to see more of our voting rights news coverage when you search. The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants a federal appeals court to rule by Friday on its emergency bid to stop California from counting ballots from 20,000 people the Trump…
to see more of our voting rights news coverage when you search. The Republican official asking a federal judge to block certification of Texas’ upcoming election results once claimed without evidence that more people voted than were registered in 17 counties…
Trump repeats anti-trans attack on Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews Optimism that Democrats could take Congress, change tone around LGBTQ issues Trans voters are disappointed in Democrats. They’re voting for them anyway Allegations involving Ric Grenell raise questions about pay-for-play…
Trans voters are disappointed in Democrats. They’re voting for them anyway Allegations involving Ric Grenell raise questions about pay-for-play in White House Thousands turn out for annual 17th Street High Heel Race A brief history of D.C.’s High Heel Race…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a round table with Attorney General Todd Blanche at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A former federal prosecutor says President Donald Trump's Justice Department just locked itself into…
NOTE: Learn more about the march and the progress being made in winning reparations in this recent Clearing the FOG interview with Chairman Omale Yeshitela of the African Peoples Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement. On Saturday, October 31, the Black is…
Since President Trump entered national electoral politics in 2015, a core part of his political strategy has been undermining confidence in election results. This strategy allows Trump to either declare victory or, as with the 2020 election, declare the election was stolen.
President Donald Trump has tried to undermine the midterms, but America’s elections are surprisingly resilient. This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. No…
WASHINGTON—The “originalism” theory that the Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court majority often uses in its rulings turning back the constitutional clock doesn’t fit with the Constitution itself, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says. It also increases political polarization and…
President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere in the midterms are generating alarm, but an elections expert says the administration’s mounting setbacks deserve more attention. “This is all a lot of noise, and it’s failing,” David Becker, a former Justice Department…
The fight over who gets to vote and how the maps are drawn: redistricting, the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression and Trump's moves on elections.
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