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Republicans have permanent majority in reach. Breaking the filibuster is the only way to stop them

Republicans unanimously blocked the Senate from beginning debate on elections and voting rights reforms Tuesday afternoon, on S. 1, the For the People Act. Vice President Kamala Harris was presiding …

Wed Jun 23, 2021

Senate Democrats consider tweaking critical voting rights legislation to garner Manchin's support

Senate Democrats are discussing making changes to critical voting rights legislation that was dealt a near-lethal blow earlier this week when Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia declared his opposition …

Wed Jun 9, 2021

'We need Congress,' Texas Democrats say after staging walkout to block voter suppression bill

Texas Democrats managed to prevent Republicans from passing a racist voter suppression law over the weekend—but the fight is far from over and, they made clear, Congress must act. State House …

Tue Jun 1, 2021