The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision Friday, has blocked a lower court's ruling that allowed curbside voting in Alabama and eased mail-in voting requirements.
A lower-court judge had allowed less rigorous terms for absentee voting because of the pandemic. That ruling was blocked a dozen days before a primary run-off there.
The offers come as many NBA players have upped their involvement in social causes. Superstar LeBron James has a new group aimed at protecting Black citizens' voting rights.
Despite calls for Joe Biden to choose a Black woman as his vice presidential pick, many progressives are urging him to choose Sen. Elizabeth Warren instead.
The former vice president and the Democratic National Commmittee raised a combined $282 million in the last quarter, compared to $266 million for Trump and the Republican National Committee.
A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.