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Democratic Sen. Chris Coons says he's 'gravely concerned' about the 'abundant evidence' of nationwide voter suppression
"We made significant progress in making it easier for folks to vote in the pandemic in 2020," Sen. …
Katie Balevic
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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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Stacey Abrams' voting rights group spent $1.4 million on private security in 2021, federal disclosures show
Fair Fight spent an "extraordinary" amount on private security as other politicians also increased …
C. Ryan Barber
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Chuck Schumer compared McConnell to Southern senators who fought civil rights reforms in the '60s over GOP opposition to the voting rights bill
After a major bill designed to protect voting rights was blocked by Republicans, Schumer likened Mc…
Tom Porter
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Sen. Joe Manchin defended his opposition to the Democratic voting-rights act, and said he thinks Republicans will vote for the bipartisan bill he's suggesting
Manchin, a Democrat, announced on Sunday he would vote against the For the People Act, a sweeping b…
Tom Porter
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'Voter suppression' or 'voter fraud'? A Quinnipiac poll shows Democrats and Republicans are totally split on which is the real threat.
The poll, published Thursday, found that more Democrats thought suppression to be the larger issue,…
Kelly McLaughlin
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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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How Republicans could use their bruising 2020 legal defeats as a roadmap to slash voting rights
By complaining about the nonexistent specter of voter fraud, Republicans have set the stage to pass…
Sonam Sheth,Jacob Shamsian
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New Hampshire voters are getting bogus robocalls with an imitation of Biden's voice telling them not to vote in the state's primary
The source of the calls, which pushed Democratic voters to skip the New Hampshire primary, has not …
Madison Hall
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Michael Vick voted for the first time after having his voting rights restored
The former NFL quarterback served a 21-month jail sentence for illegal dogfighting back in 2007, re…
Meredith Cash
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Supreme Court sides with Louisiana GOP in redistricting fight, orders state to use congressional map accused of suppressing Black votes
The high court's three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, and Elena Kagan &m…
Natalie Musumeci
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More and more top Republicans are warning that Trump's groundless claims about mail-in voting could tank the party in November
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has reportedly even told Trump that his attacks on mail-in vot…
Tom Porter
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Meet Stacey Abrams, the architect of Georgia's political shift from 'red' to 'purple'
Stacey Abrams helped register hundreds of thousands of new voters in a state with a long and troubl…
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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AOC says the notion that activists can 'out-organize' voter suppression is 'a ridiculous premise' that 'verges on naïveté'
Ocasio-Cortez warned that even with organizing, Republicans are "laying the groundwork" to refuse t…
Grace Panetta
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Texas Gov. Abbott refuses to throw Rangers' first pitch after MLB moves All-Star Game in voting rights protest
Texas Governor Greg Abbott won't throw the first pitch of the Texas Rangers All-Star Game in protes…
Thomas Colson
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Obama backed Joe Manchin's compromise on voting rights, saying it's the best chance to stop GOP voter suppression
Obama urged lawmakers to broker a deal for a bill defending voting rights, which are being altered …
Tom Porter
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Obama slams Trump's attacks on the Postal Service, says the current administration is 'more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing a virus'
Trump this week said that he did not want USPS to get desperately-needed funding because he doesn't…
John Haltiwanger,Grace Panetta
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Pennsylvania Republicans spent $1 million in tax dollars on 2020 election lawsuits to suppress voters
The spending on efforts to block mail-in ballots was revealed in documents obtained by the news org…
Charles Davis
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Colorado's top elections official calls out lies, 'blatant abuse,' and voter suppression being used by GOP officials 'a tool to steal future elections'
Secretary of State Jena Griswold told Insider that she is concerned for her safety in the wake of l…