Michelle Obama announces week of action to sign up voters
Michelle Obama is marking the 53rd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by urging Americans to participate in a week of action to get people signed up to vote.
Republican state lawmakers push for restrictions on voting
Lawmakers in at least 20 mostly Republican-led states are pushing to make it harder to register or to vote.
Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars
A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S.
New voter ID rules, other election changes could cause confusion
New voter ID requirements, early voting schedules and voter registration rules in more than a dozen states are creating uncertainty that could dampen turnout.
The reduction is likely to diminish the Justice Department's ability to detect voter intimidation and other potential problems at the polls.
A federal appeals court, comprised of three Democratic appointees, ruled Friday that recent changes to North Carolina’s voting law by the state's Republican-controlled government violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina's congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state.
Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory practices used to stop Americans from casting a ballot. President Obama marked the occasion with civil rights leaders, cautioning that those rights are still at risk. Gwen Ifill talks to Imani…
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act has been one of the most prominent pieces of civil rights legislation. Its aim: to ensure that people in areas with a history of racial discrimination receive fair treatment when they vote. The Supreme…
