The National Action Network is set to host a National March On for Voting Rights on August 28, and the Rev. Al joins Morning Joe […]
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Voting Rights Advocates To Protest Sen. Manchin In West Virginia
Rev. William Barber of the Poor People's Campaign discusses a planned Thursday protest caravan from Madison, W.Va., to Charleston intended to pressure Sen. Joe Manchin, […]
Continue readingHouse approves John Lewis Voting Rights Act along party lines | USA TODAY
Republicans opposing the legislation say it is part of a partisan strategy for Democrats to federalize election rules to their advantage. RELATED: House Democrats voted […]
Continue readingBeto To Biden: Please Get For The People, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts Passed
Beto O’Rourke urges President Biden to get the For the People and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement acts passed, ‘as quickly as you can,’ Monday […]
Continue readingVoting Rights Activist: ‘We’re Going To Fight’ Effort By Georgia GOP To Takeover Local Elections
Lauren Groh-Wargo joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how we got to this big week in voting rights in which House Democrats introduced a “robust” voting […]
Continue readingBack Home, Texas Dems Pledge To Keep Voting Rights Fight Going
Texas Democrats who fled their state to break quorum are taking their fight for voting rights back to their homestate under threat of being arrested. […]
Continue readingSen. Coons: ‘All 50 Democrats’ Will Vote For A Voting Rights Bill
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) joins Ali Velshi to discuss the Democrats’ commitment to the once-bipartisan issue of voting rights, reconsidering the filibuster to pass a […]
Continue readingDoris Kearns Goodwin: LBJ Signing Of Voting Rights Act An ‘Emotional Moment’
Friday marks the 56th anniversary of LBJ's signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Mark Updegrove of the LBJ Presidential Library along with […]
Continue readingSenate Democrats Focus On Key Requirements Of Voting Right Protections
Senator Amy Klobuchar talks about the legislation Senate Democrats are working on to pinpoint the most necessary voting rights protection measures to counter new state […]
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