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‘A Now-or-Never Moment’: Texas Pols Who Beat Back Voting Attack Take the Fight to Congress
They blocked a voter-suppression nightmare at home. Now, Texas Democrats are pressuring Congress (ahem, Joe Manchin) to pass the For the People Act
Biden DOJ Vows to Fight Republican Voter Suppression
"Where we see violations we will not hesitate to act," Attorney General Merrick Garland said announcing the department will hire more staff to enforce voting rights
The Push to Protect Voting Rights Is on Life Support
Joe Manchin's defection, plus unanimous Republican opposition to legislation protecting the right to vote, is on the brink of killing a pro-democracy bill
2021 Joe Manchin Disagrees with 2019 Joe Manchin on Voting Rights
Manchin's constituents in West Virginia overwelmingly disagree with the senator's new, crappy position
Manchin Won’t Support Voting Rights Bill Because Republicans Don’t Like It
"Protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner," the senator wrote, ignoring Republicans' partisan war on the vote
Biden Calls Restrictive Texas Voting Bill an ‘Assault on Democracy’
Republicans in the state are finalizing legislation that would restrict access to the ballot
Texas Republicans Propose Cutting Polling Places for Urban Voters of Color
This is part of a larger trend as Republicans across the country try to restrict voting under the guise of expanding access and increasing election security
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis Just Made it Harder to Vote in Florida
A new bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis brings new restrictions to voting by dropbox and mail
Tim Scott Resorts to Twisted, Cynical Logic to Defend GOP Voter Suppression
Sen. Tim Scott's rebuttal of Biden's speech amplified the dark logic at the heart of the GOP's war on voting rights
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Is Pushing Back on Georgia’s Voting Restrictions
The Atlanta mayor using every tool at her disposal to safeguard access to the ballot box
The Latest Battle of the GOP’s Culture War Is Somehow Even Dumber Than the Last
Republicans are so laser-focused on preventing people from voting in Georgia that they're attacking baseball, Coca-Cola, and other corporations and institutions
MLB Moving All-Star Game Out of Georgia in Response to Voter Suppression Law
“I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred said in a statement