Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in D.C., ahead of midterm elections

Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the speakers, said the “dream of a more just and equitable society has never been under greater threat than it is right now.”

Ahead of Friday, organizations participating in the march filed new claims in their federal lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting.

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections  AP News

Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks  Reuters

‘Defend the Vote’ March follows a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans

Thousands of protesters are rallying on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 24 other Democratic attorneys general on Wednesday filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service over what they are calling an unlawful attempt to interfere with mail voting in the fast approaching midterm elections. But the new legal challenge came just as a federal judge in Bos

The lawsuit comes after the U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with Trump.

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “On the Line,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said the U.S. Postal Service and the president do not “have jurisdiction over the elections.” James said, “I and my Democratic attorneys general will continue to challenge

The attack on mail-in ballots is just one of a dozen tactics the administration may deploy or is already deploying to evade accountability at the ballot box.

Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections.

The Data-Center Backlash Looms Large Ahead of the Midterm Elections  New York Magazine

Mail voting is under assault by the Trump administration. Alfieri Getty Images The reaction to a procedural ruling by the Supreme Court on Aug. 24, 2026, was immediate and sharp. The conservative justices’ decision in the 6-3 ruling to lift a block on implementation of President Donald Trump’s March 2026 executive ord

A Zambian rights group petitioned the Constitutional Court to invalidate the outcome of this month’s presidential election, citing alleged irregularities, but it’s unclear if the challenge is valid.

Nearly 30 percent of voters nationwide use mail ballots. President Trump is seeking greater federal control of mail voting.

The Supreme Court will allow portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to proceed for now. CBS News' legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more information.

Arizona AG rips Supreme Court decision to allow Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting: 'We will fight this!'  CNN

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily handed President Trump a key victory in his crusade to restrict mail-in voting. The unsigned opinion by the court’s conservative majority, issued over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, said it was too soon for states to challenge Trump’s executive order from March 20

It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms News Editor Published August 24, 2026 6:18PM (EDT) A Trump executive order to limit mail-in ballots just hit a roadblock as a federal court ruled against the administration to enforce the order. But there's still four months until the midterms. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Get

Order has ‘nothing to do with election integrity but everything to do with maintaining power at all costs’, says Derrick Johnson, NAACP president Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, after trade negotiations

Supreme Court Clears The Way For Trump Move To Restrict Mail-In Voting  HuffPost