Tanzina Vega

15 days ahead of the midterm elections, The Takeaway is taking a step back and looking at the infrastructure of the United States' voting system. 

Scott Walker is in a tight race to maintain the governorship in Wisconsin. So far, Walker has danced lightly around issues like education and health care in the lead up to the election.

A Saudi Twitter employee was also allegedly groomed by the Saudi government to spy on dissidents.

On Saturday, millions of Afghan voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election. The vote came at a moment of extraordinary violence for the country.

According to the new report, black families fare worse under the tax bill at every level of income.

This season, the Houston Astros traded for a player after he was suspended for domestic violence allegations. Now, the team is announcing efforts to combat domestic violence.

Canada is just the second country to legalize recreational marijuana.

The apparent slaying of Jamal Khashoggi has exposed the geopolitical risks inherent in the U.S.'s relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Since seizing power in Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has escalated the Kingdom's disregard for human rights.

As Maine's health commissioner, Mary Mayhew was instrumental in opposing the popular effort to expand Medicaid. Now she's been elevated to a national post.

A look at voter engagement in Florida following Hurricane Michael.

The voter ID law upheld in North Dakota last week shines a light on the broader issue of disenfranchisement of Native Americans.

After Gavin McInnes spoke at the Metropolitan Republican Club in Manhattan last weekend, right-wing Proud Boys clashed with protesters after the event.

The economic ties are strong and may prevent the U.S. from taking any meaningful action in response to the targeting of the journalist.

A lawsuit accusing Harvard of using admissions practices that discriminate against Asian-American applicants goes to trial today. It could end race-based affirmative action nationwide.

Georgia Secretary of State and GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is being accused of disenfranchising voters ahead of the midterm elections.

The voter ID law is expected to influence the tight senate race between Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp and her challenger Kevin Cramer.

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's mysterious disappearance has caused shockwaves throughout the world, with many now looking at Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissenters.

The Trump Administration is floating the idea that migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border may come back.

Black women running for office encounter outright racism and harassment, but also struggle more to gain funding and endorsements.