The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles, but several remain. The bill faces some GOP skepticism. Tennessee residents convicted of felonies can apply to vote again ...

McAuliffe — who has made gun control a focus of his administration, particularly in cases of domestic abuse — restored the rights to vote, serve on juries, hold public office and notarize documents ...

The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department officials ...