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

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights for Black Americans recalled their memories of the struggle, 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 ...

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

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

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

DNC chair Ken Martin joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Texas' redistricting effort as Gov. Abbott feuds with Democrats ...

Historic First Baptist hosts commemoration of Voting Rights Act signing Historic First Baptist Church hosted community ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil rights lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again.

Texas's redistricting attempts are meant to amend previous racial gerrymandering and ensure fair representation to the ...