The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts on Wednesday. A group of black voters has appealed a lower court's finding that a voting map that added a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana was guided too much by racial considerations in violation of the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law. This is the second time the Supreme Court will hear arguments in this case.

Israel released the identities of three deceased hostages on Oct. 15 that had been handed over by the Hamas terrorist group a day earlier, but said a fourth set of remains transferred by Hamas did not match any of the hostages. The IDF has notified the families of the three men following the completion of the identification process. In response to reports that Hamas was handing over the remains of the dead hostages more slowly than agreed, the Israeli military said it would cut aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.