte, según la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana.
La institución también identificó como miembros de la red a Moisés David Pichardo Aracena, Pedro Antonio Pichardo, Yumeiry Altagracia Cabrera, Danny Rafael Lantigua, Augusto José Reyes y Julio Antonio Peralta del Rosario.
Los integrantes de la red serán presentados ante la Oficina Judicial de Servicios de Atención Permanente de Santiago en las próximas horas, de acuerdo con la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana. La investigación les atribuye presunta vinculación con crímenes y delitos de alta tecnología, asociación de malhechores, estafa, extorsión, chantaje, obtención ilícita de fondos, enriquecimiento ilícito, lavado de activos, distribución de sustancias controladas y uso de armas de fuego.

La Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana sostuvo que los fondos obtenidos eran canalizados mediante criptomonedas como Bitcoin, transferencias electrónicas, transferencias espejo y depósitos a través de empresas remesadoras y plataformas de pago.
En la mayoría de los casos, añadió la institución, las transacciones se hacían a favor de terceros identificados por la investigación para dificultar la trazabilidad del dinero y encubrir su origen ilícito.
La ostentación de bienestar económico por parte de los integrantes de la organización incentivaba la incorporación de nuevas personas, sobre todo jóvenes de Santiago de los Caballeros y municipios cercanos, según la Procuraduría General de la República Dominicana. La institución afirmó que esa exhibición de recursos formaba parte del entorno de expansión de la estructura.
Las autoridades también señalaron que los imputados empleaban mecanismos de intimidación y coacción que causaban afectaciones psicológicas graves en las víctimas.
Las amenazas provocaban temor, sufrimiento y perturbación emocional tanto en quienes recibían directamente la presión como en sus familiares, con impacto en su estabilidad personal y su calidad de vida.
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US ally Kuwait condemns ‘brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks’ after airport was hit

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Kuwait decried Iranian attacks in a statement issued by its foreign affairs ministry, saying that the Kuwait International Airport had been targeted.
«The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the State of Kuwait’s condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms, of the brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks using ballistic missiles and drones, the latest of which occurred at dawn today, targeting once again civilian and vital facilities, including Kuwait International Airport, resulting in the death of one individual, injuries to others, and damage to vital facilities, including diplomatic missions,» part of the statement declared, according to a translation of the Arabic-language post on X.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson had indicated that a building at Kuwait International Airport was damaged and people were injured, according to a post on X by the official account of Kuwait Army general staff headquarters.
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People are seen at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 1, 2026. (Jaber Abdulkhaleq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«The Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that a number of hostile drones targeted today the passenger building (T1) at Kuwait International Airport as a result of the criminal Iranian aggression, which resulted in significant material damage to the building and injuries to a number of individuals, who received the necessary medical care,» according to a translation of the Arabic-language post.
«He affirmed that the armed forces are monitoring the situation in coordination with the relevant authorities, and they are in a state of complete readiness to deal with any developments, and to take all necessary measures to preserve the security of the country and its stability,» the post added.
The Iranian hostilities come more than three months since the start of the U.S. war against the Islamic Republic.
In a Tuesday statement, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) indicated that America had engaged in «self-defense strikes» against Iran.
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Imam Sadiq (AS) mosque with a giant Iranian flag installed on its front at the Palestine Square in Tehran on April 19, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
«U.S. forces successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East, June 2. Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets. Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart enroute, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by U.S. and Bahrain air defense forces,» the release noted.
«Moments earlier, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters. American forces also conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island. No U.S. personnel were harmed. CENTCOM forces remain vigilant and ready to defend against unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire,» the statement added.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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CENTCOM noted in a post on X that, «An additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed.»
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