Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks about the illogic that exposes the disingenuousness of the voting restrictions being advanced by Texas Republicans, and expresses her […]
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Voting Rights Activists Vow To Be Relentless In Their Fight
A day after being arrested at the U.S Capitol, voting rights activists met with Vice President Kamala Harris. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter […]
Continue readingSen. Klobuchar: ‘We Are Not Going To Stop Fighting This Fight’ For Voting Rights
The Senate Rules Committee will hold its first field hearing in 20 years in Georgia on the state’s new voting laws. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), […]
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Watch highlights of Thursday's All In with Chris Hayes » Subscribe to MSNBC: About All In with Chris Hayes: Chris Hayes delivers the biggest news […]
Continue reading‘Summer Of Direct Action’ For Voting Rights Heats Up
Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, talks with Rachel Maddow about gearing up for direct action and civil […]
Continue readingTexas Democrats Put Personal Life On Hold To Protect Right To Vote
More than 50 members of the Texas House descended on Washington D.C. in an effort to stop a Republican-backed voter suppression bill, leaving their families […]
Continue readingRep. Joyce Beatty Responds To Being Arrested In Senate Office Building
Seven minutes after walking into a Senate office building, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and 8 others were arrested while peacefully demonstrating in support of voting rights […]
Continue readingWe Don’t Need To Say ‘Filibuster’ To Talk Voting Rights With Manchin Says Texas Rep.
Texas Democrats meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin about voting rights without talking about the filibuster is discussed by St. Rep. Joe Moody, who was stripped […]
Continue readingHolder: We Should Be ‘Very Worried’ About Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Stance
“I think we need to be very worried about this court. They have demonstrated an ideological distaste for protecting the right to vote,” says former […]
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