Tagged: Voting rights
Five House races shift towards Democrats after SCOTUS redistricting ruling.
The non-partisan Cook Political Report moved five House races towards Democrats after the United States Supreme Court ordered Alabama to redraw their…
Arizona Democratic Party censures Kyrsten Sinema for blocking voting rights.
Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party on Saturday voted to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) after she blocked voting rights in the…
‘It’s hurtful’: McConnell responds to backlash for suggesting Black voters are not American.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is hurt by the social media backlash he received this week after he implied that Black voters…
Sen. Manchin touts Alabama football coach’s opposition to changing the filibuster.
After siding with Republicans to vote down a one-time change in Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation, Sen. Joe Manchin…
Mitch McConnell dismisses voting rights concerns because Black people vote just as much as ‘Americans’.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismisses Black people’s concern for voting rights by implying that African Americans are not Americans. Asked by…
Mark Kelly says he’ll back changing filibuster rule for voting rights: Report.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he will back changing the 60-vote legislative filibuster for voting rights legislation, putting him at odds…
Stevie Wonder calls for a change in Senate rules to pass voting rights: ‘The filibuster is not working for democracy, why won’t you?’
Stevie Wonder is urging the Senate to change filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation. “Any senator who cannot support the protection…
Democrats say trying to convince Manchin to pass voting rights is ‘like negotiating via Etch A Sketch’
Democrats compare efforts to try and convince West Virginia senator Joe Manchin to pass the Freedom to Vote Act, to “negotiating via…
Radio host says he’s going on a hunger strike until Congress passes voting rights legislation.
An African-American radio host plans to stop eating until Congress passes legislation to protect voting rights. Joe Madison, host of SiriusXM Urban…
McConnell calls Biden’s voting rights speech “utter nonsense”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky) dismissed President Joe Biden’s speech on voting rights in Pennsylvania on Tuesday as “utter nonsense.” During…