The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic ...

An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh ...

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in ...

Out of 40 special elections for congressional and legislative seats so far in 2025, only two have seen flips; both were ...

Congress is poised to pour tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.

In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to discrimination laws, and a funding crunch depleting their work.

New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In the highest ...

“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years As Australia compels voters to show up at the polls this weekend, a scholar lays out the genesis of 'compulsory ...

Plenty of what’s on the ballot this May ties into national politics: JD Vance’s half-brother; a prosecutor who clashed with Elon Musk over the 2024 elections; the latest chapter in the countrywide ...

Don’t miss a record-breaking supreme court race, mayoral contests all over the map, congressional special elections in Florida, and more. Also on the menu in April: There are several mayoral contests ...