Former Attorney General Eric Holder on the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and whether the 2026 midterm elections will be free and fair

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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department.

Another Army leader abruptly resigns after clashing with Pete Hegseth

The reemergence of lynching is a natural consequence of our national rhetoric.

The reemergence of lynching is a natural consequence of our national rhetoric.

A legal expert zeroes in on the more "twisted" part of President Donald Trump's latest Supreme Court win that seems to have been overlooked. Alexis Romero, an economic justice attorney, wrote in a new...

Election law expert breaks down the Supreme Court ruling on mail voting restrictions

A legal expert zeroes in on the more "twisted" part of President Donald Trump's latest Supreme Court win that seems to have been overlooked. Alexis Romero, an economic justice attorney, wrote in a new...

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

Race is the wound America sees. Anti-Semitism is the one it doesn’t.

The Supreme Court loosened the rules allowing redistricting. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers and they show that Black voters are protesting with their ballots — and their growing numbers could swi...

Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. served with "the lost detachment" in Vietnam. He was award the highest military honor for his heroism.

Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.

President Donald Trump's Justice department keeps slapping U.S. courts with a twisted take on Jim Crow-era law they refuse to abandon, according to a new political analysis. A 22-case losing streak hasn't stopped the Justice department from telling judges nationwide they don't understand Title III o...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is confirming that he’s staying on the nation’s highest court for another term.

Supporters say it will allow voters to pick their representative, instead of elected officials picking their voters.

Supporters say it will allow voters to pick their representative, instead of elected officials picking their voters.

The move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.

Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

In my new book, I narrate the existence, behaviours and sensibilities of the black British middle class, a social group largely ignored, until now

Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.

Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.

In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.

In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he's concerned that President Trump might use federal power to influence the fall elections.

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he's concerned that President Trump might use federal power to influence the fall elections.

Voters in a Black and brown majority county are finding their completed ballots back in their own mailboxes, sealed and uncounted, four days before the Kansas primary. The county printed a retired pos...

Anthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.

Anthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.

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An angry and defensive Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing blowback after trashing his predecessor former Defense Chief Lloyd Austin. It happened

An angry and defensive Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing blowback after trashing his predecessor former Defense Chief Lloyd Austin. It happened

A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

Slate spoke with a number of surviving family members of civil rights martyrs. All of them were devastated by the court’s ruling in Callais.

Slate spoke with a number of surviving family members of civil rights martyrs. All of them were devastated by the court’s ruling in Callais.