Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom's campaigns are disputing how thousands of affidavit ballots should be handled as Mississippi's Senate race remains undecided. Voting rights advocates are also urging voters to take steps to ensure their ballots are counted.

For The Chicago Defender, our colleague and friend Samantha Chatman reflects on her father, DJ Sam Chatman, a pioneer who helped bring Chicago stepping to audiences around...

With a school closure moratorium nearing its end and financial pressures mounting, the city's first fully elected board faces decisions that could reshape public...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole, citing concerns about capital punishment and the criminal justice system.

Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw investigations involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, will lead the criminal investigation into allegations that seven Cornell fraternity members sexually assaulted a former student in 2024.

Scott Colom is a longtime Mississippi prosecutor seeking to become the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Get to know his background, legal career, policy priorities and historic Senate campaign.

Over 72 percent of Chicago voters supported the return of gunshot detection technology in a recent advisory referendum, putting pressure on the Johnson administration to solidify its public safety plan.

Longtime Dallas pastor and civil rights leader Frederick Haynes III has won the election for Texas' 30th Congressional District. He replaces outgoing Representative Jasmine Crockett, maintaining Democratic control of the seat.

Black candidates are making history in the 2026 midterm elections with victories in gubernatorial, Senate and other statewide races, breaking barriers in political representation across the country.

The data show that the effects of the Trump administration’s SNAP cuts are kicking in even faster than estimated. More than 5 million have...

Access to affordable legal representation, economic resources, and entrepreneurial opportunities can make a lasting difference in communities where residents often face barriers to needed...