The Supreme Court Wednesday heard a Republican challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act that could kill many Black-held congressional seats and help the GOP keep control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms and beyond.

The conservative-led top court could agree to gut provisions barring racial discrimination in redistricting , a move that would open the door for Republican-held legislatures to redraw congressional maps across the South and potentially eliminate 10 or more seats held by Black or Latino Democrats.

Such a decision would amount to a political and racial earthquake that could tip the scales of control of Congress in favor of President Trump and Republicans.

It comes as Trump has already unleashed an unprecedented mid-decade battle over congressio

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