Voting

A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House November 12, 20265:00 AM ET

Hansi Lo Wang

Democratic Reps. Terri Sewell (left) and Shomari Figures of Alabama appear at a voting rights rally in May on the steps of the state's Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Jake Crandall/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect hide caption

Jake Crandall/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this year that further weakened the Voting Rights Act raised the possibility of a record drop in Black representation in Congress.