Watch highlights from Wednesday's The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell where Lawrence talks with Tim O'Brien, who won a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump, on […]
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TX GOP Remove Controversial Election Provisions Ahead Of Special Session
Texas GOP revealed an updated voting bill that removed provisions on overturning elections and limits to Sunday voting hours to be debated during special session. […]
Continue readingActual Republican Votes Defy Manchin Optimism On Bipartisanship
Rachel Maddow explains the lesson that should be becoming clearer to Senator Joe Manchin: that while Democrats allow themselves to be blocked by filibustering Republicans, […]
Continue readingMcConnell Claims Aspects Of Voting Bill Could Lead To ‘Grudges’
Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to Democrats' voting and elections bill. He warned that certain aspects could lead to "ideological […]
Continue readingObama Blasts Republicans Opposing Voting Rights Legislation
Republicans on the hill seem steadfast in their opposition to supporting any voting rights legislation. How will Democrats respond? Fmr. Obama aide David Plouffe and […]
Continue readingManchin’s Voting Plan Backed By Stacey Abrams, Panned By Mitch McConnell
As Sen. Joe Manchin tries to find 10 Republicans to support his proposed changes to a voting rights bill, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans […]
Continue readingDo Democrats Keep Falling For It? GOP Squashes Manchin’s Compromise
“Time is one of the most powerful tools that Republicans have right now—wasting time is one of the best things they can do to block […]
Continue readingMath Makes Manchin Voting Rights Compromise Bill An Exercise In Futility
Rachel Maddow points out that whatever the merits of Senator Joe Manchin's compromise voting rights bill designed to attract bipartisan support, there is no indication […]
Continue readingSenate Dems Consider Changing Voting Bill To Win Manchin’s Vote
Ezra Klein tells Lawrence O’Donnell that Sen. Manchin has put Democrats in a “tough situation” by creating two separate hurdles to legislate: opposing the voting […]
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