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Poll: Who Rules Christmas Day?
Editor's note: Welcome to Athlon Sports' poll of the day, where we ask readers to weigh in on the biggest topic of the day. Thanks for voting, and be sure to sound off in the comment section. NFL fans are still abuzz over the 2026 schedule release.
Opinion: When voting rights are weakened, health suffers
Communities facing voting barriers are often living with higher rates of chronic disease, shorter life expectancy, and reduced access to care.
In Montgomery, thousands rally to defend voting rights
Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Ala., to mobilize support for voting rights amid outrage over racial gerrymandering.
Thousands rally in birthplace of Civil Rights Movement to defend Black political representation
A crowd of thousands gathered in front of the city’s historic Alabama Capitol, the place where the Confederacy was formed in 1861 and where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in 1965 at the end of the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.
Groups rally to defend Black political representation in civil rights birthplace
The rally will begin in Selma, where a violent clash between law enforcement and voting rights activists in 1965 galvanized support for passage of the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court turns away Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate new voting map
The new election map blocked the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.
Supreme Court rejects bid to restore Virginia congressional map favoring Democrats
In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court’s voting rights decision.
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia Ruling Rejecting Democrats’ New Voting Map
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as soon as next month, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a nine-year sentence related to her role in a scheme to breach secure voting equipment. Polis, […]
Race list for May 26 Texas primary runoff
Early voting for the Texas primary runoff runs May 18-22. See the federal, state and county runoffs on ballots in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant.
Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
The Texas Supreme Court has refused to declare that Democratic state lawmakers who briefly left the state last year in a quorum break to stop a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump vacated their offices.
US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power
Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling
Eurovision Song Contest: what the science of statistics reveals about an infamous voting scandal
In 2022, six jury scores from the second semi-final were nullified on grounds of collusion.
In delayed U.S. House vote, Louisiana poised to temporarily move back to open primaries
Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the elections after the Supreme Court ruled the current voting map unconstitutional.
Chargers Earn 14 Nominations for Hashtag Sports Awards
The Chargers earned more than a dozen nominations for the 2026 Hashtag Sports Awards, with voting now open until May 25
Kemp calls special session to redraw 2028 maps, overhaul voting process
The June special session comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision gutting racial gerrymandering protections in the Voting Rights Act.
Louisiana senators unveil proposed voting map for Congress. See what it looks like here.
See the first draft of a plan to redraw districts that has stirred a ferocious battle over voting rights in Louisiana.
Even the States That Passed Their Own Voting Rights Acts Need to Watch Their Backs
And here I thought Republicans loved states’ rights.
Patriots content team shortlisted for three Hashtag Sports Awards
The New England Patriots content team has been shortlisted for three Hashtag Sports Awards for videos produced during the 2025 season. Fan voting is live now.
Sphere Entertainment: Morgan Stanley reports 7.0% stake
Morgan Stanley entities report shared voting/dispositive power over 2,011,246 Class A shares (7.0%), with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC at 1,907,925 shares (6.7%).
Here are primary runoffs to watch as Texas voters pick congressional nominees for November
Since many of the state’s congressional districts are drawn to favor one political party, Democratic and Republican voters this month can go a long way toward picking their next representatives in the U.S. House.
Laws on veterans, 9/11 families and election certification face threat in proxy voting case
Several veterans’ benefits programs, payments for 9/11 families, a ban on TikTok on government devices, and changes Congress made to how presidential elections are certified in light of the January 6 Capitol attack are all in jeopardy with a case challenging how the Democratic-led US House relied on proxy votes to pass a massive, Covid-era funding bill.
Supreme Court hands Alabama major boost in redistricting fight
Alabama legislators are hoping to boost the GOP in November’s midterm elections in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map
A majority of the justices sided with Alabama in a move that could speed up efforts to put in place a congressional district map that would eliminate a majority-Black district.
Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats
State officials asked the justices to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court decision that struck down a congressional map, a major defeat for Democrats.
SCOTUS: Ending the South’s majority-Black districts
Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has been gutted
The No. 1 most underrated communication skill—it's a simple but 'powerful' technique that can save a conversation, says expert
Sometimes the most important skill is "knowing when not to say the thing you're about to say" and pivoting, says negotiation expert Kwame Christian.
Trump thrusts the Postal Service back into his election fraud crusade
President Donald Trump is dragging the Postal Service deeper into his war on mail-in voting.
Specter of an all-GOP governor race spurs push to remake open primary
A political consultant filed an application with state officials seeking to alter California’s voting system by reverting to a traditional primary with the top vote-getters from each party.
Accel Entertainment Shareholders Back Board, Executive Pay at Annual Meeting
Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with shareholders voting to elect directors, approve executive compensation on an advisory basis and ratify the company’s independent auditor for the current fiscal year. Andrew Rubenstein, Accel’s President and Chief Exe
Black voters are ‘prepared to make noise’ after Republicans quickly pass ‘Jim Crow’ voting maps
Voting rights advocates are scrambling to respond to rapidly gerrymandered congressional maps that dilute Black political power
GUEST ROOM | Unfinished Campus Business: Memorializing Three Young People Who Gave Their Lives for the Right to Vote
Bill Schechter ’68 argues that three civil rights activists, including a Cornell alum, whose murders spurred the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 deserve to finally have a memorial erected at Cornell as a daily expression of the University's unwavering values.
Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
A state-by-state guide to the redistricting fight
Republicans have opened up an advantage in a national redistricting battle among states after a pair of court rulings that weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minorities and invalidated a key Democratic redistricting effort.
Huge crowd presses for Louisiana to keep two majority-Black districts in pointed hearing
As the Louisiana Legislature races to redraw its voting maps for Congress, voters and advocates blasted lawmakers for pushing to eliminate majority-Black seats.
Seaport Entertainment Schedule 13G: 6.98% Holder
Thomas G. Kahn reports beneficial ownership of 893,227 shares of Seaport Entertainment Common Stock, representing 6.98% and sole voting/dispositive power as of 05/08/2026.
Britain Has Entered a New Era of Multiparty Politics. It’s Messy.
A voting system created when two parties dominated is being tested by the rise of newer competitors.
The Supreme Court Crippling Black Voting Power Was Not an Accident
There is a particular kind of violence the court’s majority prefers because the justices can deny it while it is happening.
See How the G.O.P. Cut Up Tennessee’s Only Majority Black District
A recent Supreme Court ruling makes it much harder to argue that a map illegally dilutes Black voting power. Tennessee has since broken up a predominantly Black district.
Tennessee lawmakers pass U.S. House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
The new voting districts approved Thursday could give Republicans a chance to win all nine of the state’s congressional seats in the November midterm elections.
Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
Tennessee approves House map to eliminate Democratic-held seat
Republicans in the state could hold a 9-0 advantage in the U.S. House with their new map, the first approved since the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.
US supreme court justices not ‘political’, John Roberts says amid backlash
The chief justice defends court’s impartiality after decisions on abortion, presidential immunity and voting rights
Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court doesn’t have ‘purely political actors’
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the nation’s highest court doesn’t feature “purely political actors,” comments that come after a notable decision affecting the Voting R…
California under pressure — again — as redistricting wars escalate
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act has some Democrats asking whether California could go further in redrawing maps to target GOP districts.
Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
Chief Justice John Roberts said Supreme Court justices are not political actors amid criticism over major rulings and voting rights decisions
Michael Li: The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Here’s how to fix it.
Districts that gave voters of color a seat at the table may soon be dismantled — and not just in Congress.
Map passed by North Texas Senator upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld controversial Texas Congressional maps, ruled there there can be nearly limitless gerrymandering in the states for partisan reasons, and took a chunk out of the Voting Rights Act. Lone Star Politics speaks with Senator Phil King, R-Weatherford, chair of the redistricting committee in the Texas Senate.
Lone Star Politics: May 3, 2026
This week, the Supreme Court made a ruling on new congressional maps and voting rights. We take a look at how it will impact an already intense battle for Congress. Plus, we spoke to a Google representative about the concerns from voters over new data centers in Ellis County.
May 13 is the deadline to declare political party affiliation in Wyoming
Registered voters must choose a party before all candidates have filed for the Aug. 18 primary.
Trump gets revenge, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries
President Donald Trump vowed revenge when the Republican supermajority in the Indiana state Senate embarrassed him in December, voting down Trump’s demands to redraw the state’s congressional maps to help the party win two more seats.
Alito and Jackson’s fiery debate over the Voting Rights Act exposes Supreme Court tensions
The November election is still a long way off, but patience is already running thin at the Supreme Court.
Ohio voters talk politics, issues after casting primary ballots
Voters across the greater Columbus area cast their ballots for statewide office nominees with politics and specific issues on their mind.
Politics & Power: Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, reshaping redistricting battles ahead of midterms
A 60-year-old civil rights law, effectively gutted. Now, Republicans across the South are racing to redraw congressional maps — and Florida just became the first state to act, passing new lines that could flip four seats. Democrats are promising to fight back. Sean Freeder, a political scientist and analyst, joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss the pushback and the legal fights ahead.
As Louisiana makes big, sudden changes to elections, many voters report confusion
Louisiana voters were left confused on the second day of early voting.
Big business strikes back against new hope for corporate spending ban in Nevada elections
Plus: Huge ad spending in the AG's race, a look at self-funded campaigns and the number of votes cast so far.
Ellis wants lawmakers back to redistrict, veteran reporter retires, in political notes
Sen. Arthur Ellis makes another redistricting pitch after Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, AP veteran Brian Witte packs it in, Ed Wykowski moves up in the comptroller's office and Frank Waesche gets a seat on the MdTA board, in political notes.
How Florida designed a US House map aiming to give Republicans four more seats
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a map he designed to give Republicans an edge in as many as four seats now held by Democrats. DeSantis’ action in Florida comes several days after the US Supreme Court significantly weakened the use of the Voting Rights Act in redistricting cases. The decision has set off a fresh round of attempts to draw new lines in several southern states controlled by Republicans.
