Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks though how a federal judge's ruling could impact state law.

A decision upholding a New York GOP congressional district could be a prelude to killing the Voting Rights Act.

When I spoke last December to Dan Gividen, an immigration attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he tried to sum up how his law practice has been transformed over the past year with some ...

Utah Republicans have called for an energy "divorce" from blue states. It's not just about money, but also identity.

Leia Larsen is the Utah regional reporter for Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, where she reports on how climate change is reshaping lives, economies, and ecosystems across the state.

The nation’s most prestigious magazine awards announced that Mother Jones is a finalist in two categories—for general excellence and profile writing—and one of the top podcasting awards recognized ...

Video shows the Border Patrol's former "commander-at-large" throwing a gas canister at protesters and observers in ...

Vermont is home to one of the oldest and most cherished forms of local election in the country: town meetings, a day-long ...

Donald Trump used a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday, meant to honor three Army soldiers, to gush about the drapes he will add to his new ballroom in the White House’s East Wing. “I picked those ...

James Talarico is a "choir boy." Jasmine Crockett is a "street fighter." Their race will set the tone for the midterms clash to come.

Last week, the Trump administration said it is loosening restrictions on air toxins from mercury, lead, and other heavy metals that are released by coal plants. Such pollution is known to be ...

Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent ...