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Reversing decades of precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in a Texas case that different minority groups cannot jointly claim that their votes have been […]

Reversing decades of precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in a Texas case that different minority groups cannot jointly claim that their votes have been [...]

Byline: Michael Wines Florida and some other states have put restrictions on voter registration drives, often with stiff fines that are dissuading some civic groups from taking part. LaVon Bracy [...]

Florida and some other states have put restrictions on voter registration drives, often with stiff fines that are dissuading some civic groups from taking part. LaVon Bracy has been registering [...]

The Republican-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved measure calling for fair maps, the court said. A lower court will hear a challenge to the House map. Utah’s [...]

Eight states are certain or likely to field election initiatives that would overhaul redistricting or give voters a greater voice in choosing candidates. Americans of both parties routinely express deep [...]

Eight states are certain or likely to field election initiatives that would overhaul redistricting or give voters a greater voice in choosing candidates. Americans of both parties routinely express deep [...]

Party leaders said they would nominate the president via a virtual roll call of delegates before the national convention, overcoming a glitch that had threatened to keep him off the [...]

Party leaders said they would nominate the president via a virtual roll call of delegates before the national convention, overcoming a glitch that had threatened to keep him off the [...]

Byline: Michael Wines Republicans are now trying to sell voters on voting methods that the party has demonized for years. It won't be easy. When voters turned out in February [...]

Republicans are now trying to sell voters on voting methods that the party has demonized for years. It won't be easy. When voters turned out in February to fill a [...]

A battle over abortion bans and criminal charges against allies of former President Donald J. Trump continue to raise the state's election-year profile. To see the battle lines over Arizona's [...]

A battle over abortion bans and criminal charges against allies of former President Donald J. Trump continue to raise the state’s election-year profile. To see the battle lines over Arizona’s [...]

Arizona's former governor, Doug Ducey, expanded the court to seven justices. All solid conservatives, they upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that presents a political risk to Republicans. When a split [...]

Arizona’s former governor, Doug Ducey, expanded the court to seven justices. All solid conservatives, they upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that presents a political risk to Republicans. When a split [...]

New survey questions in federal forms will draw a more detailed portrait of racial and ethnic origins. Officials point to the benefits, but the changes could face a conservative backlash. [...]

New survey questions in federal forms will draw a more detailed portrait of racial and ethnic origins. Officials point to the benefits, but the changes could face a conservative backlash. [...]

The ruling, by a judge in Texas, was the latest in a string of court decisions that have eroded or struck down federal affirmative-action mandates in a variety of arenas. [...]

The ruling, by a judge in Texas, was the latest in a string of court decisions that have eroded or struck down federal affirmative-action mandates in a variety of arenas. [...]

Ranked-choice voting could be on the November ballot in four states, a sign of the system's rising popularity. Most conservatives have opposed it. But some say that could be changing. [...]

Ranked-choice voting could be on the November ballot in four states, a sign of the system’s rising popularity. Most conservatives have opposed it. But some say that could be changing. [...]

Gina Swoboda, a hard-right Trump supporter, was picked to replace Jeff DeWit, who resigned after the release of a recording that appeared to suggest a bribe to Kari Lake. Arizona [...]

The war in Vietnam ignited a protest movement that helped define a generation. Is the war between Israel and Hamas doing the same thing? Richard Flacks remembers the challenges of [...]

The war in Vietnam ignited a protest movement that helped define a generation. Is the war between Israel and Hamas doing the same thing? Richard Flacks remembers the challenges of [...]

Byline: Michael Wines As overheated rhetoric and threats rise, people are leaving election jobs in record numbers. For the people who run elections at thousands of local offices nationwide, 2024 [...]

As overheated rhetoric and threats rise, people are leaving election jobs in record numbers. For the people who run elections at thousands of local offices nationwide, 2024 was never going [...]

The rally was a response to large protests across the United States and the world denouncing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. Demonstrators from across the United States gathered on [...]

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday to https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/us/march-for-israel-washington-dc-rally.html as it wages war in response to a brutal assault by Hamas. The rally, [...]

Letters, some apparently containing fentanyl or other substances, were sent to local election offices in at least four states. Suspicious letters were sent to local elections officials in at least [...]

Letters, some apparently containing fentanyl or other substances, were sent to local election offices in Georgia, Oregon and Washington State. Local election offices in at least three states were sent [...]

True the Vote challenged the legality of 250,000 Georgia voters, offered cash for fraud evidence and recruited poll watchers. A federal trial will determine why. As Republican candidates and their [...]

True the Vote challenged the legality of 250,000 Georgia voters, offered cash for fraud evidence and recruited poll watchers. A federal trial will determine why. As Republican candidates and their [...]

The hard-right Republican has had a long career as an uncompromising figure in Ohio politics. Six members of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance were touring the picturesque downtown in Urbana, [...]

The hard-right Republican has had a long career as an uncompromising figure in Ohio politics. Six members of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance were touring the picturesque downtown in Urbana, [...]

Three states let governors use their discretion to deny voting rights to former prisoners. Lawsuits in two of them say that violates the First Amendment. After George Hawkins completed a [...]

Three states let governors use their discretion to deny voting rights to former prisoners. Lawsuits in two of them say that violates the First Amendment. After George Hawkins completed a [...]

The G.O.P.-led legislature may seize control of state and local election boards from the Democratic governor, fueling a feud that could resonate in 2024. Shortly before Gov. Roy Cooper, a [...]

The G.O.P.-led legislature may seize control of state and local election boards from the Democratic governor, fueling a feud that could resonate in 2024. Shortly before Gov. Roy Cooper, a [...]

G.O.P. legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana are contesting federal orders to redraw congressional maps that disfavor Black voters. The stakes are enormous. The Republican-led legislatures of Georgia, Louisiana and [...]

A court says the State Legislature cannot add outside judges to Jackson’s courts, part of a larger battle over efforts to create state-run police and courts in the capitol. When [...]

G.O.P. legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana are contesting federal orders to redraw congressional maps that disfavor Black voters. The stakes are enormous. The Republican-led legislatures of Georgia, Louisiana and [...]

A justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court is being investigated by a state judicial commission after saying a report of bias in the judiciary should be examined. When an [...]

A justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court is being investigated by a state judicial commission after saying a report of bias in the judiciary should be examined. When an [...]

State lawmakers have until Friday to come up with new congressional districts that do not illegally dilute the power of Black voters. Under orders from the Supreme Court to produce [...]

State lawmakers have until Friday to come up with new congressional districts that do not illegally dilute the power of Black voters. Under https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-alabama.html from the Supreme Court to produce [...]

Byline: Michael Wines The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a congressional map drawn to dilute Democratic votes was subject to judicial review, or a political issue [...]

The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a congressional map drawn to dilute Democratic votes was subject to judicial review, or a political issue beyond its reach. [...]