Harris emerges as top abortion voice, warns of more fallout
WASHINGTON (AP) — During Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, then-California Sen. Kamala Harris asked the judge if he…
Tag: voting rights
With voting rights stalled, some senators mull update to Electoral Count Act
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is exploring legislation to overhaul how Congress counts Electoral College votes, but backers…
U.S. Senate Republicans again block debate on voting rights legislation
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans blocked the advance of voting rights legislation Wednesday, the second time this year — thwarting…
U.S. House Democrats offer voting rights bill named for John Lewis
WASHINGTON — At the base of the bridge in Selma, Ala., where the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia…
U.S. Senate to try again on voting rights, in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to bring a comprehensive voting rights package to the Senate…
Missouri to pay about $1 million in federal voting lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri must pay more than $1 million in legal fees for failing to follow federal voting…
Fight for voting rights shows that weeds of aristocracy are alive and well in U.S.
America just recently commemorated its birthday, Independence Day, celebrating freedom from the oppressive monarchy and aristocracy from which its forefathers…
AME church to address BLM, voting rights, in delayed meeting
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States’ oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates…
Harris highlights stakes of election in Barrett hearings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unable to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris used three days of confirmation hearings this week…
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the…
At Lewis’ funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that…