FORMER HUD SECRETARY CASTRO ENDS 2020 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
Secretary Castro: “Today it’s with a heavy heart, and profound gratitude, that I will suspend my campaign for president. I’m not done fighting. I’ll keep working towards a…
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SENATOR WARREN AND DEMOCRATS INVESTIGATE CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRITY AND PRIVATE EQUITY
Democratic lawmakers: "(W)e have concerns about the spread and effect of private equity investment in many sectors of the economy, including the election technology industry--an integral part of…
DEMOCRATS JOHNSON AND NORTON HAIL U.S. HOUSE PASSAGE OF NEW ANTI-DISCRIMINATION VOTING RIGHTS BILL
Since the Shelby v. Holder decision, at least 23 states have enacted voter suppression laws that encompass voter purges, strict ID requirements, poll closures and curtailing of early…
CALIFORNIA SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS: I HAVEN’T ENOUGH MONEY TO CONTINUE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Sen. Harris: "I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign. And as the campaign has gone on, it's become harder and harder to raise the money…
STACEY ABRAMS ENLISTS SUPPORT OF JOURNALIST GREG PALAST IN FEDERAL VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWSUIT
Stacey Abrams’ non-profit Fair Fight has retained the Palast Investigations team experts to provide court testimony, based on our six years of investigation, in Fair Fight’s federal lawsuit…
INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION COALITION: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND IMMIGRANT REFUGEES ACHIEVED HISTORIC FIRSTS IN 2019 ELECTIONS
Safiya Khalid is the youngest person and the first Somali-American to be elected to Lewiston City Council in Maine. She weathered withering online attacks from outside of her…
NAACP AND BLACK LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8
NBCSL President Gilda Cobb-Hunter: “Candidates who want to earn the votes of communities impacted by environmental justice should step up, hear our concerns and explain their plans for…
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS: AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS WERE KEY TARGETS OF RUSSIA’S ELECTION MEDDLING
Senate Intelligence Report on Russian meddling in 2016 Elections: “ o single group of Americans was targeted by IRA (Russia's Internet Research Agency) information operatives more than African-Americans.…
NORTH CAROLINA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SUPPORTS LAWSUIT AGAINST “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” RIGGED GERRYMANDERED VOTING MAPS
North Carolina congressional delegation: "We fully support this new effort to ensure voters finally have fair congressional districts. North Carolinians understand the damage political gerrymandering inflicts on our…
2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CASTRO WILL JOIN AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN AT LAS VEGAS TOWN HALL
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro will join AFT President Randi Weingarten at an AFT Votes town…