The GOP has been obstructing Democratic efforts to push forward sweeping voting legislation, prompting one of the most high ranking Democrats in Washington, Congressman James […]
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Longtime John Lewis Aide On Fight For Voting Rights | Craig Melvin | MSNBC
MSNBC’s Craig Melvin is joined by Tiffany Cross, the host of “The Cross Connection” on MSNBC and Rachelle O’Neil, staffer of the late Congressman and […]
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Why LBJ’s Speech On Voting Rights Act Still Resonates Today | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Monday marks the 56th anniversary of LBJ's address to a joint session of Congress talking about the Voting Rights Act, and presidential historian Doris Kearns […]
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Katyal: GOP Lawyer During SCTOUS Hearing ‘Tried To Nullify The Voting Rights Act’ | The Last Word
Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. Solicitor General, tells Lawrence O'Donnell that the lawyer representing Republicans at a Supreme Court hearing argued that the Voting Rights […]
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Rep. Colin Allred: ‘Politicians Are Trying To Pick Their Voters’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
State lawmakers have introduced over 250 voting restrictive bills in 43 states. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former voting rights attorney, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to […]
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The 2020 Election Cycle Is Over, But The War Against Voting Rights Will Continue Into 2021 | MSNBC
Despite the election season being over, the war against voting rights will follow us well into 2021 as republican state legislatures introduce anti-voting access bills. […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger calls for new Voting Rights Act
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tells CNN's Michael Smerconish the Biden administration needs to work on a new Voting Rights Act and that it's irresponsible […]
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Voter Suppression Still Occurs, 55 years After Voting Rights Act | The Last Word | MSNBC
Congressman John Lewis said you must use your vote "because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it." Voter ID laws, fewer polling sites, the […]
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Descendant Of Edmund Pettus: Rename The Bridge And Then ‘We Get To Work’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Caroline Randall Williams, great-great-granddaughter of Edmund Pettus, says renaming the bridge in Selma, Ala. for John Lewis would be a way to “put that bridge […]
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