Supreme Court ruling on voting won’t change California districts, but could hurt Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation. The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.
Politics just got even more partisan in the US
The gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court will intensify the fight over redistricting
Christian Menefee and Al Green, rivals in TX-18, align on aim of strengthening voting rights
The two congressmen, in a Democratic primary runoff election for the same Houston-based seat, both came out strongly for the need to pass new legislation to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that crippled enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.
Is it just me, or are elections being fought in a new arena?
Voters, candidates and campaigns are getting savvier about how they target their opponents.
After Voting Rights Act setback, Black Americans brace for new fight
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.
Sen. Raphael Warnock says Supreme Court's voting rights decision "poured fuel on this redistricting arms race"
Sen. Raphael Warnock says Supreme Court's voting rights decision "poured fuel on this redistricting arms race"
‘All INdiana Politics’
On Sunday's edition of "All INdiana Politics," U.S. Rep. André Carson discussed the potential impact of a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, as well as a shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner. News 8's Garrett Bergquist and the two members of the "All INdiana Politics" team provided an overview of the upcoming state Senate primary races in Tuesday's election.
Want a say in Central Ohio elections? Better vote in the primary
Gerrymandered maps put Ohio’s real election on May 5. Low turnout is expected, but the primary may decide who holds power in many districts.
Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism
The Supreme Court ruling said there must be proof that a racial group was “intentionally” disadvantaged. The dissent called it “well-nigh impossible.”
He spent 60 years building Black political power. He sees a wipeout coming.
Press Robinson, who years ago mounted a legal fight to become the first Black person elected to a Louisiana school board, was on the losing side of the Supreme Court case weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Delayed Louisiana Primaries Stoke Confusion at Ballot Box
On the first day of early voting, some glimpses of voter bewilderment came into focus, part of a dizzying scramble playing out days after a major Supreme Court ruling.
State redistricting battles intensify following U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle. Here’s a look at how some states are responding.
Voting Rights: Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics
By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated PressThe U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.
‘This is just Jim Crow 2.0’ Rep. Bennie Thompson reacts to Voting Rights ruling
Kemp rejects calls to redraw this year’s political maps, early voting surge and other news
In this week’s political roundup, we spotlight a revealing moment from this week’s debates, along with the governor’s decision to hold off on calling lawmakers back to redraw the state’s political maps and the latest on early voting and endorsement news.
Gen Z Cares about Politics, We Just Don’t Believe Politics Cares about Us
As part of a collaboration between The Fulcrum's NextGen initiative and Made By Us, The Fulcrum is publishing Letters to America, a series created through the Youth250 project that invites Gen Z to reflect on the nation’s past, present, and future as the United States approaches its 250th anniversar...
Spike Lee laments Supreme Court ruling on voting rights: ‘It’s an attack’
Two more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seats
GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.
Democrat on Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act reasoning: We’re not in a ‘colorblind society’
Alabama becomes second state to move to redraw maps after Supreme Court ruling
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced the Republican-controlled state legislature will hold a special session next week to pave the way for redistricting – becoming the second state to take action following the Supreme Court’s decision further weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Attorney for Courtney Durrett: Tennessee primary voting law is unconstitutional
An attorney for Knox County Commissioner Courtney Durrett told DA Charme Allen the law Republicans accuse her of breaking is unconstitutional.
The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics
This court has impaled one of the most important laws in American history, with disastrous consequences for multiracial democracy
L.A. Measure CB voter guide: taxing illegal cannabis businesses
L.A.'s measure CB represents a hope to crack down on illegal cannabis businesses by closing a legal loophole. Opponents say the measure may normalize illegal activity.
Republicans Want Tennessee’s Last Democratic House District
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana sparks debate over impact
The decision is drawing mixed reactions from voting rights advocates and political groups.
Supreme Court voting rights decision rattles New Orleans officials and civil rights leaders
New Orleans officials and civil rights leaders say the decision threatens to immediately shrink Black voters’ representation in the state and the country.
Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Gerrymandering Era
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders
Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.
7 House seats could shift to GOP after voting rights ruling: Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
Two nonpartisan election handicappers identified seven districts that could be at risk of being redrawn to favor Republicans following the Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision limiting the scope of t…
Supreme Court sharply weakens Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court sharply weakened the Voting Rights Act in a ruling on Wednesday.
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended after Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday in advance of the May 16 primary.
Supreme Court guts key Voting Rights Act pillar
The law remains on the books, but has been drastically limited
GOP urges Kemp to call a special session to redraw maps after court ruling
Georgia Republicans are pressuring the governor to call a special session after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act.
Local Politics: There’s nothing secondary about primaries
Here are the local candidates on Franklin County’s ballot this year.
Louisiana constitutional amendment would let parishes stop taxing business inventory
Here’s what to know about the amendment, which will appear on the May 16 ballot. Early voting starts Saturday.