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PoliticsYahoo News'We can't give it any oxygen': Biden calls on HBCU graduates to confront hate
In a speech that highlighted the importance of HBCUs amid ongoing attacks on voting rights, civil rights and democracy itself, the president on Friday delivered the keynote address at South Carolina State University’s fall commencement ceremony.
PoliticsYahoo NewsSenate Majority Whip Dick Durbin admits Biden’s agenda won’t pass this year
The Senate’s No. 2 Democrat conceded the obvious Thursday: The party’s main legislative agenda has ground to a halt, with no prospect of passing President Biden’s social spending bill or the bill on voting rights before the end of this year.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Should noncitizens be granted voting rights?
New York City will soon permit its 800,000 residents who aren't U.S. citizens to cast ballots in local elections. Should other cities follow suit?
WorldYahoo NewsLeading climate change activist looks to mobilize older Americans
With a younger generation increasingly focused on the problem of rising global temperatures, prominent environmental activist and author Bill McKibben is launching a new grassroots movement to mobilize older Americans to combat climate change and to work on related social justice issues.
PoliticsYahoo NewsKey Biden ally in Senate calls for abolishing filibuster to pass voting rights legislation
Delaware Sen. Tom Carper, a longtime ally of President Biden, announced his support for eliminating the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation after Republicans again blocked it.
PoliticsYahoo NewsNew voting bill would block post-election meddling by state legislatures — if Manchin can get GOP on board
An agreement among Senate Democrats to bolster voting rights would enable the Justice Department to halt state legislatures from tampering with voting results after Election Day — and poses a key test for Sen. Joe Manchin’s reluctance to alter the filibuster.
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden goes after Trump and the 'big lie' in speech on voting rights
In a fiery speech Tuesday in Philadelphia, President Biden took aim at former President Donald Trump and his unfounded claims that his loss in the 2020 election was due to widespread voter fraud.
PoliticsYahoo News 360How conservative is the new Supreme Court majority, really?
There's no doubt that the nation's highest court has shifted to the right, just how dramatic that swing has been is a matter of debate.
PoliticsYahoo NewsHarris announces DNC will invest $25M in voting rights initiatives
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee will invest $25 million in various voting rights initiatives as several Republican-led states pass laws that restrict access to the ballot box.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Could a voter ID compromise be a win for voting rights?
A proposal that would expand the list of acceptable documents has led some longtime voter ID critics on the left to reconsider their stance.
PoliticsYahoo NewsSupreme Court upholds Arizona voting laws in another blow to Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a major decision on voting rights — rejecting claims by Democrats that Republicans in Arizona engaged in voter suppression — that will have significant implications for the debate over access to the ballot box.
PoliticsYahoo NewsMerrick Garland's Justice Department sues Georgia over its voting law
The Justice Department announced Friday it is suing the state of Georgia over a voting law passed in March, alleging that the Republican-controlled state legislature intended to make it harder for minority voters to cast ballots in future elections.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Are Democrats' hopes of voting rights reform already dashed?
Republican opposition, the filibuster and division among Senate Democrats have created steep hurdles that any new election laws would need to clear.
PoliticsYahoo NewsSchumer blasts GOP over voting rights bill: 'A rot at the center of the modern Republican Party'
In anticipation of the Senate vote Tuesday on the For the People Act, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced Republican efforts to stop the legislation from being passed.
PoliticsYahoo News'Skullduggery' political podcast: 'America the Fallen (with Ben Rhodes)' — May 29, 2021
Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national security advisor to Barack Obama, co-host of the "Pod Save the World" podcast, and author of the new book "After the Fall," joins Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti on this episode to discuss many aspects of domestic and foreign policy, including the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, the global influence of presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, and several of the sweeping legislative proposals before Congress today.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Will anything break the GOP’s embrace of election lies?
Conspiracies about the 2020 election have become a litmus test for Republican lawmakers. Will the power of the "Big Lie" diminish over time or will it only grow stronger?
PoliticsYahoo NewsGeorgia election official rejects report that his office isn't cooperating with Trump probe
A top election official in Georgia rebuffed claims that his office is not cooperating with prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of last November’s election.
PoliticsYahoo NewsRepublicans go after Stacey Abrams at Senate hearing on voting rights
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee took aim at former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams on Tuesday during a hearing on voting rights.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Joe Manchin: Barrier to progress or voice of reason?
His position as the most conservative Democrat in a Senate with a 50-50 partisan split gives him enormous sway over which elements of Biden’s legislative agenda become law.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Should corporations take a stand on voting rights?
Executives from some of America's biggest companies have condemned Georgia's restrictive new voting law. Is it right for them to weigh in or should they stay out of political debates?
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden condemns Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions: 'It's sick'
During the first press conference of his presidency, President Biden denounced recent attempts by Republican lawmakers across the U.S. to enact stricter requirements that could make it more difficult for people to vote, calling the efforts “sick” and "un-American."
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‘Skullduggery’ Political Podcast: For the People, with Rep. John Sarbanes — March 20, 2021
How can we save our democracy from partisan gerrymandering, the influence of big money in politics, voter suppression, and the spread of disinformation? Congressman John Sarbanes says it is through the pro-democracy reforms of the bill he authored: the For the People Act, which is H.R. 1 and S. 1 in the current Congress.
PoliticsYahoo NewsH.R. 1 could be huge for voting rights, but it likely won't be bipartisan
An argument about voting and elections has been playing out for years: One side says current election laws are too restrictive and keep people from voting, while the other says our election system is vulnerable to wide-scale cheating and we need additional security measures.
PoliticsYahoo NewsCongress prepares for major fight over voting laws in the wake of Trump's false fraud claims
Former President Donald Trump’s “big lie” about a stolen election may have been discredited over and over in the courts, and disgraced by the attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the corrosive effect of his dishonesty will linger on, complicating efforts to strengthen American elections.
PoliticsYahoo News 360Democrats now control Congress. What should they do first?
Recent history shows the opportunity to pass major bills can disappear quickly. What should Democrats’ top priority be?
“Air travel is a funnel point through which millions of Americans pass each week. Requiring vaccinations would save lives.”
“Get ready for a snarled mess at airports around the country if airlines are forced to verify that passengers are vaccinated.”
“The only way to protect our industries, our work and our economy is to mandate vaccines on airplanes and schools, etc.”
“Of course airplanes, thanks to their ventilation systems, are the opposite of superspreader sites.”
“At the very least, Biden should extend that 24-hour testing requirement to all domestic air travel.”