By Brian Lyman | Editor
“Not since Jim Crow have we seen this level of systematic disenfranchisement of Black voters.” - U.S. Rep. Yvette Clark, D-New York, chair, Congressional Black Caucus
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., looks on as Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
DC BUREAU
By David Lightman
The Congressional Black Caucus can deliver about a fourth of the votes needed to reach a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and has been able to push key legislation over the line. But the U.S. Supreme Court’s April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the Voting Rights Act, could put over 20 members of the caucus in danger of losing re-election, throwing the future of the CBC into uncertainty.
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