Panelists at the Inaugural Democracy Summit say the 2013 Supreme Court case of Shelby County v. Holder created a nationwide issue of voter suppression where racial minorities are still dealing with its...
In the final days of the midterms, citizens decry political divisiveness
While the District passed a law giving students the right to an excused absence to vote in 2020, it’s unclear if the legislation applies to college students. University staff and students alike say the time off would...
Pennsylvania Republicans and Democrats fought the waning days of the 2022 election campaign in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Sunday's rally to encourage turnout is staged on a politically engaged campus.
Voters in the District's southeast quadrant were engaged as they voted for two at-large representatives on the D.C. Council in a competitive and crucial race for the city's top legislative body.
D.C. residents at the Woodridge Library polling station stress that affordable housing is a necessity.
Unions have historically been strong organizers for Democratic candidates, and some union members waited in long lines to attend a rally featuring President Biden and former President Obama.
Voters and campaigners at Marie Reed Elementary School in Adams Morgan discuss the importance of education in D.C. and the safety of kids getting to and from school.
Volunteers from both parties handed out sample ballots and directed voters outside a local high school. In Virginia, voters indicate voting in person on election day is more accessible than early voting or doing so by...
Columbia Heights voters are divided over a bill that now sits on Mayor Bowser's desk.
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