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Emily’s List and NARAL vow to only back candidates who support passage of voting rights legislation

The statements from both organizations arrived as the Senate debates “The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act,” which would establish online and automatic same-day voter registration and make Election Day a national holiday, among other measures

‘American democracy is under attack’: Warren urges support for voting rights legislation, rails against filibuster

In a speech that lasted over an hour, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren unleashed a fiery defense of voting rights legislation that Democrats have labeled as being crucial to protecting democracy late Tuesday.

Big voting bill faces defeat as Manchin, Sinema won’t stop filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy appeared headed for defeat as the Senate churned into debate, a devastating setback enabled by President Biden’s own party as two holdout senators refuse to support rule changes to overcome a Republican filibuster.

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past

A bill pushed by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday.

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President Biden left a meeting with Senate Democrats in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Big voting bill faces defeat as Manchin, Sinema won’t stop filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy appeared headed for defeat as the Senate churned into debate, a devastating setback enabled by President Biden’s own party as two holdout senators refuse to support rule changes to overcome a Republican filibuster.

Florida State Representative Shevrin Jones.

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past

A bill pushed by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday.

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., responded to questions from reporters before a meeting with Democrats at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 18, 2022.

Sanders says he may back Manchin, Sinema primary challengers

Senator Bernie Sanders suggested Tuesday that he’d support primary challengers against Democratic colleagues Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, further intensifying a political battle pitting members of President Biden’s party against one another.

Rapid tests for COVID-19 at Miami International Airport in Miami on Jan. 4, 2022.

Website for free virus tests is here. Here’s how it works.

Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs.

Then-President Trump spoke to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Prosecutors said to have asked about Trump’s role in Jan. 6 insurrection

A court filing by a defendant in a Capitol attack case said the Justice Department was looking for information about a possible “organized conspiracy” involving the former president.

Rudy Giuliani.

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Trump’s orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.

People rushed online and ordered their at-home COVID-19 tests when the Biden administration's website, covidtests.gov, went live the day before the official Wednesday launch.

Biden administration’s new website to order virus tests goes live

The Biden administration's website to order at-home COVID-19 tests has gone live a day before its official launch was scheduled and has already been taking orders from hundreds of thousands of users.

The committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 said it is seeking records and deposition testimony from Rudy Giuliani, seen here in 2020, in connection to his promotion of election fraud claims on behalf of Donald Trump.

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Trump’s orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.