"This is the suppression session": Democratic Texas State Representatives Trey Martinez Fischer and Jessica González explain to Lawrence O'Donnell how they plan to stop Republicans […]
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Democratic-Leaning Suburbs Pose Redistricting Challenges For GOP
Michael Li talks to Alicia Menendez about the “touch choices” facing Republicans as they consider how to redraw districts in fast-growing suburbs in Georgia and […]
Continue readingSCOTUS Is Driving A Conservative Car In First Gear, Says Analyst
NPR Legal Affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg weighs in on the major decisions made by the Supreme Court this term and says the court is currently […]
Continue readingRep. Clyburn: Senate Needs To Take A ‘Look’ At SCOTUS Voting Decision
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-SC, weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision this week on upholding Arizona voting laws, why he says Congress needs to act […]
Continue readingSupreme Court Upholds Restrictive Arizona Voting Law | MSNBC
NBC's Pete Williams reports on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold two provisions of Arizona's restrictive new voting law in a test of the Voting […]
Continue readingFreedom Ride for voting rights marks 60 years since the original | USA TODAY
The Black Voters Matter bus tour marks 60 years since the Freedom Ride, and eight years Shelby County v. Holder was decided in a blow […]
Continue readingJustice Department To Sue Georgia Over Voting Rights Law | MSNBC
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice will be filing a lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its new election laws. […]
Continue readingMcCaskill: Get Manchin’s Bill On Floor And Watch GOP Hide Behind McConnell’s Skirts
On Tuesday the For the People Act failed to get enough votes to head to the Senate floor for debate. Senate Republicans blocking the debate […]
Continue readingManchin Still Opposes Voting Bill After Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the civil rights leaders’ meeting was about establishing a relationship with Sen. Manchin to continue pushing him to support the […]
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