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Eva Longoria apologizes and clarifies why she said Latinas were the 'real heroines' of the election

Actress and activist Eva Longoria has apologized for remarks made during an interview with MSNBC after she was criticized for appearing dismissive of Black women.

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Cities erupt in celebration after Biden named winner

President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump sparked celebrations in cities across the country, including many of the places that swept Biden into the White House.

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Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect

Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it.

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Teneshia Hudspeth Becomes First African- American Female Elected To Harris County Clerk

Teneshia Hudspeth makes history as the first African-American woman to be elected Harris County Clerk. Hudspeth received 833,345 votes defeating Republican candidate Stan Stanart in the November 3rd General Election.

Election 2020 Results as 11/4/20

This election has been like none making history at each moment. The record-breaking voter turnout was unprecedented. Voter suppression has been more prevalent. Protecting the right to vote has seen many a person in a battle in the courts and public opinion. Despite all voters made their voice be heard as they cast their vote. Some results are still being tabulated across our nation. Here is the latest update as of November 4, 2020.

Impact Network National Poll of African American Registered Voters Reveals Former Vice President Joe Biden Provides a Better Quality of Life for the Black Community Compared to President Trump

The Impact Network conducted a national survey of registered African American voters about their views and feelings toward the presidential candidates (President Trump and Former Vice President Biden) in the 2020 election. The poll was fielded by Lucid, a research technology platform providing nationally representative samples of Americans.

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Chris Hollins: Defender of the Right to Vote

Proper preparation warrants productive possibilities. When Chris Hollins assumed the office of Harris County Clerk, after a 3-2 party vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court, he had three priorities in mind. His goal was to ensure that every resident of Harris County, regardless of party, race, creed, religion, or area of town in which they live, could vote in a safe, peaceful and convenient manner. Having shattered all previous Harris County voting turnout records, Hollins has blown even his own mind with Election 2020.

First-time voter: I needed to vote as if my life depended on it

As a resident of one of 2020's battleground states, I cannot contain my excitement about the fact that this is my first time voting in a US presidential election. In Georgia, I was casting a vote for the change that I so desperately want to see in this country.

Florida marks dark day in political history when a black man was lynched after friend tried to vote

As Florida prepares for Election Day, it is remembering a dark day in its political history.

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More than 95 million Americans have voted with one day to go until Election Day

More than 95 million Americans have voted nationwide with one day left until Election Day, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist.

Eighth grader dies from COVID-19, school says

An eighth-grader in Franklin County died over the weekend from complications caused by the coronavirus, marking the first death under the age of 18 in the state.

Suspect found sleeping in McDonald's following high-speed chase

A person was found sleeping in a McDonald's after a high speed chase through two Mid-Michigan counties.

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Federal judge considering GOP challenge to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Democratic-leaning Houston

A federal judge in Texas is considering a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in the Democratic-leaning Houston area.

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Voter turnout at more than 25 percent heading into Election day, secretary of the state reports

Voter turnout stood at more than 25 percent the day before Election Day while the clock continued to tick toward the absentee ballot deadline.

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Most Drive-thru Voting Locations to Close for Election Day in Houston

The Houston-area county at the center of a legal fight over drive-thru voting decided late Monday to close nine of the 10 polling places that the county had used as drive-thru voting locations.

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'We are breaking records all over the place' -- Why this Covid-19 surge is worse than the others

No one wants another shutdown. But Americans who don't wear masks and ignore social distancing are fueling that possibility, doctors say.

This Republican lawyer just totally exposed the Trump campaign's voter suppression efforts

The jig is up. At least according to Ben Ginsberg, the single most prominent Republican election lawyer in the country, who, in a scathing piece published Sunday by The Washington Post, called out President Donald Trump (and his legal team) for engaging in a widespread attempt to suppress votes in the 2020 election under the guise of sniffing out voter fraud.

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Judge rejects Republican efforts to halt early vote counting in Las Vegas

A Nevada judge rejected a GOP lawsuit seeking to halt early vote counting in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, over stringency of signature-matching computer software and how closely observers can watch votes being counted.

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US coronavirus cases hit record daily high and experts warn daily death rates will triple by mid-January

Daily Covid-19 cases in the US reached a record high on Thursday, with experts warning that death rates could triple by mid-January.

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How Young and Black Voters Can Flip Election 2020

Voting has always been the greatest power any American can ever hold. Unfortunately, it is also one of the greatest power that is least used, especially by Black and young voters.