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Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Harris visits Erie

WATCH: Harris slams Trump for suggesting the military could be used against ‘enemy from within’

Vice President Kamala Harris, at her rally in northwestern Pennsylvania, called Trump a serious threat to American democracy who is “out for unchecked power.”…

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington

Biden concentrates on Black voters as polls show some support slipping to Trump

The Biden campaign says it's going all in to shore up support among Black voters. It comes as polls show him underperforming with the key Democratic constituency that helped deliver him the Democratic nomination and the White House in 2020.

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, as President Joe Biden listens, at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. Photo by Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

WATCH: Biden, Harris launch Black voter outreach efforts with stop at Philadelphia school

At an appearance with Vice President Harris, he lashed out at what he called Donald Trump’s “MAGA lies” and said the winner of this year’s White House race will make crucial decisions, including nominees for the Supreme Court.

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Voters Cast Ballots In States Across The Nation On Super Tuesday

Alabamans in district redrawn to boost Black voting power got incorrect information ahead of primary

A federal court drew new congressional lines in November in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state had violated the Voting Rights Act. Voters arriving at the polls were still able to vote for the correct candidates,…

By Christine Fernando, Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Louisiana lawmakers pass new congressional map with a second majority-Black district

By Sara Cline, Associated Press

The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly two years.

Top Democrats worry about Biden’s support among Black voters in Georgia and Michigan

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024.

North Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in new lawsuit

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.

The Supreme Court will let Alabama’s congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices left in place an order directing a court-appointed special master to propose new lines for the state with a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it.

Judges rule South Carolina racially gerrymandered U.S. House district

By James Pollard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power.