On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, ...

Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total ...

The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would ...

Illinois earlier this year removed obstacles that some trans residents face when changing their name, with legislators ...

Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an ...

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Seattle is poised to continue its experiment in public campaign financing. Voters on Tuesday renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 ...

The Texas legislature began meeting in a special session last week to adopt a new congressional map that will, they hope, provide additional seats to the GOP in next year’s midterms. On Wednesday, ...

Across ten states, voters will decide the leadership of major cities and directly weigh in on funding parks and “democracy vouchers.” They may flip legislative seats, too. Out of 40 special elections ...