Tatyana Tandanpolie

1 week ago | salon.com | Tatyana Tandanpolie

Five months after the 2024 election, voters in North Carolina are still awaiting a certified conclusion inthe state's contentious Supreme Court race after their ballots were swept up in Republican candidate and Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's election challenge seeking to overturn his November defeat by throwing out 65,000 votes.

2 weeks ago | salon.com | Tatyana Tandanpolie

When entrepreneur Dawn V. Carr decided to donate tens of thousands of dollars to the then-forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in the 2010s, she did so with the hope that within its walls she would see the stories of people who looked like her told in their totality, pulled from the sidelines and given the space they deserve. "When you don't see yourself in these places, in these spaces, that often, you can feel like you're not part of it. You are on the side.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tatyana Tandanpolie

Jimmy Kimmel Has A 'Million Dollar' Reaction To Trump Skipping Return Of Dead U.S. SoldiersThe late night host trashed the president for going to "fajita night" instead of a "dignified transfer" for the U.S. Army soldiers who died in Lithuania. Jimmy Kimmel took swings at Donald Trump on Monday after the president skipped the return of the remains of four Army soldiers to the U.S., …

2 weeks ago | salon.com | Tatyana Tandanpolie

A Republican-majority, three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday ordered the state Board of Elections to recalculate the vote totals in the state's contentious Supreme Court race. The 103-page decision overturns a trial court ruling denying Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's request to toss out tens of thousands of votes he claims are invalid.

3 weeks ago | salon.com | Tatyana Tandanpolie

A coalition of advocacy organizations sued the Trump administration Monday over President Donald Trump's executive order requiring Americans to present proof of citizenship to register to vote. Such a requirement — beyond exceeding the president's authority over state-run elections — would effectively silence the voice of college students registering for the first time, unsheltered voters and Native voters, argued the Arizona Students' Association, one of the parties to the lawsuit.