Why Are We Still Talking About Voting Rights in 2026?

Source Scout · Mother Jones reports: Republican politicians have moved to dilute Black political power, particularly in the South, since the Supreme Court’s April ruling in Louisiana v. Alex Wong/Getty In the runup to this year’s midterm elections, one of the defining campaign issues is the elections themselves. Ever since President Donald Trump first urged red states to draw new maps to give Republican candidates an electoral edge, America has been caught in a historic redistricting fight, which was supercharged this past spring when the Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act.

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