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A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House

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A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House

NPR · Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.