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These 38 GOP senators just voted against protecting contraception. Here's why.
Republicans complained that Democrats were simply holding a show vote. But they also said they were…
Bryan Metzger
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These 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban
Despite easily clearing the House and having the backing of President Biden, the bill faces an unce…
Bryan Metzger
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Macron has taken a radical gamble that could backfire
French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election after his party was defeated at the Europea…
Mikhaila Friel
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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.
It's overwhelmingly likely that the next Senate GOP leader will be named John. Here are the three m…
Bryan Metzger
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Pelosi said lawmakers should 'just go to the beach and forget the whole thing' if voting rights legislation failed, book says
Pelosi clashed with the White House over what she saw as lack of urgency to pass the bill and even …
Grace Panetta,Brent D. Griffiths
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John Fetterman's office yanked support for $1 million in funding for an LGBTQ+ community center but he says he wasn't a part of it and was 'horrified' when he found out
Both Fetterman and Sen. Bob Casey issued letters rescinding support for federal funding for an LGBT…
Bryan Metzger
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans for their opposition to voting-rights legislation: 'What happened? Was it the election of Barack Obama?'
"Voting rights now is a partisan thing," Jeffries said, criticizing Republicans for being "largely …
John L. Dorman
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Bernie Sanders says the Arizona Democratic Party was 'exactly right' in censuring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her vote to preserve the filibuster
Sanders in recent days has floated backing progressive primary challengers to Democratic senators w…
John L. Dorman
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Trump said Republicans will never be elected again if Democrats pass their voting rights bill
The "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" seeks to expand voting access and introduce reforms relate…
Morgan Keith
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's filibuster speech has reenergized progressive efforts to find someone to primary and oust the Arizona Democrat
Grassroots groups in Arizona are working feverishly to find someone to challenge and unseat Democra…
Kayla Epstein
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Congressman Al Green wants fair Texas maps for people of color and he's willing to sue for them
Rep. Al Green of Texas wants to ensure voters of color are not erased by maps that create two addit…
Gwen Aviles
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Want to hear something really scary? We're living through the death of democracy, but thankfully there's a solution.
America's democratic norms are slowly being eroded. Unless Democrats do something to stop this auto…
Michael Gordon
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These 11 senators supported Bernie Sanders's resolution to force a State Department report on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza
While the effort failed, it's an indicator of where senators stand on Israel's military campaign in…
Bryan Metzger
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'Old battles have become new again': Thousands march in Washington, DC, and across the US in push for voting-rights legislation
Marchers pushed for lawmakers to pass key bills that have stalled in Congress - the For the People …
John L. Dorman
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'We can't just rally every four years:' Young people of color stand up to voter suppression in Florida and Texas
Florida and Texas lawmakers introduced voting rights legislation organizers say are designed to dis…
Gwen Aviles
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Voting rights is a matter of justice, not bipartisanship
While Democrats and Republicans battle over voting rights legislation, professor Ray Baker writes t…
Ray Baker
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Democratic Sen. Mark Warner would support 'small carve-out' on filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation
"If we have to do a small carve out on filibuster for voting rights - that is the only area where I…
John L. Dorman
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White House officials tell civil rights leaders they can 'out-organize voter suppression' as voting rights bills stall: report
The officials told advocates that they believe it's possible to "out-organize voter suppression," a…
Bryan Metzger
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Capitol police arrested Rep. Joyce Beatty as she led a demonstration to advocate for voting rights
Beatty, who serves as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, urged lawmakers to pass legislation …
Lauren Frias
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Congressional Democrats take a machete to the Supreme Court's election jurisprudence in new voting rights bill
A bill named for John Lewis would undo Supreme Court decisions weakening the Voting Rights Act, the…