Politics May 24 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on the effects of voting requirements on ballot access By News Desk and Associated Press
Politics Apr 16 Tribes denounce North Dakota ID law in congressional hearing Tribal leaders told members of Congress that Native American voters face poor access to polling sites, discrimination by poll workers and unfair identification requirements. By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press
Politics Oct 24 Georgia’s rejection of mail ballots over mismatched signatures halted by judge Georgia election officials must stop rejecting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications without first giving voters a chance to fix the problem, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 Missouri judge clarifies voter ID ruling ahead of key Senate contest At issue is a new law that had directed voters to present a valid photo ID or sign a sworn statement and present some other form of identification in order to cast a regular ballot. By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press
Politics May 15 Supreme Court rejects appeal — for now — over North Carolina voter ID law The court's order today indicated that none of the justices dissented from the court's rejection of the case. By Associated Press
Apr 11 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: North Korea warns against U.S. aggression with threat to strike By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea issued a fiery new warning to the United States, threatening nuclear strikes on American military bases in South Korea and elsewhere if the U.S. makes any aggressive move. President Trump took to Twitter,… Continue watching
Mar 24 Arkansas governor signs bill to reinstate voter ID law By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Arkansas' governor signed a measure Friday requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, reinstating a voter ID law that was struck down by the state's highest court more than two years ago. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:27 Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics, ruling says By PBS NewsHour A panel of federal judges in Texas is ordering the state to redraw its congressional district map because it discriminates against Hispanic voters. The judges ruled Friday that in 2011, Republican legislators engaged in gerrymandering on racial lines. The ruling… Continue watching
Feb 22 Texas, Trump administration seek to delay voter ID hearing By David Saleh Rauf, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department joined Texas' attorney general Wednesday in asking a federal court to delay a hearing on the state's voter ID law, the latest signal that the federal government might drop its opposition to the law now that… Continue reading
Nov 06 Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars By Kamala Kelkar A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S. Continue reading