×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Senator (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday there was “no circumstance” in which he would vote to eliminate the filibuster, likely ending hopes for some of President ’s more ambitious legislative initiatives.“The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input and our democratic form of government,” Manchin wrote in an . “The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation.”Advertisementhold a slim margin...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Senator (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday there was “no circumstance” in which he would vote to eliminate the filibuster, likely ending hopes for some of President ’s more ambitious legislative initiatives.“The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input and our democratic form of government,” Manchin wrote in an . “The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation.”Advertisementhold a slim margin...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The Georgia legislature on Thursday that will dramatically limit access to voting following continual and unfounded claims of fraud after the state voted Democrat in the 2020 presidential race.Just hours later, Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who has made a cornerstone of his career, critics have called “Jim Crow 2.0” into law.AdvertisementThe new measure will impose new identification requirements on those who vote by mail, imperiling the 200,000 voters who don’t have a driver’s license or state ID number. It will also...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The Georgia legislature on Thursday that will dramatically limit access to voting following continual and unfounded claims of fraud after the state voted Democrat in the 2020 presidential race.Just hours later, Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who has made a cornerstone of his career, critics have called “Jim Crow 2.0” into law.AdvertisementThe new measure will impose new identification requirements on those who vote by mail, imperiling the 200,000 voters who don’t have a driver’s license or state ID number. It will also...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President will direct all states to make every adult in the country eligible for a no later than May 1, he told the nation during his first prime-time White House address on Thursday evening.The decision will put the nation on a path to get “closer to normal” by July 4 and allow families and friends to gather in small groups for Independence Day, a significant milestone a year into a pandemic that has killed more than 530,000 in the U.S.Advertisement“If we do our part, if we do this together, by July 4 there’s...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President will direct all states to make every adult in the country eligible for a no later than May 1, he told the nation during his first prime-time White House address on Thursday evening.The decision will put the nation on a path to get “closer to normal” by July 4 and allow families and friends to gather in small groups for Independence Day, a significant milestone a year into a pandemic that has killed more than 530,000 in the U.S.Advertisement“If we do our part, if we do this together, by July 4 there’s...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Director told lawmakers Tuesday that domestic extremism has been “metastasizing” around the country, saying the number of domestic terrorism investigations has grown “significantly” since he took over the agency three years ago.Wray testified before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his first appearance before senators since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. Wray said he believed the Jan. 6 attack was “not an isolated event” but rather part of a troubling and growing trend...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Director told lawmakers Tuesday that domestic extremism has been “metastasizing” around the country, saying the number of domestic terrorism investigations has grown “significantly” since he took over the agency three years ago.Wray testified before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his first appearance before senators since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. Wray said he believed the Jan. 6 attack was “not an isolated event” but rather part of a troubling and growing trend...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The will hear a major case on Tuesday that could determine the future of the landmark Voting Rights Act and affect how the provision is used to combat racial discrimination at the ballot box.The , Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, centers on two laws in Arizona: One limits who is allowed to collect absentee ballots; the other requires election officials to reject ballots cast in the wrong precinct.AdvertisementThe case comes eight years after the Supreme Court to gut the most powerful provision of the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The will hear a major case on Tuesday that could determine the future of the landmark Voting Rights Act and affect how the provision is used to combat racial discrimination at the ballot box.The , Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, centers on two laws in Arizona: One limits who is allowed to collect absentee ballots; the other requires election officials to reject ballots cast in the wrong precinct.AdvertisementThe case comes eight years after the Supreme Court to gut the most powerful provision of the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) condemned Rep. (R-Ga.) on Wednesday for her long history of supporting violent conspiracy theories but said he would not take action against her despite growing calls she be held accountable for her words.“Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference,” McCarthy said in a statement. “I condemn those comments...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) condemned Rep. (R-Ga.) on Wednesday for her long history of supporting violent conspiracy theories but said he would not take action against her despite growing calls she be held accountable for her words.“Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference,” McCarthy said in a statement. “I condemn those comments...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Senate Majority Leader (R-Ky.) has reportedly told those close to him that he believes President committed impeachable offenses by supporting insurrectionists who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol last week, an incredible shift in thinking as take steps to remove the president from office.McConnell has privately indicated he is pleased with the Democrats’ effort, . The president has faced a growing chorus to resign or be removed following the riot in the halls of Congress, which left five people...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Senate Majority Leader (R-Ky.) has reportedly told those close to him that he believes President committed impeachable offenses by supporting insurrectionists who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol last week, an incredible shift in thinking as take steps to remove the president from office.McConnell has privately indicated he is pleased with the Democrats’ effort, . The president has faced a growing chorus to resign or be removed following the riot in the halls of Congress, which left five people...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Every living former secretary of defense, including two who served under President , signed an extraordinary rebuke of efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election as the White House and many congressional prepare to contest the certification of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday.In in The Washington Post, the bipartisan group of officials, who have served under every president since George H.W. Bush, said it is time for the nation to move on or risk instability and encourage “adversaries seeking...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Every living former secretary of defense, including two who served under President , signed an extraordinary rebuke of efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election as the White House and many congressional prepare to contest the certification of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday.In in The Washington Post, the bipartisan group of officials, who have served under every president since George H.W. Bush, said it is time for the nation to move on or risk instability and encourage “adversaries seeking...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A group of seven House said Sunday they members of their party seeking to challenge Congress’ certification process of the electoral college votes on Wednesday, undercutting an unprecedented effort by some GOP lawmakers to deny President-elect ’s victory in November.The letter, led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and co-signed by Reps. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), included support for debunked claims...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A group of seven House said Sunday they members of their party seeking to challenge Congress’ certification process of the electoral college votes on Wednesday, undercutting an unprecedented effort by some GOP lawmakers to deny President-elect ’s victory in November.The letter, led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and co-signed by Reps. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), included support for debunked claims...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ill.) called Thursday on his House colleague (R-Fla.) to resign, the first congressional Republican to do so amid reports Gaetz is for alleged sexual misconduct.“ needs to resign,” Kinzinger tweeted Thursday night, linking to a in The Daily Beast about payments between the lawmaker and an indicted associate, Joel Greenberg.AdvertisementMatt Gaetz needs to resign. via — Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger)Federal officials are reportedly investigating Greenberg, a former county tax collector in Florida, over...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ill.) called Thursday on his House colleague (R-Fla.) to resign, the first congressional Republican to do so amid reports Gaetz is for alleged sexual misconduct.“ needs to resign,” Kinzinger tweeted Thursday night, linking to a in The Daily Beast about payments between the lawmaker and an indicted associate, Joel Greenberg.AdvertisementMatt Gaetz needs to resign. via — Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger)Federal officials are reportedly investigating Greenberg, a former county tax collector in Florida, over...WW…