ANC Commissioner Salim Adofo announces DC Council bid after Trayon White's expulsion
Salim Adofo has announced that he is running to fill the District of Columbia Council seat for Ward 8 - which is the very one ...
‘First step’ complete for Va. abortion rights advocates as amendment passes in General Assembly
Supporters of abortion rights in Virginia reached a significant milestone this week as a proposed constitutional amendment ...
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DC to hold special election for Trayon White’s Ward 8 Council seat
The D.C. Board of Elections (BOE) will be hosting a Special Election this summer for Ward 8 Councilmember, following Trayon White’s expulsion from the D.C.
SAVE Act seeks proof of citizenship for voter registration amid claims of fraud
The SAVE Act aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of US citizenship for voting ...
The impact of the Voting Rights Act, then and now
Though MacArthur Cotton was critical of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 82-year-old is even more critical of where things stand with the legislation now.
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
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Democrats Push for D.C. Statehood, a Gambit More About Politics Than Representation
Outside the Beltway, support for D.C. statehood has always been sparse. Only 16 states ratified the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment of 1978 before it expired. It would have repealed the ...
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'Says what it means': How Conn. AG wants to stop Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
The lawsuit alleges that the order is in violation of the 14th Amendment of the United ... Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaiʻi, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico ...
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Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
Florida was one of several states deciding high-profile marijuana measures and was among 10 states considering amendments related to abortion or reproductive rights. Voters in several states gave ...
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Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. Norton push for new DC statehood bill, reigniting national debate
The District of Columbia's Voting Rights Amendment of 1978 failed to achieve the required ratification in other states. The D.C. Voting Rights Act of 2009 was unable to pass. The tide turned in ...
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New Administration Highlights: Judge Calls Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’
Legal precedent has long interpreted the amendment ... from exercising rights protected by law,” said Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, after three of the ...
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Robin Vos says voter ID law is supported by 70 to 80 percent of the public. Is that true?
The poll randomly sampled more than 1,000 adults living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia ... government-issued photo identification to vote, with 18 percent opposed.