WASHINGTON — On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed voting rights legislation which will now set up a battle in the Senate over a major issue for the Biden administration along with the ...

The nation's landmark Civil Rights law, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, marks its 60th year this year, but the milestone comes amid debate that it's being systematically weakened. Today we look at its ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters Tuesday that he plans to put forward a proposal to change Senate rules to allow for a "talking filibuster" once Republicans block the voting ...

(CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority signaled deep skepticism Wednesday over the creation of a second majority Black district in Louisiana and appeared open to at least weakening the ...