Racial Gerrymander Defender Fourth in Line for Va. Governor

Kirk Cox, now the speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, is in a long-shot position to take over the governorship if Ralph Northam, his deputy and the AG all go down after a series of scandals.

• Supreme Court Case: Cox wants to intervene at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case in order to defend 11 state legislative districts invalidated by a lower federal court as racial gerrymanders. Kimberly Robinson reports.

Juror Slur Claims Confront Supreme Court Divided on Race

At a time when racism dominates the national political conversation, two petitions put race front and center ...