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By Hannah Jewell and Izin Akhabau

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Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 30, and we wish we could unsee these deeply unsettling robot dogs with the faces of famous people roaming a Berlin museum. Now let’s get to the news.

The Supreme Court sharply weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• How? The ruling limits the ability of states to consider race when drawing voting maps, which had helped increase minority representation. Three liberal justices strongly objected.
• What it means: The GOP could gain a host of House seats in 2028. Louisiana’s Republican governor is already preparing to suspend House primaries for this November’s midterms.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

• Yesterday: Democrats accused Hegseth of misleading the public about the war in Iran and unjustly firing senior military leaders. The hearing devolved into personal barbs.
• The latest from the war: President Donald Trump and Iran are locked in a standoff as oil prices soared to a four-year high. And experts doubt Trump’s claim that Iran’s pipelines will soon “explode.”

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The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll was conducted Friday through Tuesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

• In a new poll: Fifty-six percent of Americans oppose Trump’s decision to tear down the White House’s East Wing to make way for the ballroom. His triumphal arch is also unpopular.
• Other Trump initiatives: His $1 million “gold card” visa for rich immigrants has had few takers. And the House passed a controversial surveillance bill supported by Trump.

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Jerome Powell will deny Trump a vacancy on the board of the Federal Reserve.

• How? He said he will remain as a governor of the central bank after his term as chair expires May 15. The Fed also left interest rates steady yesterday despite Trump’s pressure.
• Another focus of Trump’s attacks: Former FBI director James Comey made his first court appearance after a new indictment. His lawyers laid out their plan to defend him.

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By 2050, 122 million people could find themselves newly protein-deficient. (Sources: FDA, USDA and Leiden University meta-analysis of crop nutrient changes)

• Compared to 1988: Many of humanity’s most important crops contain fewer vitamins and minerals. These charts show how much nutrients could decline by 2040.
• Why? Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere, largely caused by burning fossil fuels, is changing the way plants grow. That could cause a hidden hunger epidemic.

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Brain scans have revealed three ADHD types, including a more extreme form.

• In a recent study: Researchers looked at brain scans of 1,154 children and adolescents. They discovered a condition clinicians have been trying to pin down for years.
• What is it? A form of ADHD marked by emotional dysregulation or difficulty managing emotions in an appropriate way. Scans from this type exhibited 45 abnormal areas in the brain.

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​​You will soon be able to use Uber to book hotels.

• ​​Over the next few weeks: A new feature will be rolled out to U.S. users with access to more than 700,000 hotels. Uber promises it will save you money and streamline travel.
• ​​Do we really need another way to book a hotel? Post travel reporter Natalie Compton found snags in the app, but also got a pretty good deal. Read her guide to using it here.

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Before you go … beets are unusually good for your heart: Here’s how to get more of them in your diet. If you hate beets: