Biden all but concedes defeat on voting rights bill’s chances

Democrats have still pledged to force a public showdown over the bill on the Senate floor, which could stretch for days and carry echoes of civil rights battles a generation ago that led to some of the most famous filibusters in Senate history.

King says supporting voter rights bill is most important vote he’ll ever take

Maine's independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation's democracy.

‘Tired of being quiet!’: Biden challenges Senate on voting rights

The president tells a crowd in Atlanta that new efforts to limit voting access are ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ and the Senate should pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking.

Sens. Collins, King sharply divided as Republicans block Democratic voting rights bill

While Collins slams the bill as ‘a vast federal takeover of state elections,’ King says American democracy is in danger as Republicans refuse to even debate it.

Texas governor signs restrictive Republican voting bill into law

The laws are part of a national GOP campaign, including in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, to tighten voting laws, partly driven by Trump's false claims that the election was stolen.

Democrats renew push for voting rights bill that Republicans vow to block

Democratic leaders have said the voting legislation would serve as a powerful counterbalance to a wave of new restrictive voting laws approved in Republican-controlled states after the 2020 election.

Dunlap to Lewiston mayor: Letter to voters causes 'unfounded fear'

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Ill-conceived voting petition aimed at Lewiston collegians