The case tests the balancing act states must strike in protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.

Several conservative justices were skeptical that the Voting Rights Act’s attempts to redress past discrimination can co-exist with the Equal Protection Clause.

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday.

Mia Love, the first Black Republican Congresswoman, has died after a three-year battle with brain cancer, her family wrote on social media. She was 49.

U.S. officials are meeting with Russian officials Monday for talks in Saudi Arabia. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes explains that experts warn federal spending cuts will make the country sicker and poorer as healthcare costs rise without new treatments.

U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.

Senior U.S. and Russian officials held high-level talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday that were aimed at establishing a Black Sea cease-fire deal. Diplomats hope that the maritime truce would be a stepping stone toward achieving a wider peace agreement in the Russia-Ukraine war.