Oct 26 Susan B. Anthony’s headstone gets plastic shield for voter stickers By Associated Press Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers' glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers. Continue reading
Oct 12 How risky is voting in person? Here’s how to navigate your options during the pandemic By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Voting is a fundamentally local process that varies from state to state and looks different depending on where you are. Here's how to determine which option is right for you. Continue reading
Oct 12 Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press To counteract racist voter suppression tactics that date back to the Jim Crow era, early voting in the Black community is stressed from pulpits nearly as much as it is by the candidates seeking their support. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 3:27 Trump faces fallout for remarks about voting twice as Biden visits family of Jacob Blake By Lisa Desjardins President Trump is taking his reelection campaign to Pennsylvania for a Thursday evening rally. He is also facing scrutiny over Wednesday remarks in which he urged people to vote twice, which is fraudulent. Meanwhile, Democratic opponent Joe Biden spent the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 9:37 A century after 19th Amendment, Gloria Steinem on what challenges remain Tuesday marks a full century since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which says that the right to vote “should not be denied or abridged” on the basis of sex. We look back to the path to that milestone, and… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:57 How USPS policies and the pandemic could create mail-in voting ‘perfect storm’ The U.S. Postal Service is warning that it may not be able to deliver all mail-in ballots in time for them to be counted for the election. That message was communicated in letters sent to state officials around the country,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 12:20 Shields and Brooks on Kamala Harris as VP pick, mail-in voting worries Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, the legislative stalemate over federal… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:18 How election officials and USPS handle mail-in ballots The pandemic is pushing more voters to cast ballots by mail. While most evidence shows that voting fraud is extremely rare, President Trump has been claiming the opposite. Now he's criticizing the idea of more funding for the U.S. Postal… Continue watching
Aug 04 WATCH: Voting experts testify on how to secure the 2020 elections By Associated Press States have been grappling with how to carry out voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Election Day three months away. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Istanbul trial begins for Saudi suspects in Khashoggi murder In our news wrap Friday, a trial is underway in Istanbul for 20 Saudis charged in the October 2018 slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. None of the accused were in court, as Saudi Arabia rejected demands for their… Continue watching