Alabama asks Supreme Court to clear way for Republicans’ redrawn voting map

Alabama urged the Supreme Court on Friday for an emergency order clearing the way for its redrawn congressional map that could boost Republicans’ chances of holding on to the House in November. The ask landed just as Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the new map, which lawmakers passed in response to the high court’s recent decision in Louisiana that weakened the Voting Rights Act.  Alabama says that should enable the state to axe the boundaries that judges forcibly…