Provisions in the Voting Rights Act were set to expire initially after five years but were later renewed a total of five ...

August 6 is the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let us honor the sacrifices of the past by recommitting ourselves ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

Sixty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. This was one of the most ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by Lyndon B. Johnson.

INDIANAPOLIS — Wednesday marks 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law gave voting ...

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted the seeds of compassion." ...

Vice President Lyndon B Johnson is sworn in to the office of the Presidency aboard Air Force One in Dallas, Texas, hours after the assassination of President John F Kennedy, Nov.22, 1963.