New York, NY—Mayors, Chamber of Commerce leaders, public school teachers, physicians, prosecutors, faith leaders, and other community members will visit prisons and jails in 17 geographically and politically diverse states, from Nebraska and Michigan, to New Jersey, North Carolina, and Ohio. It’s all part of National Prison Visiting Week, led by the Vera Institute of […]readmore
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host more than 40 Veterans Day-themed naturalization ceremonies across the country this year, where veterans, service members and military spouses will become America’s newest citizens. More than 7,500 people will take the Oath of Allegiance in these ceremonies that honor the sacrifices military members and their families made […]readmore
The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing the federal voting rights laws that […]readmore
New York City officials are working with the Secret Service to bump up security as the city hosts the election night gatherings of both major presidential party candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. It is exceedingly rare for both major candidates to locate their headquarters in one city on election day. And New […]readmore
Mike O’Sullivan/VOA News LOS ANGELES — Hispanic leaders say the Latino vote could make the difference in Tuesday’s face off between presidential rivals Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, potentially swaying such such key states as Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Clinton holds a lead of nearly 50 points among Hispanics nationally, and a 30-point lead […]readmore
VOA News FBI Director James Comey has told Congress a new review of emails related to Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state revealed no evidence of criminal activity, as Democrat Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump prepared to make their last push for votes in Tuesday’s election. «Based on our review, we have […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier/VOA News The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign is almost over, but not before Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton embarked on a marathon of rallies a day ahead of Tuesday’s national election. Trump, the blunt-spoken real estate mogul ending his first campaign for elected office, headed to five states in an effort to […]readmore
Ramon Taylor/VOA News NEW YORK — Sisters Rammy Hassan and Sara Bosompel came to the United States from Ghana 12 years ago on the same day, with the same dream: to earn a living as a citizen of the country. As voters in this year’s presidential election, they want a leader who will recognize the economic […]readmore
Jeff Swicord/VOA News Faith Loudon grabs one of the dozens of shopping bags lined-up across the floor of Trump headquarters in Pasadena, Maryland and empties the contents. The bags are for precinct greeters to use at the polls to sway voters toward Republican candidates. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years,” Loudon says showing us […]readmore
Hundreds of events highlight impact, importance of expanding apprenticeships WASHINGTON – Employers, unions, community colleges, and others are hosting hundreds of open houses and other events to commemorate the second annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14-20, 2016. <https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/NAW/> The department’s call to action is to register 600 events to double last year’s number. These events […]readmore