Topic: Voting Rights

Sinema Tweets Support Of HR1 While Also Upholding Main Obstacle To Its Passage

By Kate Riga

04.09.21 | 10:40 am

UNITED STATES - MARCH 09: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Lisa Monaco, far right, nominee for deputy attorney general, and Vanita Gupta, nominee for associate attorney general, in Hart Building on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Feinstein Indicates Support For Nixing The Filibuster On The Voting Rights Package

By Kate Riga

04.07.21 | 1:58 pm

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 08: Atlanta Braves fans watch game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on October 8, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

GOP Loses Its Collective Mind After MLB Comes Out In Favor Of Voting Rights

By Kate Riga

04.02.21 | 5:21 pm

QUINCY - NOVEMBER 3: Stickers sit on a table at Saint John the Baptist Parish in Quincy, MA on election day, November 03, 2020. Massachusetts voters headed to the polls amid a pandemic and political maelstrom. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Report: Texas, Georgia, Arizona Are Hot Spots For New Voter Suppression Bills

By Kate Riga

04.01.21 | 12:10 pm

UNITED STATES - JULY 30: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., is seen in Russell Building on Thursday, July 30, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Manchin Insists On Bipartisan Push For Certain Parts Of Voting Rights Bill

By Kate Riga

03.25.21 | 1:48 pm

03.17.21 | 8:43 am

Democrats Should Avoid Overreaching on HR 1

CHARLESTON, SC - OCTOBER 30: People head to the voting booths to cast their in-person absentee ballots at Seacoast Church West Ashley on October 30, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

By John Judis

I’m second to no one in praising Joe Biden and the Democrats for passing the $1.9 trillion relief bill. But I have doubts about a few other initiatives coming from Biden, the House Democrats, or both. One of these is HR 1, the For the People Act, passed by the House. I’m all for it, but it won’t pass the Senate, and the Democrats need to pass something that will repudiate Republican attempts at voter suppression.