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Illustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosMore than 100 corporate executives and leaders gathered on a Zoom call Saturday to discuss ways to combat controversial voting bills being considered in states across the country that would restrict voting access, per the .Why it matters: American corporations flexed their advocacy muscles earlier this month when more than their opposition to , inciting the wrath of GOP leaders, including former President and Senate Minority Leader .Driving the news: During the call, executives from "major airlines, retailers and manufacturers — plus at least one NFL owner" — discussed possibly stopping donations to politicians who support bills curbing voter access and postponing investments in states that approve the controversial measures.As first reported by the , a new statement from Corporate American could be coming this week, condemning voter discrimination and calling for greater voter access. Saturday's call between company executives "shows they are not intimidated by the flack. They are not going to be cowed," Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a Yale management professor and one of the call's organizers, told the Post.Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced Sunday he's ordered the state police to conduct an independent investigation into a traffic stop during which two officers pepper-sprayed and drew guns on an Army lieutenant.Driving the news: Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, is over the incident, which attracted widespread criticism after video footage emerged. Northam said t he found the incident "disturbing" and that it angered him.The top pollster for Joe Biden's presidential campaign is advising the White House to do something that often makes Democrats nervous: Talk loudly and proudly about raising taxes on the rich.Why it matters: John Anzalone tells Axios his extensive polling and research has found that few issues receive broader support than raising taxes on corporations and people earning more than $400,000 a year.At night, parents with young children march through the brush after crossing the Rio Grande River in the pitch black. By day, unaccompanied kids arrive at shelters, in one instance 17 of 17 testing positive for COVID-19.Driving the news: Axios accompanied a delegation of Republican lawmakers to South Texas last week — followed by a unilateral visit to El Paso — to see in real-time the challenges fueled by a border surge, the effects of actions taken by the previous administration, and the lagging response by the new one.

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosMore than 100 corporate executives and leaders gathered on a Zoom call Saturday to discuss ways to combat controversial voting bills being considered in states across the country that would restrict voting access, per the .Why it matters: American corporations flexed their advocacy muscles earlier this month when more than their opposition to , inciting the wrath of GOP leaders, including former President and Senate Minority Leader .Driving the news: During the call, executives from "major airlines, retailers and manufacturers — plus at least one NFL...

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