The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions.
Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the ...
Whole Hog Politics: Musk’s clout is on the ballot in Wisconsin
Dems plumb new poll low, Texas GOP braces for bitter Senate primary, 2026’s tiny House map, Do you even politics, bro?, ...
Why the 2024 Election Shattered the Democratic Party | Opinion
Democrats are understandably tempted to solve their current predicament in traditional fashion—confront Trump with a new ...
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Blue States Seek to Enact Their Own Voting Rights Acts
With the federal law eroded by court decisions, about a half-dozen states want to enshrine protections for non-white voters. But it’s a tough sell even in Democratic states.
‘A feeling of despair:’ Democratic donors grapple with messaging, midterm map and an emboldened Trump
Maggie Kulyk, a progressive donor and activist in the Atlanta area, has a long list of worries about President Donald Trump: ...
New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers who challenge his policies
The memo orders Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem to pursue ethics challenges against lawyers.
Democrats have lost their way on women’s sports – and here's the political price they'll pay
Instead of respecting that popular opinion strongly favors keeping trans-identifying men out of women’s sports, Capitol Hill ...
The Latest: Trump announces Boeing will build next-generation fighter jets
President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jets, which the Pentagon says ...
The Latest: Judge vows to determine if Trump ignored order blocking deportation flights
Chief Judge James Boasberg is examining the administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan ...