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NBA star Kevin Durant has been the focus of the league’s free agency talks after he announced he would be leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Golden State Warriors on Monday.

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GOP lawmakers in Virginia are trying to reverse Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order to restore the voting rights of more than 200,000 individuals who were formerly incarcerated. Republicans filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Virginia complaining Gov. McAuliffe overstepped his authority last month when he restored felons’ voting rights. They have also accused McAuliffe of rushing […]

After The New York City Board of Elections removed more than 125,000 Democratic voters from the rolls during one of the most important presidential primaries this season, officials have pledged a probe, reports The New York Times.

Just in time for this year's contentious election season, Maryland restores voting rights to 40,000 felons, reports Mother Jones.

Gov. Larry Hogan shot down the legislation last year, but a strong push from Democrat leadership is aimed to turn the tides.

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Every person deserves to be counted and given equal protection, not just some of us.

The Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama NAACP on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Alabama, alleging that officials violated the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act when they enacted a strict Voter ID law.

Following what Georgia officials are calling a "clerical error," two women filed a lawsuit claiming the personal information of over six million voters was released in a massive data breach.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and Valarie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, joined us on“The Rickey Smiley Morning Show”…

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and although our country has come a long way, there are still issues