Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former voting rights attorney, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act […]
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Democratic Party Senator Joe Manchin may kill future of Dems’ elections bill -2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Democratic senator Joe Manchin says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least […]
Continue readingHere’s what it’s like to house hunt in one of the craziest markets in the country
Austin, Texas, is arguably the hottest real estate market in the country, with home prices up more than 40 percent since last April. Follow one […]
Continue readingFederal judge likens AR-15 to Swiss Army knife while overturning assault weapons ban
A federal judge overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons on Friday in a ruling that likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife. Assault […]
Continue readingTexas valedictorian ditches pre-approved speech to slam abortion law
Paxton Smith, the 2021 valedictorian at Lake Highlands High School in Texas, tells CNN’s Victor Blackwell why she decided to toss her approved speech at […]
Continue readingValedictorian Goes Off Script To Blast Texas Abortion Law
A high school valedictorian in Texas ditched her school-approved speech to use the moment to speak out against a restrictive new abortion law in Texas. […]
Continue readingBeto: Feels Like Democrats ‘Blindly Seeking Some Kind Of Compromise’ With GOP
Fmr. Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke says Republicans are “dragging down democracy” with their efforts to make it harder to cast a ballot in future elections. […]
Continue readingMarc Elias: Only One Way To Deal With ‘Avalanche Of Voter Suppression’
Democracy Docket founder and voting rights attorney, Marc Elias, discusses how to deal with the mounting number of voter suppression laws being enacted across the […]
Continue readingHow ‘election fraud’ remains *the* GOP talking point
Former President Donald Trump declared the 2020 election fraudulent before he even officially lost, but how long will this accusation hold the Republican Party captive? […]
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