The Latest Breaking News from Terri Sewell

State to receive extra congressional district after winning court battle – but advocates must convince Black voters to turn out

Despite a divided Congress, Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama is still pushing to shore up the Voting Rights Act after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled key parts of the landmark law.

Republicans are highlighting states that have tightened voting laws as models to increase election integrity, drawing a fight with Democrats.

Underage workers as young as 12 have reportedly been caught working at a supply chain plant.

Alabama’s only open congressional seat will be decided as Republican Dale Strong faces Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton and Libertarian P

Potential ruling on Voting Rights Act could “obliterate” many majority-minority congressional districts, one attorney said.

Congressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them

The pair’s disappearance, the first believed to have been captured in Ukraine, would add another layer of complexity to US efforts against Russia

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama this year was Feb. 11, 2022. Twenty-two candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 13 Republicans and eight Democrats. That’s 3.14 candidates per district, less than the 3.57 candidates per district in 2020 and 3.28 in 2018.