Malcolm Alexander had been incarcerated at Angola prison 14 years already when he learned about DNA testing, the thing that ...

Candidates bring up a criminal case that occurred on their opponent’s watch, and use it to attack them for being too lenient.

We’re only days removed from the political earthquake in New York City’s mayoral race, but the election calendar matches on: ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, hailed as a landmark protection against racist suppression of Black Americans during the Civil Rights movement, has also been a lynchpin in the movement for the rights ...

Republicans already know their nominee for lieutenant governor: John Reid, a conservative radio show host, is the sole candidate despite a failed effort by Governor Glenn Youngkin to push him out of ...

In Oklahoma, organizers have to race against the clock to get measures on the ballot. The state has the nation’s shortest window of time for collecting the tens of thousands of signatures needed to ...

Noble Ingram is the audience engagement editor for Bolts. He focuses on facilitating conversations between readers and the newsroom and has worked for a variety of news organizations including The ...

Kentucky, Mississippi, and Virginia are selecting their state officials on Nov. 7. But hundreds of thousands of people with felony convictions are barred from voting in these states, which have some ...

Arizona Prop 139: On establishing a right to abortion access.: Yes: California: San Francisco Prop O: On shoring up local protections for abortion rights.: Yes: Colorado Amendment 79: On establishing ...