The congressman comes to Washington representing a district created by a court order to give Alabama's black voters more just representation.

No Black Alabamian has ever served in the U.S. Senate. And only four Black lawmakers have been elected to represent the state ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education ...

Both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the ...

A case that could flip the balance of political power in Alabama’s largest county is now before a federal judge. Plaintiffs say the Jefferson County commission’s current five-district map ...

When Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin in 1976, the 15 most Democratic counties did not include Milwaukee or Dane.

Leading a cohort of next-generation Southern leaders in both parties, Carter grafted the region back on the national map by repudiating Jim Crow, firmly and finally extinguishing George Wallace as a ...

In America, states now celebrate not just flowers but their own desserts, minerals, neckwear—even firearms. Is there any ...

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