Deborah Berry
Washington Correspondent at USA Today
National correspondent for USA TODAY covering civil rights, voting rights, politics. Class of 23 Nieman Fellow, @UofMaryland grad, @washpressclub bd president
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Deborah Berry
WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez rememberstears streaming down a student’s face ashis high school class left the lower level of the National African American Museum of History and Culture a few of years ago. “Everyone understood why he had tears in his eyes," said Sanchez, a former high school history teacher. Sanchez gathered his students there on a field trip from New York City in a quiet space to reflect on the exhibits on slavery and the Middle Passage.
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3 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Deborah Berry
• The Justice Department dropped a lawsuit against Georgia that challenged the state's election law changes. • The Justice Department now says the changes are “commonsense reforms” and not voter suppression tactics. • Voting rights advocates criticized the decision, arguing the law disenfranchises Black voters. WASHINGTON ‒ The Justice Department dropped a Biden-era lawsuit against Georgia Monday calling the state’s election changes “commonsense reforms’’ and not voter suppression tactics.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Trevor Hughes |Deborah Berry
President Donald Trump's new executive order aimed at tightening up election administration has triggered a wave of concern among voting-rights advocates who say it will likely make casting a ballot harder for millions of American citizens. Liberal-leaning advocates are also concerned Trump's order gives the federal government unusually broad power to dictate how elections are managed, a process that's typically run by county-level officials and overseen by secretaries of state.
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4 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Trevor Hughes |Deborah Berry
4 hours agoNEW: Trump signs EO requiring proof of citizenship in federal electionsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring proof of citizenship as a prerequisite to vote in federal elections. The 'Outnumbered' panel weighs in on the move.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Deborah Berry
2 hours agoWhen Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar workers: Over the past few years, they have seen a steeper rise in unemployment than other groups, and slower wage growth. It also added fuel to a debate …
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