A Runoff Election Tuesday Could Reverse Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression in Georgia
Democratic secretary of state candidate John Barrow speaks during a campaign stop in Augusta, Georgia, on November 5.Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. John Barrow is the only former member of Congress with the unfortunate distinction of being drawn out of his district not once,…
Republican Senator Kills Nomination of Judge Who Defended Voter Suppression
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a bicentennial celebration of Frederick Douglass’ birthday, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 14, 2018.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday afternoon announced his opposition to Thomas Farr’s confirmation to a lifetime federal judgeship in North Carolina, effectively killing the controversial…
Stacey Abrams’ Allies Sue Georgia, Alleging an Unconstitutional Election System
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks to her supporters during her election night watch party in Atlanta, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Allies of Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who came up just short in Georgia’s gubernatorial election this month, sued the…
The Trial Over Trump’s Census Citizenship Question Did Not Go Well for the Administration
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the census on October 12, 2017. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The deeper the Trump administration got into a three-week trial challenging its controversial decision to add a question…
Utah—Yes, Utah—Has Approved a Ballot Initiative to Curb Gerrymandering
A voter drops off his ballot in Salt Lake City ahead of the November 6 midterm elections.Rick Bowmer/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Utah is one of the reddest states in the country, but not too red to embrace the kind of redistricting reform pushed by progressive voting-rights advocates around the…
“Senator, Why Are You Being Arrested?”
Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The morning of Tuesday, November 13, started out like many others for…