Biden Pushes for Voting Protections, But Not for Ending the Filibuster That Blocks Them
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, July 12, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Texas House Democrats fled the state on Monday to block Republicans from passing a sweeping voter…
Texas Is the Hardest State to Vote In. It Could Soon Get Much Harder.
Beto O’Rourke speaks at the Texas State Capital about voting rights on June 20. Mario Cantu/CSM via ZUMA Wire/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Beto O’Rourke is once again crisscrossing the state of Texas, like he…
Voting by Mail Should Be Here to Stay
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Supreme Court Gives Green Light to GOP Voter Suppression Laws
Justice Samuel Alito ruled on Thursday that Arizona’s restrictive voting laws didn’t violate the Voting Rights Act. Erin Schaff/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Supreme Court upheld two Republican-backed voting restrictions in the state of…
While Kyrsten Sinema Defends the Filibuster, Arizona Republicans Strip Democrats of Power
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) speaks to the media before the Senate voted on a major voting rights bill.Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Monday, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) published a Washington…
The Most Crucial Part of the New Georgia Lawsuit Is Proving GOP Intentionally Targeted Black Voters
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on voting rights at the Department of Justice in Washington, June 25, 2021Patrick Semansky/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Biden Justice Department sued the state of…