On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal threat against quorum-breaking Democratic members of the Texas House, stating in a news release that he will ask for a court ruling ...

Abbott called a special session of the legislature to adopt a new map unveiled last Wednesday, which redraws congressional ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or ...

As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

Governor Maura Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators who left Texas in order to halt Republican efforts to vote ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.