Voting Rights
Progressives Push as Historic Voting Rights Battle Begins in the Senate
Democrats may need to eliminate the filibuster to pass voting-rights protections in the face of Republican voter suppression
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) with a bipartisan group of senators in December announcing a coronavirus relief bill.
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