2022 midterm elections It's National Voter Registration Month: What You Should Know September is National Voter Registration Month. With the midterm elections in just less than 50 days, it’s important to make sure you are registered and prepared to vote in November. LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky joins to discuss the importance of voting in the upcoming election.
ron desantis Three Reasons Charlie Crist Will Beat Ron DeSantis…and Three Reasons He Won't DeSantis, considered one the GOP’s 2024 presidential frontrunners, must first win his Florida gubernatorial re-election bid.
NBA NBA Will Not Play on 2022 Midterm Election Day In an effort to “promote nonpartisan civic engagement,” the NBA announced it will not schedule any games on Nov 8. 2022, midterm Election Day.
criminal justice Why These Activists Want to Turn Jails Into Polling Places Most people in American jails are eligible to vote, but don't actually have access to that legal right
criminal justice It's Legal to Vote From Jail, But Access is Limited About 549,000 Americans are in the nation’s jails on a given day, according to The Sentencing Project. Jail inmates serving time for a misdemeanor or awaiting trial are eligible to vote, but there are barriers. It’s difficult to register, obtain an absentee ballot, or communicate with election officials. Durrel Douglas from The Sentencing Project joins LX News to discuss the...
US Capitol Riot Former Oath Keeper Warns of Potential for Future Extremist Violence Former spokesman for the Oath Keepers extremist group Jason Van Tatenhove testified Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee that he believes that without intervention, domestic extremism groups could incite violence in future elections. “We’ve gotten exceedingly lucky that more bloodshed did not happen.”
2022 midterm elections Democrats, Young Voters Have Closed the Enthusiasm Gap 4 Months Before 2022 Midterms Millennials, Gen Z’ers, and older Democrats are more engaged than they were before two months of high-profile Supreme Court rulings, mass shootings, and congressional hearings.
Liz Cheney Why Rep. Liz Cheney Says the Jan. 6 Hearings Are Worth Risking Her Political Future Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is just one of just two Republicans participating in the Jan. 6 hearings and an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump’s role in the riots. Cheney faces a tough primary challenge and that stand may hurt her political future in Wyoming, but she maintains it is worth it. LX News storyteller Clark Fouraker explains.
young voters How Politics is Changing to Court Gen Z Voters Politicians often overlook young adults, but 18- to 25-year-olds are flexing political muscle in ways they can no longer ignore.
georgia Georgia's New Voting Laws Didn't Dampen Early Turnout — But Does That Mean Votes Weren't Suppressed? When Georgia passed a controversial law last year putting new restrictions on voting access, many predicted lower turnout would follow. However, that hasn’t been in the case as the state has seen record early turnout ahead of its primary election. But does that mean the law didn’t suppress votes? NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky traveled to Georgia to find out....
