Republicans Won Redistricting. Will It Matter?

The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to redistrict its congressional maps, as Southern states continue to comply with the court's recent landmark Voting Rights Act decision. Meanwhile, Virginia Democrats have tossed up a Hail Mary legal appeal that will surely lose. Overall, Republicans are the big redistricting winners. But will it actually matter? On the international stage, President Trump prepares to embark on a high-stakes trip to China. There is a lot riding on this meeting, and Josh breaks down all you need to know—including the best way to really stick it to the Chinese and Iranians while the president meets Xi Jinping on foreign soil. Rep. Brad Knott (R-N.C.) also joins the program to discuss the congressional debate over reauthorization of FISA surveillance and the ever-thorny, long-standing question on which this debate ultimately hinges: What is the proper way to view the trade-off between liberty and security?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.