"Alabama's Urgent Race to Redraw Congressional Map Sparks Debate Over District Design"

Alabama lawmakers are rushing to draw a new congressional map after federal judges ordered the state to create a second district where Black voters are the majority or close to it. The existing map, with only one majority-Black district, was deemed likely to violate the Voting Rights Act. The group of voters who sued the state proposed a district with 50.5% Black residents, but Alabama Republicans, who control the redistricting process, have not agreed to this and have suggested lower percentages. The GOP majority will release their proposed map on Monday. The Supreme Court decision has been praised by voting rights groups, while Democrats hope to gain a seat or a swing district in the GOP-dominated state.