Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Wednesday slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was unconstitutional, which limited the scope ...

Florida's Senate has advanced a bill that would restrict voting rights in the state by limiting the use of mail-in ballots and drop boxes in elections, angering critics who have called the measures ...

The SAVE Act, which the House approved with only four Democratic votes, is now stalled in the Senate, where it’s described by Democrats as "Jim Crow 2.0." But that description insults not just today's ...

The Supreme Court's recent decision on the Voting Rights Act has raised concerns about a return to Jim Crow-era policies. Tennessee was among the first Southern states to implement segregation laws ...

Within a week of leaving prison in 2024, Quadaire Patterson applied to have his right to vote restored. He waited for about two years, without success. But when he checked ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference, at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2026. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., compared the ...

There’s quite an issue today about the SCOTUS decision gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In the debate above, Brian Taylor Cohen makes several valid points. Democrats had a bill to establish ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag. Later this year, the state’s voters will decide whether to dump a statewide election process that dates to the Jim ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Wednesday slammed the Supreme Court's ruling that Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black ...

Sen. 👤Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is railing against Republican lawmakers in his state for advocating for voting restrictions calling the push “Jim Crow in new clothes.” “Some politicians did not approve ...