Swing state races for governor and secretary of state are the most consequential midterm contestsWhen Americans go to the polls in the 2022 midterms, the most important elections won’t be for office in Washington. The most high-stakes races will be sta…
‘They don’t include Native voices’: tribes fight to ensure their votes count
As the Native American population grows to the largest in modern history, groups say it’s vital that they organize to make sure they’re not left out of the redistricting processIn a small unadorned conference room in the North Dakota state capitol, Col…
Al Sharpton calls on Biden to fight the filibuster: ‘If we can’t depend on you here, when can we?’
The veteran civil rights leader is determined to dismantle the centuries-old Senate tool in the battle for voting rights – will Biden join him?Earlier this summer, Al Sharpton traveled to Philadelphia to attend Joe Biden’s speech on voting rights. Afte…
Biden surveys Hurricane Ida damage and warns ‘climate change was here’ – live
Biden to tour neighborhoods affected by last week’s huge stormAbbott says ‘election integrity is now law in the state of Texas’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 7.41pm BST Joe Biden toured one of the neighborhoods in Manville…
Texas governor signs controversial voting restrictions into law
Voting rights advocates say law unfairly targets people of colorGreg Abbott confident law will survive legal challengesUS politics – live coverageThe Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed into law highly controversial new restrictions o…
US population now less than 60% white, 2020 census finds – live
Population growth over last decade was driven by minorities and citiesDecennial count determines each number of state’s House seatsRepublicans control majority of statehouses that redraw linesTexas senate passes voting restrictions bill after filibuste…