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Sen. Warnock and colleagues to reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn Tuesday, Sen. Raphael Warnock and colleagues announced that they are reintroducing the John R....
Fighting for voting rights, making 'good trouble' in John Lewis' name, now a partisan issue
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON ‒ It frustrates John Suttles that Congress has yet to pass a bill named after fellow...
Biden calls on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn his State of the Union address Thursday evening, President Biden lambasted the rise in...
What is the filibuster? A look at the Senate’s consequential quirk and debate on its future
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The filibuster — the controversial Senate rule able to advance or stall key legislation...
Senate Dems push for voting rights bill
WDVM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSenator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) opened a press conference highlighting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act that will be introduced in Congress.
Democrats want federal voting rights bill ahead of 2024 elections
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWASHINGTON _ Ahead of the 2024 elections, Democratic lawmakers vowed to challenge a wave of...
Court ruling on Black voters’ right to sue under Voting Rights Act is ‘unconscionable’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJonathan Miller of the Public Rights Project says the order is part of a “concerted effort by...
Voting rights are under attack nationwide - The Excerpt
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn a special episode (first released on March 31, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: At the State of the Union, President Biden called on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement ...
The Real Cost of Republicans’ Anti-Democracy Platform
Slate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn attendee at the Georgia Republican Party’s 2023 State Convention wears a sticker calling for the...
Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall
theGrio via AOL· 6 months agoHistorian David Greenberg pens “John Lewis: A Life” NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming biography of the...