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Three South Carolina voters with disabilities, represented by the NAACP, filed a lawsuit on Friday against the state’s election commission and Republican attorney general Alan Wilson to challenge rules that limit how disabled voters can receive voting assistance, and who is eligible. South Carolina only allows voters “who are unable to read or write or […]

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could unravel the final remaining limits on the ultra-rich writing unlimited checks to their preferred federal candidates, opening the door even wider to political corruption. The liberal justices were clearly opposed to further weakening campaign finance rules, a path long-favored by the court’s […]

The central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates tomorrow, despite inflation remaining closer to 3% than the Fed’s long-held target of 2%.

Lawmakers are skeptical of the policy, however.

The court is grappling with whether the US presid can dismiss the leaders of independent government agencies over political or policy differences.

The White House’s new National Security Strategy ignores a key source of China’s strength.

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that protect fishermen, cargo ships and endangered species across the country. With key grant deadlines now […]