Black Caucus Braces for Shrinking Map After Voting Rights Setback
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After the Supreme Court gutted parts of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais, southern redistricting threatens to push out as many as a third of the Congressional Black Caucus, triggering internal tensions over endorsing non-Black candidates and a push to recruit diverse voices as Black representation adjusts for 2028 maps and primary politics.
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