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Voting Rights Act ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander

Democratic congressional representative, have used the opportunity to explicitly target him, threatening to redraw the second congressional district, that he represents. Federal protections, those initially stipulated by the VRA, prevented states from “bad behavior

What is the Lobito Corridor, cited by US Africa envoy as model for ties?

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia – as an example of this new direction during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 5. While it was the former Biden administration

The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

Trump and is campaigning for the 7 May Scottish parliament election on a platform of maximising domestic fossil fuel production. "Shutting down North Sea oil and gas is the biggest act of self-harm," says

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world. The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as several countries are battling to contain

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Democrats who pushed back against his assessment of the war.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3776x3776+944+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F02%2F4b68d1554ffaae26da45d27d8132%2Fhegseth-4-29-26-ap26119587147953.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119333/the-iran-war-now-has-a-price-tag-25-billion-but-still-no-end-date) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date