Appeals court blocks private lawsuits under Voting Rights Act’s disability assistance provision
This provision guarantees that voters who need assistance due to disability, blindness, or inability to read or write are entitled...
This provision guarantees that voters who need assistance due to disability, blindness, or inability to read or write are entitled...
U.S. Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) has reintroduced the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health and Treatment (U-FIGHT) Act, legislation...
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed two Senate resolutions aimed at blocking U.S. arms...
The Senate’s hearings run from July 25 through July 29, 2025, each focusing on specific regions across the state to ensure broad...
The hearings are part of a broader statewide tour aimed at gathering public input on proposed congressional redistricting plans.
The NAACP has withdrawn a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, after the county adopted a new electoral...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state lawmakers back to Austin for a special legislative session beginning Monday, July 21...
Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones, a Democrat from Houston, is currently serving on the Texas House Committee on Redistricting.
Revered as the "conscience of the Congress," John Lewis spent his life fighting for racial justice, voting rights, and nonviolent...
Now serving her 50th year in the Texas Legislature, Thompson is the longest-serving woman and African American in Texas legislative...

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