‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights Act
Organizers, including Selma foot soliders, say ruling is latest chapter in long battle over Black disenfranchisement in USThe supreme court’s recent d...
US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsThe US supreme court went out of its ...
How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder
Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about a Supreme Court ruling that could pave ...
In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who've denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in c...
U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling
Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that the state's congressional...
Louisiana claims supreme court voting rights decision means it cannot carry out primaries with current electoral maps – live
State’s governor and attorney general move to postpone midterm 2026 primaries just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights ActHere’s more ...
Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act
The Pentagon estimates the war with Iran has cost $25 billion so far. And, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map was "an unconsti...
US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act | First Thing
Ruling has gutted provision intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Plus, oil tops $126 a barrel to reach highest level since 2022Good mo...
Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats
The map drawn by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a ...
Black lawmakers decry supreme court’s ruling in voting case: ‘We’re going backwards’
Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent ...
Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system
Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election A rightwing pr...
Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting
Florida's governor has called lawmakers to meet starting Tuesday. They'll consider a fast-track redistricting that could flip some House seats held by...
