William Douglas
The Miami Herald
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Congressional Democrats bring fight to restore Voting Rights Act to North Carolina
The House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on elections will hold a field hearing in Halifax. Democrats are interested in rewriting part of the Voting Rights Act to comply with a Supreme Court ruling. → Read More
Dems are headed to Texas to probe suspected voter suppression
A Democrat-led Congressional panel will begin its search for evidence to restore the Voting Rights Act in Texas — where Republicans are engaged in an effort to stamp out what they call a widespread problem of voter fraud. → Read More
Abrams’ big national TV moment: A political perk with pitfalls
Stacey Abrams to respond to Trump’s speech Tuesday, a perk with political pitfalls → Read More
McConnell says Democrats’ bid to boost voting rights law is a ‘power grab’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voiced concerns Tuesday about Democratic-led efforts to bolster the nation’s voting rights laws → Read More
Nasty or frugal? Key Democrats out to stop House members from living in offices
Key Democrats are exploring whether to put an end to members of the House of Representatives living in their offices part-time or make the lawmakers pay up for lodging in prime government real estate. → Read More
Clyburn battles for unity in Democrats’ response to King’s white supremacist statements
Jim Clyburn got the House to vote overwhelmingly Tuesday to condemn Rep. Steve King’s white nationalist remarks — but many Democrats want to go even further with possible censure. → Read More
Clyburn battles for unity in Democrats’ response to King’s white supremacist statements
Jim Clyburn got the House to vote overwhelmingly Tuesday to condemn Rep. Steve King’s white nationalist remarks — but many Democrats want to go even further with possible censure. → Read More
Hate groups are about to find lawmakers eager to scrutinize them
New House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson plans more scrutiny of domestic far-right groups → Read More
Tim Scott wants his party to get smarter on race. His colleagues are making it tough.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, wants his GOP colleagues to get smarter about the judges they nominate, urging them to steer clear of candidates with questionable records on race. Republicans aren’t getting the message. → Read More
House Democrats seek voting rights fixes. Senate GOP says it’s already dead
House Democrats want to revise the Voting Rights Act, but disagreements on a timeline, and certain obstacles in the Republican-controlled Senate, stand in the way. → Read More
Get ready: The fierce Mississippi Senate race may not be ending anytime soon
The U.S. Senate runoff in Mississippi looks like a preview of the 2020 Senate race in the same state with the same roster of candidates. → Read More
Get ready: The fierce Mississippi Senate race may not be ending anytime soon
The U.S. Senate runoff in Mississippi looks like a preview of the 2020 Senate race in the same state with the same roster of candidates. → Read More
Hyde-Smith tops Espy after racially-tinged Senate campaign
Cindy Hyde-Smith overcomes late racially-tinged verbal campaign stumbles to win Senate seat in Mississippi → Read More
Trump tells Mississippi a vote for Democrat Espy is a vote for ‘socialism’
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stump for GOP Sen. Cindy-Hyde Smith on the eve of Mississippi’s runoff election. → Read More
Mississippi’s black Republicans stick with Hyde-Smith
African American Republican voters in Mississippi are standing by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith despite her public hanging remark → Read More
Kemp declares victory in governor’s race as Abrams camp holds on to runoff possibility
Brian Kemp declared victory Wednesday afternoon in Georgia’s governor’s race. Democrat Stacey Abrams has refused to concede against challenger Republican Brian Kemp, also serving as secretary of state. → Read More
As final votes trickle in, Abrams refuses to concede in Georgia governor’s race
As of 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Brian Kemp was slightly ahead of Stacey Abrams in the polls. Abrams had not conceded, citing the large amount of absentee ballots out that could turn polling in her favor. → Read More
Georgia too-close-to-call governor’s race could go into overtime
If Republican Brian Kemp or Democrat Stacey Abrams fail to get more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday in the governor’s race, it will be forced into a December 4 runoff. → Read More
Georgia too-close-to-call governor’s race could go into overtime
If Republican Brian Kemp or Democrat Stacey Abrams fail to get more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday in the governor’s race, it will be forced into a December 4 runoff. → Read More
Georgia too-close-to-call governor’s race could go into overtime
If Republican Brian Kemp or Democrat Stacey Abrams fail to get more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday in the governor’s race, it will be forced into a December 4 runoff. → Read More