Elections
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to restore public confidence in […]
ShareA man was sent to El Salvador because of an ‘administrative error’ despite protected legal status, filings show Gary Grumbach and Patrick Smith The United States government accidentally deported a man to El Salvador because of an “administrative error,” landing him in a notorious mega-jail and leaving him stuck there in legal limbo, according to legal papers […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to overhaul US federal elections, including by requiring voters to show proof of citizenship and limiting when states can receive mail-in ballots. Experts warn the move could disenfranchise millions of Americans who do not have easy access to a passport or other legal documents […]
President Donald Trump. (AP) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are conducted, a move that will likely be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has repeatedly outlined his extreme vision for U.S. elections, and his […]
Democrats held onto their narrow majorities in Virginia’s legislature as they won two of three special elections on Tuesday in the first ballot box showdowns of 2025. The closely-watched contests were seen by the political world as the first gauge of the mood of voters since President-elect Trump’s convincing victory in November, in elections that […]
Following Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday to end his re-election campaign and endorse Kamala Harris, Win With Black Women, a political collective, held its regular call to discuss that week’s agenda: the upcoming election. Only this time, the call swelled to include more than 44,000 people – forcing Zoom to lift capacity limitations – with […]
Donald Trump has won the 2024 election, and I, like many others, am saddened by it. However, there is one disgusting trend that white people have been doing: blaming Black and Brown people for lost elections. So, just how did Kamala Harris lose the election? There are various factors at play, all complex in their […]
Misogynoir, the intersection of racism and sexism, was the main reason behind Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 general election, a panel of Black female experts argued, noting how post-election coverage has failed to contend with how white supremacy undergirded the election results. In a conversation titled “Views from the 92%: Black
It might not be a presidential cycle or even the midterm elections, but do not write off the 2025 political calendar. Several races across the nation could offer valuable hints about the movement of voters, messaging and momentum. For Democrats, who have begun a sobering reassessment after losing the presidency and both chambers of Congress […]
Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Artificial Intelligence A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western support since at least December 2023. The covert campaign undertaken by Social Design Agency (SDA), leverages videos enhanced using artificial […]