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Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.
Candidates Receive Endorsements From Democrats Who Benefited From Their PACs
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s spending in support of lawmakers was in the millions.
Mick Mulvaney Says GOP Won’t Act on Climate Because They Don’t Want Higher Taxes
The acting White House chief of staff's remarks were met with laughter during a speech at the Oxford Union on Wednesday.
GOP’s Susan Collins Faces Tough Reelection Fight Following Vote to Acquit Trump
A new poll shows Senator Collins has suffered a major decline in support among women voters in Maine.
No One Knows How Many Immigrant Kids Have Disappeared in US Custody
For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children.
Black Students in the Mississippi Delta Still Face Education Inequality
Nearly 33,000 Mississippi students attend a school district rated as failing. Nearly all of them are Black.
Sanders Calls Trump’s Clemency for Corrupt Officials Proof of a Broken System
Sanders is running on a platform that includes sweeping reforms to the criminal legal system.
House Rep Overseeing Tax Code Is Number One in Corporate PAC Donations
Ways and Means Chairman Neal got money from PACs of several corporations that had negative effective tax rates in 2018.
Bernie Sanders Gains Endorsement From Latinx Group as Nevada Caucus Nears
Saturday's Nevada caucuses are expected to turn out high numbers of Latinx voters in the state.
The Trump Administration Is Cutting Back Protections for Migratory Birds
The administration's proposed regulation is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years.