Aug 05 Watch 7:56 Nationwide restrictions on ballot box access raise alarms for democracy advocates By PBS NewsHour Democrats in Washington have so far been unsuccessful in their push for federal election reform, and meanwhile, some Republican state lawmakers are passing their own, more restrictive voting laws. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, and Democratic… Continue watching
Jul 29 WATCH: House committee discusses Texas voting rights By News Desk and Associated Press The GOP's voting bill in Texas would ban 24-hour polling places, prohibit ballot drop boxes and empower partisan poll watchers, moves that Democrats say are designed to suppress and intimidate voters. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Officials, lawmakers testify on efforts to undermine election integrity By News Desk Local election officials and lawmakers testified before the House Administration Committee on Wednesday on efforts to subvert the integrity of U.S. elections. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Harris hosts voting rights conversation with Native American leaders, Secretary Haaland By Felicia Fonseca Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a voting rights conversation with Native American leaders and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Schumer meets with Texas legislators about voting By Associated Press "These lawmakers are brave, they're courageous. And they are simply fighting for the right of every Texan to have the right to vote," he said. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Biden calls GOP state voting restrictions 'un-American' By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took dramatic action to stymie their state's latest effort in a nationwide Republican push to tighten ballot restrictions. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Texas Democrats dig in after exodus, GOP threatens arrest By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away forever and urged Congress to act on voting rights, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the… Continue reading
Jul 12 Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Democrats in the Texas Legislature are bolting for Washington, D.C., to try to stop Republicans from enacting new voting restrictions. They say they’re ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Psaki says denying the right to vote is 'suppression and silencing' By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president plans to lay out his case for why lawmakers must pass a voting rights bill because denying the right to vote is "suppression and silencing."… Continue reading
Jul 09 As frustration mounts, a White House push on voting rights By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The White House says Biden will travel to Philadelphia on Tuesday to discuss "actions to protect the sacred, constitutional right to vote." Biden met with civil rights leaders in the West Wing on Thursday. Continue reading