Federal judges will weigh a request to require Alabama to submit its next congressional map for preclearance. The request is being made in a long-running lawsuit over Alabama's congressional ...

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A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats ...

Mobile and Mobile County residents will need to refer to the congressional map to see who they are voting for in 2024. The county was splintered in a new congressional map approved Thursday.

The new map is the end — for now — of a lengthy legal battle that pitted Alabama’s Republican-led legislature against Democrats and civil rights groups.

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

Federal judges have selected a new congressional map for Alabama ensuring a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for all 67 counties in preparation for severe storms expected to hit the state this weekend. Newsweek reached out to Ivey's press office ...

The Supreme Court refused Alabama’s request to hold 2024 elections under a congressional map judged to be an unlawful effort to dilute Black voters’ power.

A panel of federal judges struck down Alabama’s latest congressional voting map on Tuesday, arguing it dilutes Black votes in the state and fails to meet protections under the Voting Rights Act ...

Western Alabama will be hit hardest by the severe storms, with a risk of tornados, expected to begin on Friday night.