Sanya Mansoor

Germany's Pauline Schaefer-Betz competes in the artistic gymnastics balance beam event of the women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021.

‘It’s About Creating Equity.’ The Significance of German Gymnasts' Full-Length Unitards at the Tokyo Olympics

The German women’s Olympic gymnastic team’s decision to wear full-length un...

The German women’s Olympic gymnastic team’s decision to wear full-length unitards instead of traditional leotards at the Tokyo Olympics—a move team members have said is meant to combat sexualization in the sport—is highlighting the sexism...

Texas House Democrats Invoke the ‘Nuclear Option,' Fleeing to D.C. to Stall Voting Restrictions

“We are holding the line here in Texas,” says Texas House Rep. Trey Martine...

“We are holding the line here in Texas,” says Texas House Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, who was among those flying to D.C. “If Republicans are silencing our voices here, they’ll do it anywhere in America and we’re going to stand up to that.”

When Your Body Counts But Your Vote Does Not: How Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Political Representation

When Floyd Wilson first learned of the term “prison gerrymandering,” he’d a...

When Floyd Wilson first learned of the term “prison gerrymandering,” he’d already been incarcerated for more than 35 years. He was taking a college seminar in a prison in Graterford, Pennsylvania—the fourth of five correctional...

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, June 30, 2021.

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions in Another Blow to Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that two controversial Arizona vot...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that two controversial Arizona voting laws do not violate the Voting Rights Act (VRA), in a decision that weakens the landmark voting rights legislation amid a nationwide debate...

Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division speaks at a news conference, as Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Vanita Gupta, associate U.S. attorney general, at the Department of Justice in Washington on June 25, 2021.

Department of Justice Steps Into Voting Rights Fight, Filing High-Stakes Lawsuit Against Georgia

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it would sue Georgia ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it would sue Georgia over the restrictions included in its new and expansive voting law, known as SB 202, marking the federal agency’s first significant action against...

Demonstrators and family members protest the death of Jamel Floyd on June 26, 2020. A year after his death, Floyd's family have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons.

After His 2020 Death in a New York Jail Cell, Jamel Floyd's Family File Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons

More than a year after his death, and with many of their questions still un...

More than a year after his death, and with many of their questions still unanswered, the family of Jamel Floyd, a man who died in a New York City federal jail after being pepper-sprayed by...

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs addresses the members of Arizona's Electoral College in Phoenix. Hobbs on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2022 while denouncing the Republican-controlled state Senate's ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election.

'Reasonable People Know the Elections Are Over.' Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Death Threats, Arizona's Election 'Audit', and Running for Governor

Katie Hobbs spoke with TIME about her decision to run for governor, the ong...

Katie Hobbs spoke with TIME about her decision to run for governor, the ongoing fight over Arizona’s presidential election results, and the state’s new law restricting mail-in voting.