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The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court OKs Alabama congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Demonstrators protest in the Senate hallway in response to HB1 and SB1, redistricting bills, during a special session of the Alabama Legislature, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Alabama returns to Supreme Court for help in allowing a GOP-friendly map

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Travis Jackson stands outside the federal courthouse on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Birmingham, Ala. after a court hearing related to redistricting litigation. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Redistricting blues: GOP’s new maps blocked in two Southern states

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., center, is surrounded by members of the Congressional Black Caucus as they speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling to strike down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Federal court blocks Alabama Republicans’ congressional map

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court ducks IQ level question for death row inmate

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Keith Odom, a forklift driver from Aiken, S.C., looks out from his bus seat as he arrives in Montgomery, Ala., for a voting rights rally Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Student Mikala Sposito welds at Washtenaw Community College on Friday, May 1, 2026, in Ann Arbor., Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Michigan community college student to be 1st woman to represent U.S. at world welding competition

By Mike Householder - Associated Press

Marie-Therese Ross-Mahe, an 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran, poses in Orvault, western France, during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown describes her detention

By Jade Le Deley - Associated Press

A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May, 7 2026. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Supreme Court backs Alabama in push to erase Democrat-friendly congressional map

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mandy Cook, left, and Cheryl Woodard, hold signs during a rally against a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Voter confusion, headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw U.S. House seats

By John Hanna and Jack Brook - Associated Press

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Republicans seize momentum in redistricting battle for U.S. House seats ahead of midterm elections

By Kim Chandler, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

From Alabama to New York, states are racing to redraw their congressional maps after a bombshell Supreme Court ruling gutted a key Voting Rights Act protection. Washington Times national politics reporter Susan Ferrechio breaks down what's happening state by state.

WATCH: How a Supreme Court bombshell is redrawing the congressional map before November

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districts

By Kim Chandler, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel arrive for a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

SPLC vows to fight federal charges in first court appearance since fraud indictment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, center, marches with protesters before a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps, in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

South Carolina joins Southern redistricting push after Supreme Court ruling on minority districts

By Jeffrey Collins, Travis Loller, Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

People protest against a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing U.S. House district covering majority-Black Memphis

By Travis Loller, Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Voters cast their ballots in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Redistricting fight moves to New York and three southern states

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

By Kim Chandler and Travis Loller - Associated Press

State senators listen to debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times