The surprising history of Black representation in Congress

The Supreme Court’s ruling to limit a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act this week adds a new bend to the winding ...
FedScoop

RIF’d Education Department civil rights staff looks to shutdown deal for job protection

People exit the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Federal worker advocates are hoping Congress’s bill ...
USA Today

Trump’s early agenda dismantles Civil Rights Act, advances Project 2025, activists say

WASHINGTON ‒ In the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has eliminated diversity initiatives across federal agencies, pushed to roll back provisions of the Civil ...
Mother Jones

At the Justice Department, Civil Rights Now Means Gun Rights

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was co-published with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun ...