On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, ...

Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total ...

This article is part of Bolts’ ongoing coverage of the threats faced by the Voting Rights Act. It is published in partnership with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit newsroom that covers ...

Illinois earlier this year removed obstacles that some trans residents face when changing their name, with legislators ...

Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies ...

This article is part of our coverage of law enforcement issues in the municipal races of 2025. Read our stories on Minneapolis and Seattle. In the waning months of Eric Adams’ tenure as mayor of New ...

With kids beaming on rides, adults losing money on carnival games, and the unmistakable smells of funnel cake and grilled meat swirling for blocks around, the annual street fair in the Lancaster ...

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Georgia held a statewide election on July 15 of this year, but in Miller County, where just under 6,000 people live near the border with Alabama, you’d be forgiven for having absolutely no idea. The ...

A petition circulator holds a sign to recall a San Francisco supervisor. The election is set for September. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Welcome to the month of recall elections.

Seattle is poised to continue its experiment in public campaign financing. Voters on Tuesday renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 ...

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and the Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale. It was an idyllic Saturday afternoon on Feb. 5, 2022, as Kambran Young drove down Appalachee ...