Abbott called a special session of the legislature to adopt a new map unveiled last Wednesday, which redraws congressional ...

On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal threat against quorum-breaking Democratic members of the Texas House, stating in a news release that he will ask for a court ruling ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or ...

As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

Governor Maura Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators who left Texas in order to halt Republican efforts to vote ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

DNC chair Ken Martin joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Texas' redistricting effort as Gov. Abbott feuds with Democrats ...

Historic First Baptist hosts commemoration of Voting Rights Act signing Historic First Baptist Church hosted community ...

"The Journey of Democracy" features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...