Democratic Senators Manchin and Sinema are holding their party's agenda hostage over their opposition to voting rights and/or filibuster reform. NBC's Mehdi Hasan says their […]
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Biden’s DOJ Has A Plan To Protect Voting Rights. Is It Enough?
With voting rights legislation going nowhere fast on Capitol Hill, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Dept. is expanding the division tasked with […]
Continue readingSen. Mazie Hirono On Trump DOJ, Voting Rights, Infrastructure
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Judiciary Committee, comments on voting rights legislation, an investigation of Trump’s DOJ, and infrastructure negotiations. » Subscribe […]
Continue readingChanging Voting Laws Has Become The ‘Beating Heart’ Of The GOP
Editor-at-large for The Bulwark Charlie Sykes, contributor to The Grio Jason Johnson, and Arizona Republic reporter Ryan Randazzo discuss the growing trend of Republicans using […]
Continue readingRep. Jones: ‘Our Democracy Literally Hangs In The Balance’
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Lauren Groh-Wargo, the CEO of Fair Fight Action, join Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the grassroots efforts encouraging Senators to support […]
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 […]
Continue readingUndo Filibuster If GOP Continues To ‘Weaponize’ It Says Sen. Tester
“I didn’t come to Washington, D.C. to get nothing done,” says Sen. Jon Tester. “If the filibuster continues to be weaponized and it ends up […]
Continue readingGOP Repeats Voter Suppression History While Attacking The Teaching Of It
“They are digging in the archives for methods of voter suppression and targeted attacks on enfranchisement of Black and brown folks—while also attacking the teaching […]
Continue readingSenators Rally To Pressure Manchin To Back Voting Bill
Democratic lawmakers are shifting their attention to Senate Republicans who are blocking the For the People Act, as Sen. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va, has said […]
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