Proposition 25 would make California the first state to end cash bail system

Supporters of Prop 25 say the current cash bail system is inherently racist and classist, keeping poor people and minorities in jail because they cannot afford to pay bail like the wealthy can. However, some advocates argue an algorithm could worsen discrimination and keep people of color in jail at disproportionate rates.

Puerto Rico, unable to vote, becomes crucial to US election

The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in a place where U.S. citizens cannot cast ballots but have the ear of hundreds of thousands of potential voters in the battleground state of Florida.