Longtime Texas Democratic Rep. Senfronia Thompson lays out the history of racist voter suppression in Texas and its link to today’s GOP voting bill in […]
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TX State Rep. On Asking Joe Manchin To Help Stop ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry says the Texas Democrats will urge Sen. Manchin to understand what’s happening in Texas and take a stand against “the […]
Continue readingJoy Reid: How America’s Social Construction Of Race Impacts Voting Rights Today
The GOP backlash against reviewing American history and promoting anti-racism education, which many Republicans wrongly call critical race theory, is a reaction to White Americans […]
Continue readingBiden Goes ‘Full Blast’ On Republican Attacks On Democracy
Rachel Maddow notes that Arizona Republicans are set to move into the next phase of delegitimizing elections with the announcement of purported results from their […]
Continue readingBeto O’Rourke: Filibuster Exception On Voting Rights Needed To Save Democracy
Fmr. Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) says President Biden’s remarks on protecting voting rights was “a speech the country needed to hear,” but says it lacked […]
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Watch highlights of Monday's The Rachel Maddow Show, airing weeknights at 9 p.m. on MSNBC. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About The Rachel Maddow Show: Through […]
Continue readingTexas Democrats Press Senators For Voting Rights Help
Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks with Rachel Maddow from a bus full of Texas House Democrats who have flown to Washington, D.C., depriving […]
Continue readingTX State Rep. On Fleeing To Block GOP Voting Bill: ‘We Need Washington To Step Up’
Nearly 60 Texas Democrats fled to Washington in protest to block GOP restrictive voting bill, risking arrest and vowing to stay away for weeks until […]
Continue readingJulián Castro Hopes Dems Protesting Voter Suppression Inspire ‘Folks In D.C.’
Texas legislature Democrats leaving state to protest Texas GOP voter suppression bills is discussed by MSNBC analyst Julián Castro, and Texas St. Rep. John Bucy, […]
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