The 2013 Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act still finds new ways to scramble the Justice Department’s enforcement of the landmark 1965 law.
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Capitol Police memo warns of potential for violence during September 18 rally
Law enforcement officials are bracing for potential clashes and unrest during an upcoming right-wing rally in Washington, DC, as violent rhetoric surrounding the September 18 event has increased online and counter protests are being planned for the same day, according to an internal Capitol Police memo reviewed by CNN.
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Florida judge allows mask mandates to continue in schools despite governor’s appeal
Second Circuit Judge John Cooper has ruled against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appeal and is allowing Florida schools to continue to have mask mandates while the case is appealed at a higher level.
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Blinken says US ‘working to do everything in our power’ to get charter flights out of Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday acknowledged “a fair amount of confusion” around charter flights from Afghanistan and said that the United States government is “working to do everything in our power to support those flights and to get them off the ground.”
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Schwarzenegger on California recall: This is not a GOP ‘power grab’
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — the only person in California history to win a gubernatorial race in a recall election — is aggressively neutral on the one coming up on September 14.
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What to know about the developing state court fight over Texas’ abortion law
Abortion clinics and their allies are engaged in a game of Whac-A-Mole as they’ve obtained state court orders blocking individual anti-abortion activists from enforcing Texas’ six-week abortion ban — for now.
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Abbott signs voting restrictions bill into law
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bans 24-hour and drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers.
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Supreme Court will return to the courtroom and hold oral arguments in person
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hold oral arguments in its courtroom beginning next month, returning after more than a year of conference calls due to the Covid pandemic.
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Texas’ new voting law includes 7 major changes
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday a bill that imposes a raft of new restrictions on voting in one of the nation’s fastest-growing and diversifying states.
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Texas governor signs voting restrictions bill into law
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bans 24-hour and drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers.
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