Congressional Democrats are seizing on the Coronavirus crisis to finally lay longstanding progressive election reform goals into federal standards in time for the 2020 presidential election. Though not a total federal takeover, various bill elements empower third-party groups to enforce new requirements against states if the Trump Justice Department cannot or will not enforce reforms like mail ballot harvesting.
RALEIGH, North Carolina — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights took in lopsided testimony from experts and legal practitioners Friday to gauge the status of minority ballot access ahead of the 2018 midterms and beyond.
The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee convened a hearing Wednesday after a series of revelations indicating “hundreds” of alien residents were found registered to vote and casting ballots there. The chief election officer for the State abruptly and silently resigned after the latest study into the matter.
The six-year saga surrounding Texas’ voter ID law added a new chapter Wednesday evening when a federal judge again ruled the law discriminatory against minorities.
As municipalities in deep-blue Maryland continue to grant legal and illegal aliens access to the ballot box, one leftist is pushing for a larger movement to combat the “mass disenfranchisement” of non-U.S. citizens in the Trump era.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – Crossover athlete Tim Tebow hit a walk-off home run Thursday night for the St. Lucie Mets, the Class A Advanced affiliate for the New York MLB franchise.
The U.S. Supreme Court made headlines Monday with its acceptance of a case that argues whether legislative maps can be ruled unconstitutional simply due to the partisan advantages that may be gained from their designs. Some election law experts contend the matter is a means to an end in transferring redistricting powers—commonly held in legislative branches—to commissions not directly answerable to the electorate.
President Donald Trump kept the threat of voter fraud on the front pages both before and after the 2016 Election. Although ballots have long since been counted, cases of illegal voting and other election law violations continue to surface in the aftermath.
Two prominent north Texas Democrats are sounding the alarm on the threat of a politically-uncommon concern: voter fraud.
The fight for a Florida county sheriff’s office heads to court this week as the Republican candidate is set to present evidence that dozens of dead, felon, and otherwise ineligible voters potentially cost him an election decided by 16 ballots.
A state lawmaker is demanding “corrective action” after the Nebraska Democratic Party admittedly planted voter registration forms in gift baskets intended for newly-arrived refugees.
A Democrat New York assemblywoman has a solution for low turnout typically among poor and minority voting blocs: fine them if they fail to cast ballots.
The protracted public relations campaign on behalf of a non-U.S. citizen found to have voted illegally in north Texas continued over the weekend pages of The New York Times.
A Columbiana County, Ohio, woman is headed to jail after pleading guilty to multiple counts of voter registration fraud while working for a leftist community organizing group.
Leading Texas Republican lawmakers and officials publicly endorsed a bill that would make permanent a voter ID “safety net” allowing those without proper documentation to cast a regular ballot if they sign an affidavit.
A Peruvian woman originally hoping to become a naturalized citizen in Illinois now faces deportation after her record of illegal voter registration and casting ballots for federal candidates has come to light.
Partisan outrage and media curiosity swirled anew early Wednesday morning when President Trump announced on Twitter his decision to charge his administration with investigating “voter fraud”, potentially leading to reforms made in the future.
The Department of Homeland Security could not have picked a better succeeding week to perform a Friday news dump announcing its decision to designate state election systems as “critical infrastructure” like previously done for the nation’s transport, electrical, financial, and water systems. Though this largely predictable move has sparked concerns among state election officials and watchdogs with respect to federal over-reach, equal uneasiness has been expressed about the incredibly vague nature DHS has chosen to describe how it will intervene in Constitutionally-prescribed state matters.
The organized left’s kitchen sink tactic seen throughout the week against Senator Jeff Sessions’ (R-AL) nomination for the next U.S. Attorney General included a bold effort tell the Senate Judiciary Committee directly that the nominee’s record of prosecuting federal voter fraud defendants served as an example of voter intimidation.
A veteran Texas sheriff was found dead in his home Monday after an apparent suicide.
A second student with ties to Texas A&M University’s Panhellenic community has been found dead in a fraternity house over the past week.
Hoping to replicate the temporary successes of anti-pipeline agitators in North Dakota, three activists were arrested today at a west Texas construction site.
An agreement among member nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to reduce output by one percent was announced Wednesday morning.
A western Texas oil and natural gas shale formation was labeled the “largest” of its kind by the U.S. Geological Survey on Tuesday.
Chambers County election officials have executed an emergency protocol to remove all electronic voting machines available during early voting until a software update can be completed to correct problems experienced by straight-ticket voters.
A U.S. Department of Justice press release warns individuals who may serve as poll watchers hoping to prevent voter fraud could violate voter intimidation laws.
Emails belonging to Clinton campaign chair John Podesta released by Wikileaks this week reveals a close, working relationship with a super PAC despite promises of outlawing such arrangements within the first month of her potential presidency.
A recently-released email thread reveals that the Clinton camp was seriously concerned about potential voter fraud harming her chances in the 2016 caucuses again as top operatives were “reliving” their 2008 experiences.
A Texas judge likened a black Dallas Police Sergeant to a clueless slave in response to the cop’s lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and its high-profile supporters.
A man revealed to be part of a conspiracy to murder a Texas judge and commit banking fraud is now reported to be on the loose in the Houston, Texas region.
The head of a Dallas police organization is suing a collection of Black Lives Matter figureheads and other prominent individuals for allegedly inciting racial violence against American police officers.
A leading voice for Texas agriculture producers is making a familiar case against one of the conservative movement’s foremost think tanks.
A collective of environmental conservation groups are pushing Washington to list the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species, which could negatively impact local energy production and farmers.
Amid violent protests and vandalism from a presidential candidate, a Native American tribe has lost a court battle to block the construction of a new energy pipeline.
Texas State Fair icon Big Tex will be sporting some updated western wear that pays tribute to the recently fallen and injured Dallas area police.
Early reports out of Alpine, Texas indicate that a shooting has occurred at a local high school–reportedly leaving one injured and one dead of self-inflicted gunshot.
The Green Party Presidential Nominee faces criminal charges after allegedly vandalizing construction equipment at an energy pipeline site with hundreds of other protesters.
A longstanding protest against a Texas-based energy company’s plan to build a pipeline near tribal lands in North Dakota turned violent against construction crews and a limited security team over the Labor Day weekend.
Various videos and local reports have confirmed that “hundreds” of Native American protesters and supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux turned violent at a construction site under the management of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners near Cannon Ball, ND. The Associated Press reported that four private security guards and two dogs were injured in the incident as a result, according to the Morton County Sherriff’s Office. Though protesters have asserted through a variety of mediums that they were the ones first attacked, many of their own videos purport to show the opposite occurred.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Florida’s first hurricane in 11 years has left the Big Bend region without power and cellular service in the aftermath of the category 1 storm.
Former Texas Governor, presidential candidate and converted Donald Trump booster Rick Perry is reported to be dancing the sidestep into the world of reality television this fall.
