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Election 2020

United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy departs following a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing. (Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images)

'If You Want to Save the USPS,' Says Watchdog, 'Fire Louis DeJoy'

"The entire board and then Mr. DeJoy should be handed their walking papers," said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.). "Their unquestioning support for this postmaster general is unacceptable."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

President Donald Trump speaks about the election after presenting the Medal of Freedom to former college football coach Lou Holtz in the Oval Office of the White House on December 3, 2020. (Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Voter Fraud Revisited

This year, over 300 bills have been introduced to restrict voting rights.

Christopher Brauchli ·

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in lower Manhattan on November 24, 2020 in New York City. As investor's fear of an election crisis eases, the DowJones Industrial Average passed the 30,000 milestone for the first time on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Wall Street Gave More Money During 2020 Election Than Any Campaign Season in US History

"Year in and year out, this torrent of money gives Wall Street an outsized role in how we are governed."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC., on Friday, July 19, 2019. (Photo: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Trump Has Left White House, But What Has the Left Learn?

Democrats often blame their election losses on gerrymandering and voter suppression, but progressive initiatives win all over the country. It is time to embrace a bold agenda and then fight like hell to to win it.

Kyle Schmidlin ·

A woman protests against Georgia's voter restriction bill outside the State Capitol in Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

GOP Attack on Democracy Surges as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Passes Senate

"It's clear that the Republican Party believes the only way they can win future elections is to keep millions of Americans from casting their ballots."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Demonstrators protest outside of the Georgia Capitol building against GOP voter suppression efforts on March 8, 2021 in Atlanta. (Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Georgia Hit With Pair of Lawsuits Over Sweeping Voter Suppression Law

"The Georgia NAACP will continue to fight until every voter is able to freely and confidently participate in democracy," vowed the state president.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a listening session with Georgia Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders at Emory University in Atlanta on March 19, 2021. (Photo: Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)

'Jim Crow in the 21st Century': Biden Rebukes Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law

"This law, like so many others being pursued by Republicans in statehouses across the country, is a blatant attack on the Constitution and good conscience."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, speaks during a runoff election night party at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead on January 5, 2021. (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

'Vicious Attack on Voting Rights': Georgia Governor Signs GOP Suppression Bill

"This is why federal voting rights legislation is necessary."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), speaks during a news conference to announce the introduction of S. 1, the For the People Act, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

After Introduction of For the People Act, Senate Dems Told to 'End the Filibuster and Pass' It

"Too much is at stake to delay a vote on this critical legislation or to allow archaic Senate rules to kill the bill."

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

Demonstrators stand outside of the Georgia Capitol building to oppose HB 531, a recently passed bill that seeks to add voting restrictions to the state's upcoming elections including restricting ballot drop boxes, requiring an ID requirement for absentee voting, and limiting weekend early voting days, on March 3, 2021 in Atlanta. (Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Analysis Details How Bill in Congress Could Stop GOP Voter Suppression Nationwide

By passing the For the People Act, as the House recently did, the Senate can "nullify new voter restrictions currently advanced by Republicans at the state level."

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·