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Merrick Garland: DOJ Will 'Never Stop Working' To Protect Voting Rights
The attorney general said the DOJ will fight back as Republican-led state legislatures pass voting restrictions because of Donald Trump's voter fraud lies.
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W.Va. Black Leaders Warn Joe Manchin His Voting Rights Opposition Could Cost Their Support
“African-Americans in West Virginia could be his Achilles' heel,”said Owens Brown, president of the West Virginia NAACP.
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Joe Manchin Unswayed By Civil Rights Leaders On Voting Rights Bill
Activists left a meeting with the pivotal West Virginia Democrat knowing they need to do more to persuade him.
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Republicans Say Election Fraud Theories Made GOP Voters Stay Home In New Mexico Special Election
The stolen election myth absolves all failures.
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Kamala Harris Will Go Around Congress To Build Support For Voting Rights
The vice president will work with corporations and civil rights groups to battle GOP efforts to restrict voting.
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The Insurrection Isn’t Over
The Republican Party is increasingly in thrall to the myth that propelled the insurrection. What next?
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The Filibuster Discourages Bipartisanship. The GOP Filibuster Of A Jan. 6 Commission Just Proved it.
Will this change the opinion of the remaining Democratic supporters of the filibuster?
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Here Are The Big Questions A Capitol Riot Commission Could Answer
Senate Republicans blocked a plan for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. What could it have uncovered?
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Manchin’s Voting Rights Plan Would Do Nothing About The Wave Now Of Voter Suppression Bills
The West Virginia Democrat's preferred bill protects voting rights going forward, but the For the People Act would halt voter suppression bills passed now.
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How West Virginia Progressives Are Pushing Joe Manchin On Voting Reform
A local coalition hopes to use praise to win their senator's support for the For the People Act. But is it too late?
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Kevin McCarthy Says Nobody's Questioning The Election, But Lots Of Republicans Are
He might want to talk to the rest of his party about that.
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Voting Rights Bill Advances Over Republican Objections
Senate Republicans remain universally opposed to the For the People Act despite agreements on some bipartisan amendments.
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Senator Ted Cruz Says Making It Easier To Vote Is Actually 'Jim Crow 2.0'
Republicans are trying to block the For the People Act, Democrats' top-priority legislative package.
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There's Never Been A Good Argument Against D.C. Statehood
Republicans (and some Democrats) say D.C. shouldn't become the 51st state. Here's why each reason they cite is bad.
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Hoping For More Support, Senate Democrats Amend Big Voting Rights Bill
Most of the changes to the bill are in response to complaints from rural jurisdictions about election administration reforms.
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Joe Biden Looks To Finish What Barack Obama Started In The Next 100 Days
Can Biden turn the page on the Reagan era and start anew?
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Joe Biden Wants An 'FDR-Size Presidency.' What Does That Even Mean?
America's most disruptive president didn't just spend a lot of money.
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97 House Democrats Call On Senate To End The Filibuster
Progressive and moderate Democrats tell the Senate to change its rules so the party can enact its agenda.
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House Votes To Make D.C. The 51st State
D.C. is now closer to winning statehood than it has ever been, but the Senate's approval is far from certain.
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George W. Bush Is Now Deeply Concerned About The Spread Of 'Untruths'
The president whose lies pushed the country into the Iraq War attempts to join the "reality-based community."