Opinion | Texas Is the Future of America

The idea of the Lone Star State as a herald of the national future is terrifying and not just to liberals. 

Opinion | The I.R.S. Can Register Voters as Well as the D.M.V., and Maybe Better

You should be able to join the voter rolls when you file your taxes.

Opinion | Global Equity and the Covid Vaccine

Covid vaccines around the world; Afghanistan's envoy, and education of women and girls; Haitian migrants; the voting bill; France's global stature.

Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.

China has already determined the outcome, but the government is pressuring opposition parties to participate to lend the vote legitimacy.

Progressives Worry Their Priorities Will Be Left Behind, Despite Biden’s Bold Words

The White House says it is committed to reducing gun violence, keeping abortion safe and legal, and protecting voting rights. But that has done little to ease anxiety among activists.

Glitch Reveals Ballot Choices of N.Y.C. Voters, Including Mayor’s Son

The Board of Elections inadvertently allowed the mayoral primary votes of 378 New Yorkers, including Dante de Blasio, to become public, a report found.

Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution

Many outdated provisions have long since been invalidated, but the language that was specifically intended to enshrine white supremacy has remained.

Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution

Many outdated provisions have long since been invalidated, but the language that was specifically intended to enshrine white supremacy has remained.

Opinion | Joe Manchin Got the Voting Bill He Wanted. Time to Pass It.

Congress needs to protect voting rights. Now.

North Carolina court strikes down a voter ID law, citing racial discrimination.

The court cited “persuasive evidence” that the state legislature had rushed the law to passage at least in part to make it harder for Black voters to cast ballots.

Democrats propose a compromise bill on voting rights.

The stripped-down measure is intended to demonstrate party unity in the face of Republican opposition to new federal voting standards.

Abbott Signs Texas Election Law, Ending a Fierce Voting Rights Battle

Gov. Greg Abbott called the law, which will sharply curtail access to the ballot in Texas, a “paradigm” for other states looking to pass election bills.

Opinion | We Are Becoming a Nation of Vigilantes

The Texas abortion law is just an early salvo in a broader push by conservatives to restrict the rights of their neighbors, classmates and colleagues. 

Companies Stay Quiet on Texas’ New Abortion Law

Businesses that expressed opposition to restrictive voting laws are declining to take a similar stand on the abortion measure.

Texas G.O.P. Passes Election Bill, Raising Voting Barriers Even Higher

The bill, which will tighten what were already some of the nation’s strictest voting rules, represents a major victory for Republicans in their nationwide push to overhaul elections.

Opinion | When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?

It’s impossible to conclude that the president has been pulling out all the stops to defend voting rights.

Texas House Passes Voting Bill as G.O.P. Nears a Hard-Fought Victory

The Republican bill, which would overhaul elections in Texas and introduce a range of new voting rules, must be approved by the State Senate before it can head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

How a Defunct Federal Provision Helped Pave the Way for New Voting Restrictions

Curbs on drop boxes, tougher ID requirements and purges of voter rolls would have been weakened, or never even passed, if a federal oversight system had been in place.

House Passes a Voting Rights Bill, but a G.O.P. Blockade Awaits in the Senate

Named for the civil rights icon John Lewis, the bill is narrower than the Democrats’ sweeping elections overhaul that has stalled in the Senate, but faces similar obstacles.

As Democrats Renew Voting Rights Push, Offsetting Roberts Court Is Top of Mind

The House’s voting rights legislation named for the civil rights leader John Lewis seeks to counter the Supreme Court’s longstanding bid to undermine the Voting Rights Act.