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1,500+ Small Businesses Demand Congress Pass the Freedom to Vote Act
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Newsweek (Op-Ed): It’s Time to Fix—Or Nix—The Senate Filibuster
The Freedom to Vote Act, a compromise measure recently introduced by Sen. Joe Manchin, is a fitting vehicle to usher in a new era of transparency and accountability.
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NPR (Audio): Elected officials in Detroit face a widening federal public corruption probe
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Common Cause Urges Senators to Vote “Yes” to Begin Debate on the Freedom to Vote Act
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Salon: Big corporations that claim to support voting rights are still funding right-wing state AGs
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Washington Post: Advocates worry Biden is letting U.S. democracy erode on his watch
Scherb conceded that the White House’s urgency has significantly amped up in recent days, as voting rights legislation comes up for debate on Capitol Hill, and White House officials denied the activists’ account of the meeting. But the ongoing frustration is...
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The Hill: Redistricting commissions descend into political warfare
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Daily Beast: Time Is Running Out to Indict Trump for His Sex Hush Money Payment to Stormy Daniels
Ryan’s signature is on two complaints, one to the Federal Election Commission and another to the DOJ, that tried to hold Trump accountable for the hush money payment.
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Reuters: Republican candidate for Virginia governor walks fine line on election fraud
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Daily Beast: ‘Scam’ Political Groups Try New Tricks—and Rake In Millions
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USA Today (Op-Ed): Whistleblower confirms what we knew: Facebook blowing it on political disinformation
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BuzzFeed News: Republicans Are Laying The Groundwork For Endless Election “Audits” That Go Long Past Trump
“Texans have actual issues that they need their state leadership to be focusing on,” she added. “Like, for example, the winter is coming, right, and like, I do not know for certain that I'm not going to be left to freeze in my home again.”