The Voting Rights Act is widely considered one of the most effective laws in prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. One of its key provisions has long allowed states to take race into account when drawing voting maps to ensure that nonwhite voters have electoral power. But earlier this year, the Supreme Court narrowed that provision. […]

All evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday after authorities confirmed that the threat of an explosion from a leaking chemical tank in Garden Grove was eliminated.  Orange County Fire Authority said no threat of fire, explosion or risk to the public remains as crews continued monitoring the tanks at the GKN Aerospace facility at 12122 […]

In an attempt to stop federal workers from sharing information with journalists, the Trump administration may soon ask them—all two million of them—to sign non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs. A draft document shared Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) outlined a set of civil and criminal penalties the federal government could pursue against any […]