WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Republican congressional district maps in Alabama that voting rights activists say discriminate against Black voters. The major ruling Thursday upholds the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – A large group of protesters gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, D.C. to honor the late civil rights leader with a march to call on Congress to pass voting rights measures that are ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – A large group of protesters gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, D.C., to honor the late civil rights leader with a march to call on Congress to pass voting rights measures that are ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – A new voting rights bill has been drawn up by a group of eight Senate Democrats as part of a compromise in the hopes of getting the needed support to move the bill forward. The proposed ...
AUSTIN, Texas (NBC) – The standoff over voting rights at the Texas House has entered a new phase. Arrest warrants were authorized Tuesday for the House Democrats who were not in attendance without legitimate excuses. A clear majority of state ...
WASHINTON, D.C. (CNN) – A key Biden priority is set to fail a major test on Capitol Hill Tuesday when the Senate is set to vote on an election reform bill known as the “For the People Act.” Right now, ...
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — 100 years ago today, women suffragists helped secure the right to vote for American women. 3/4 of states have to approve a proposed amendment. There were 48 states in 1920, so 36 states were needed. ...
Jacksonville, Fla. (WTLV) — Frankie Gause was born July 16, 1914, six years before women gained the right to vote, and she takes voting seriously. “I voted every year since I was old enough,” she says. She’s witnessed 18 presidential ...