[ad_1] Supporters of restoring Florida felons’ voting rights march to an early voting precinct on Oct. 24, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption toggle caption Marta Lavandier/AP Election officials in Florida say they are working to “streamline” a process for formerly incarcerated people to figure out whether they are eligible to vote […]

[ad_1] Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in the state, runs a stand at the Minnesota State Fair opposing Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Dana Ferguson/MPR hide caption toggle caption Dana Ferguson/MPR FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Weird. It’s a descriptor Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz famously used against Republicans even before becoming Vice President Kamala Harris’ […]

[ad_1] An illustrated portrait of the scholar James Baldwin next to an image of Israel, a country that he wrote and thought deeply about. Jackie Lay hide caption toggle caption Jackie Lay An illustrated portrait of the scholar James Baldwin next to an image of Israel, a country that he wrote and thought deeply about. […]

[ad_1] Andrea Arroyo Israel’s war on Gaza has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, including nearly 16,500 children, with more than 94,743 people injured, over 10,000 people missing, and millions displaced. The post The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000 appeared first on The Nation. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Politics / August 27, 2024 This moment in history is almost too complex to be appreciated. Ad Policy Oprah Winfrey departs after speaking on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21 in Chicago. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Black women have long […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Update, Aug. 27, 2024: On Monday, the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Democratic National Committee, along with Democratic members of the Georgia […]

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of a suicide bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, airport that killed 13 U.S. service members. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Two members of […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Accessing mental health care can be a harrowing ordeal. Even if a patient finds a therapist in their network, their insurance company can overrule that therapist and decide the prescribed treatment isn’t […]

[ad_1] Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department for weeks about the case. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Prosecutors filed a superceding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, after the Supreme Court granted the former president […]

[ad_1] Minnesota Gov. and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21. Alex Wrobelwski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wrobelwski/AFP via Getty Images Advocates for reproductive rights have a new champion: Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. […]