Republicans Tell Trump, Change Course On SAVE America Act
From today’s MS Now: For months, President Donald Trump has relentlessly pressed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. An increasing number of Republicans say it’s time for him to…
SCOTUS Approves Alabama Map To Erase Majority-Black District
From today’s The Guardian: Alabama can use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts in this year’s midterm elections, the US supreme court ruled…
State Redistricting Battles Intensify Following SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act
From today’s PBS News: A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in…
Trump Vows Legislative Blockade Until Voter-ID Bill Passes
From today’s CNBC News: President Donald Trump threatened to withhold his signature from any bill that reaches his desk until Congress passes a controversial election measure known as the SAVE…
Voting Rights Groups Sue Ohio Over Law Cancelling Registration Without Notice
From today’s Ohio Capital Journal: A pair of voting rights groups are suing Ohio’s secretary of state over a controversial piece of voting legislation signed into law late last year.…
Trump Wants Republicans To ‘Nationalize’ US Elections
From today’s CNN News: A wide array of election experts say President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “nationalize the voting” is an alarming and potentially dangerous escalation of his…
Voting Rights Act Faces Near-Death Experience At Supreme Court
From today’s Reuter’s: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin…
‘It’s really theft’: The GOP Plan To Redraw Texas Maps
From today’s The Guardian: A plan for Texas to redraw its congressional districts and gain five additional Republican seats barrels through flimsy legal arguments and political norms like a rough-stock…
Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
From today’s New York Times: National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans…
Virginia Wants SCOTUS To Block Order Restoring Voting Rights for 1600 People
From today’s Virginia Mercury: On Monday, Virginia filed an emergency stay asking the Supreme Court to block a federal court’s order for the state to add 1,600 people back to…