Politics Sep 21 Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks.
Politics Sep 17 About 35 million people have been put into new House districts in the fight over congressional maps, report says The findings display the stark overhaul that partisan redistricting fights kicked off by President Donald Trump last year have caused for Americans across the country.
Politics Sep 15 Congressional Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms Organizers say they hope to boost turnout and influence closely divided House districts by focusing on voters' best interests.
Politics Sep 14 How Democrats and activist groups are planning to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world.
Politics Sep 13 Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that political strategist Khalil Thompson wants to fix.
Politics Aug 28 WATCH: March on Washington rally draws attention to voting rights with Jeffries, Sanders Thousands of protesters are rallying Friday on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as…
Politics Aug 19 Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won the Senate primary in Florida. Can she win in November? Nixon's upset sets up a long-shot challenge to U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, a former state attorney general who Gov. Ron DeSantis selected to fill the seat after it was vacated by Marco Rubio, who Trump chose as secretary of state.
Politics Jul 30 In Missouri, Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's primary rematch sets up key test for Democrats A progressive firebrand who started her political career as a Black Lives Matter organizer in Ferguson, Bush served two terms before losing a primary challenge to Wesley Bell, a moderate local prosecutor.
Politics Jul 30 Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American Dream Released on Thursday, the annual “State of Black America” report grimly describes Black Americans' economic and political prospects as having worsened due to policy changes from President Donald Trump's administration.
Politics Jul 13 Midwest becomes next theater in Democrats' progressive vs. moderate fight August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment.