This article was originally published in Bolts Magazine. Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the ...

A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised ...

By engaging local communities and grassroots organizations, the SPLC is organizing to build the political power of Black and ...

Members of the commission say that this constitutional recognition will allow people to go to courts if they cannot exercise their voting rights. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's ...

The long-running fight over Georgia's district lines for Congress and the state legislature could have broader implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.

DUBLIN - A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting the ...

California voters shifted right. Experts say reasons could range from fewer young people voting to changes in ideology.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who stepped down from the leadership at the end of last year, cast a surprise vote Friday night against Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s ...

The vote on ending debate came down to the wire, though Hegseth ultimately secured 51 Republican votes to move forward. A final confirmation vote on Hegseth could now occur as soon as Friday or ...

Senate lawmakers swiftly and unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state in a 99–0 vote on Monday. Other cabinet and administration picks, however, are still making their way through ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.