• Old Navy will pay employees to work the polls on Election Day

    Old Navy will pay employees to work the polls on Election Day

    Old Navy is offering to pay its employees a full day’s rate to volunteer as poll workers on Election Day in November, the company announced Tuesday. It’s a move that comes amid alarming reports of a looming nationwide shortage of poll workers, who are typically elderly and retired people — a population that this year …
  • Poll: Majority of Voters Say U.S. Society is Racist

    Poll: Majority of Voters Say U.S. Society is Racist

    A majority of voters — 56% — believe that American society is racist, a recent Wall Street Journal/ NBC News poll found. Eighty-two percent of Democrats polled agreed that American society is racist, more than any other subset included in the polling, including blacks and Hispanics. Ninety percent of Dems said black people are discriminated …
  • Republican Mike Garcia Leads Special Election for Former Rep. Katie Hill’s House Seat

    Republican Mike Garcia Leads Special Election for Former Rep. Katie Hill’s House Seat

    Republican candidate Mike Garcia is leading Democratic challenger Christy Smith in the special election for California’s 25th congressional district, which was held by former representative Katie Hill until her resignation over an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. With 314 of 411 precincts reporting by Wednesday morning, Garcia held 56 percent of the vote to Smith’s …
  • Virginia Governor Signs Legislation Repealing Voter ID Law

    Virginia Governor Signs Legislation Repealing Voter ID Law

    Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks to gun control activists at a rally by Moms Demand Action and other family members of shooting victims outside of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., July 9, 2019. Virginia will no longer require voters to present a photo ID in order to cast a ballot, Governor Ralph …