By Ariane de Vogue, Fredreka Schouten and Chandelis Duster The Supreme Court on ThursdayĀ said two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast do not violate the historic Voting Rights Act that bars regulations that result in
By Rachel Janfaza Nicolette Carrion did a little dance when she cast her first ballot ever in last year’s election. “Now that I’m 18, I’m able to invest in my future in being able to vote, in a way I wasn’t able
By Phil Mattingly As Democrats enter a critical stage in the negotiations over the shape of a sweeping, multi-trillion dollar social safety net expansion, President Joe BidenĀ plans to lean on a key group to sell the proposal, according to an internal White
By Erica Orden On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump OrganizationĀ and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed “to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books.”
Ā by Ariane de Vogue All term long theĀ Supreme CourtĀ has been the target of political players as members of Congress called for a “legislative solution,” the Biden administration launched a commission to study court reform and progressive groups claimed thatĀ court packing measuresĀ were necessary
By Nicquel Terry Ellis The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after facing backlash from Black students and faculty who said the board’s initial failure to do so
By George Ramsay A turf war is brewing at WimbledonĀ as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries toĀ Serena WilliamsĀ andĀ Adrian MannarinoĀ in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are “too slow.” Mannarino was forced to
By Rachel Metz As George Floyd’s deathĀ sparkedĀ protests in citiesĀ across the country, six federal agencies turned to facial-recognition software in an effort to identify people in images of the civil unrest, according to a new report from a government agency. The agenciesĀ used facial
By Jason Hanna Dan Gannon wouldn’t mind a full summer break. The Bronx high school history teacher is as drained as anyone by teaching remotely during the pandemic. He sympathizes with any educator taking the summer off. Many worked more hours than
By Anneken Tappe What labor shortage? America’s private sector employers added 692,000 jobs in June, according to Wednesday’s ADP Employment Report. That exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations. While employers complain thatĀ they can’t find enough workers, the battered leisure and hospitality industry still
