Arizona Party Punishes Sinema for Vote on Filibuster
Three years after becoming a hero to Arizona Democrats for winning a US Senate seat long held by Republicans, Sen. Krysten Sinema was formally censured Saturday by the state party for her part in...
View ArticleAlabama Supreme Court Ruling Is Good News for GOP
The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power. The high court order boosts Republican...
View ArticleBlack Woman Who Tried to Register to Vote Handed 6 Years
A Black woman in Tennessee was handed a sentence of six years and one day after being found guilty of illegally registering to vote. Pamela Moses' cases is attracting national attention due to its...
View ArticleUS Sues Arizona Over Its New Voting Law
The Justice Department is suing Arizona over a new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections, calling it a "textbook violation" of the National Voter Registration Act. The...
View ArticleBiden Advocates Voting Rights on Selma Pilgrimage
Marking the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when Alabama state troopers clubbed and tear-gassed peaceful marchers opposing discrimination, President Biden returned to advocate new voting rights...
View ArticlePope Approves 'Significant Crack in Stained-Glass Ceiling'
Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, and the AP reports that's a historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making...
View ArticleSurprise SCOTUS Ruling Hands Victory to State's Black Voters
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population,...
View ArticleWith Clock Running Out, a Slew of Big SCOTUS Cases Loom
The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions left to release over the next week before the justices begin their summer break. As is...
View ArticleSupreme Court Delivers Bad News to Alabama GOP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state's plea to retain Republican-drawn lines...
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