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Mike Huckabee says he's going to identify as 'Chinese' in a tweet as anti-Asian hate crimes rise
"I've decided to "identify" as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my "values" and I'…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Southern Poverty Law Center are suing Georgia over its new voting law
The new law brings changes to several aspects of the election process, and civil rights groups have…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Florida legislature passes elections bill that contains restrictions on voting, following a GOP trend
The state's GOP spearheaded the bill and Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill.
Azmi Haroun
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Dick Parsons, one of America's first Black CEOs, says Georgia's 'bone-headed' new voting law is a 'bald-faced' attempt to suppress Black voters
Dick Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner and CBS, is one of 72 Black corporate leaders calling on US…
Kate Duffy
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Georgia's Secretary of State says more than 100,000 names will be removed from state's voter record
Georgia, which voted for Biden in November, and sent two Democrats to the US Senate in January, has…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Gov. Brian Kemp signs restrictive Georgia voting bill into law in front of painting of former plantation grounds
The grounds of the Callaway Plantation, depicted in the painting, are located in Wilkes County, bet…
John L. Dorman
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President Joe Biden said the Justice Department is looking into a new law in Georgia restricting access to voting, which he called an 'atrocity'
The sweeping new law in Georgia has been compared by Biden and others to the laws that enforced rac…
Tom Porter
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Mitch McConnell told CEOs to 'stay out of politics' over the Georgia voting law, despite being one of the biggest recipients of corporate cash in Congress
McConnell lashed out at companies behaving like a "woke parallel government" by decrying Georgia's …
Mia Jankowicz
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Here are 6 notable changes passed as part of Georgia's highly-contested and sweeping elections bill
The bill expands early voting in most counties and requires an ID number for absentee voting in pla…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Georgia Republicans seek to end Sunday early voting, a popular election method for Black voters
The proposed bill would mandate photo identification to vote absentee and narrow the window for req…
John L. Dorman
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Republicans have blocked a bid to allow voters standing in line to be given water
The proposal came in response to a controversial voting rights bill signed into law by Georgia Gov.…
Thomas Colson
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Georgia governor signs sweeping election reform bill that will expand early voting and make IDs required for absentee ballots
The bill expands early voting in most counties, requires voters to submit identifying information f…
Grace Panetta
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New Jersey tried luring Netflix, Disney, and other Hollywood studios after Georgia passed its controversial voting law
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to Netflix, Disney, and more studios to make the case for…
Travis Clark
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Coca-Cola, Delta, United, and 7 other companies blast Georgia's new voting law in a wave of corporate backlash
Apple CEO Tim Cook and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon have also condemned the law.
Natasha Dailey
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Stacey Abrams slams proposed voting restrictions in Georgia as 'racist' and a 'redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie'
"It is a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie," Stacy Abrams said on CNN's "State of the Union" on S…
Taylor Ardrey
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'This bill was based on a lie': Delta CEO blasts restrictive new Georgia voting law after activist pressure
Activists pressured Delta and other companies for stronger condemnations of Georgia's new voting la…
Mary Meisenzahl
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It's now or never for Democrats: either pass H.R. 1 or watch voter suppression bills like Georgia's become the norm
If the Democrats can't come together to pass HR 1 into law, they stand to lose elections for the ne…
Carl Gibson
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Texas Democrats reportedly weigh leaving state to block Republican-led voting bill
Texas legislators recently returned to Austin for a special session to enact the restrictive voting…
John L. Dorman
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Activists pressure Atlanta-based companies like Coca-Cola and Delta to take action against Georgia voting law
Coca-Cola, Delta, and Home Depot all gave statements in support of voting rights, but critics say t…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Former President Jimmy Carter says he is 'disheartened, saddened, and angry' to see Georgia legislators advance voting restrictions
Republican lawmakers are on the offensive with voting laws after Georgians voted for President Joe …