The New York Times

1. Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Gerrymandering Era

   The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.

2. After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps

   It was not immediately clear whether Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would postpone the May 16 primary election for House races after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional.

3. How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders

   Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.

4. Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination

   Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

5. Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data

   Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said.