FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories this week

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Popular In Politics] Thursday, June 15, 2023 [1. Why Two Supreme Court Conservatives Just Saved The Voting Rights Act]( [0320_RobertsSpeech 4×3]( This term, the most conservative Supreme Court in modern history had the opportunity to gut the last major section of the Voting Rights Act. They didn’t take it. [Read more]( [2. How Other Candidates Are Reacting To Trump’s Federal Indictment]( [Chris Christie Attends Town Hall Event In New Hampshire]( Former President Donald Trump is reportedly facing multiple felony charges as part of a federal indictment against him surrounding his handling of classified documents. This is only the second time in history a former president has been indicted (the first being Trump’s charges related to allegations of hush money he indirectly paid to Stormy Daniels) and the first time a former president has been federally indicted. This would be remarkable on its own, but Trump is more than just a former president — he is also an active candidate for president. These charges and the case surrounding them will undoubtedly have an impact on the campaign, and it won’t necessarily be bad for Trump. [Read more]( [3. The Supreme Court’s New Ruling Could Help Democrats Flip The House In 2024]( [Sen. Rodger Smitherman compares U.S. Representative district maps]( The Supreme Court just handed Democrats a massive victory in their quest to retake the House of Representatives in 2024. In a 5-4 decision that was as surprising as it was consequential, the high court agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the Voting Rights Act requires Alabama to draw a second predominantly Black congressional district. [Read more]( [4. Trump’s First Indictment Didn’t Hurt Him Politically. The Second Could Be Different.]( [Celebrity Sightings In New York City – May 31, 2023]( For the second time in less than three months, former President Donald Trump has been indicted. This time, it’s a federal probe in connection with his handling of classified documents. (His first indictment was by the Manhattan district attorney’s office on 34 counts of falsifying business records with the goal of disrupting the 2016 election.) Trump is scheduled to appear in federal district court in Miami on Tuesday. Sources have told ABC News that Trump will face at least seven charges, including corruptly concealing a document or record and conspiracy to obstruct justice. [Read more]( [5. Chris Christie Should Have Run For President In 2012]( [2024-TOC-CHRISCHRISTIE-4×3]( On Tuesday night in New Hampshire, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced he was running for president. But the announcement came about 12 years too late. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: How Trump’s Classified Documents Case Could End]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.