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Descendants of several civil rights leaders and abolitionists came together Tuesday at a Black History Month event hosted by the White House.

State to receive extra congressional district after winning court battle – but advocates must convince Black voters to turn out

This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color

Republicans are highlighting states that have tightened voting laws as models to increase election integrity, drawing a fight with Democrats.

Alabama’s only open congressional seat will be decided as Republican Dale Strong faces Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton and Libertarian P

Potential ruling on Voting Rights Act could “obliterate” many majority-minority congressional districts, one attorney said.

Congressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them

The pair’s disappearance, the first believed to have been captured in Ukraine, would add another layer of complexity to US efforts against Russia

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama this year was Feb. 11, 2022. Twenty-two candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 13 Republicans and eight Democrats. That’s 3.14 candidates per district, less than the 3.57 candidates per district in 2020 and 3.28 in 2018.