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

The taboo racial element, horrific conditions in the Superdome, how many victims remain missing and more lesser known facts about Hurricane Katrina.

Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts, and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Cleveland State University officials cite a provision in the recently passed state budget as the reason it’s discontinuing a ...

ST. PAUL, MINN. – New security measures begin Wednesday at the Minnesota State Capitol. The Department of Public Safety says ...

These updated security measures reflect our responsibility and commitment to protecting everyone who works at or visits the ...

This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the ...

Democratic Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones invoked the Holocaust while discussing state Democrats like herself fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

As the second Trump administration grinds into its seventh controversial month, groups organizing protests in Ohio want people to turn out and show their opposition. But they also want people to show ...