×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-W.Va.) signaled Thursday that he would support elements of fellow : a package of voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting and ethics reforms.But first, he wants on board, too ― a heavy lift given hardline GOP opposition to the bill.Advertisement“As the Senate prepares to take up the For the People Act, we must work toward a bipartisan solution that protects everyone’s right to vote, secures our elections from foreign interference, and increases transparency in our campaign finance laws,” Manchin...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-W.Va.) signaled Thursday that he would support elements of fellow : a package of voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting and ethics reforms.But first, he wants on board, too ― a heavy lift given hardline GOP opposition to the bill.Advertisement“As the Senate prepares to take up the For the People Act, we must work toward a bipartisan solution that protects everyone’s right to vote, secures our elections from foreign interference, and increases transparency in our campaign finance laws,” Manchin...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Wednesday took its first step toward as the Senate Rules & Administration Committee held the first hearing on a major voting rights, campaign finance, gerrymandering and ethics reform legislative package.The For The People Act is the top legislative priority of congressional , and was introduced as the first bill in both the House and Senate. Its expansion of voting rights is touted as the most sweeping expansion on the issue since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The House , with one Democrat joining all in...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Wednesday took its first step toward as the Senate Rules & Administration Committee held the first hearing on a major voting rights, campaign finance, gerrymandering and ethics reform legislative package.The For The People Act is the top legislative priority of congressional , and was introduced as the first bill in both the House and Senate. Its expansion of voting rights is touted as the most sweeping expansion on the issue since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The House , with one Democrat joining all in...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is the latest senator to endorse the admission of Washington, D.C., as the nation’s 51st state.Ossoff is currently one of eight senators in the ’s caucus who have not co-sponsored the Washington, D.C. Admission Act introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.). He told HuffPost on Tuesday, however, that he supports D.C. statehood.AdvertisementSen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) also backs statehood for D.C., his staff told HuffPost on Tuesday. Like Ossoff, Tester has not yet co-sponsored the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is the latest senator to endorse the admission of Washington, D.C., as the nation’s 51st state.Ossoff is currently one of eight senators in the ’s caucus who have not co-sponsored the Washington, D.C. Admission Act introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.). He told HuffPost on Tuesday, however, that he supports D.C. statehood.AdvertisementSen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) also backs statehood for D.C., his staff told HuffPost on Tuesday. Like Ossoff, Tester has not yet co-sponsored the...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×220-210220209AdvertisementThe is still led by former President , who just two months ago sought to overturn a free and fair election by invalidating votes in majority-Black cities. More than half of the House Republican caucus backed him. This led directly to the Jan. 6 . And now at the state level are pushing a new wave of voting rights restrictions based on Trump’s election fraud lies, including in Georgia, where Republicans just lost the presidential race and two Senate seats.Democrats see the march of...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×220-210220209AdvertisementThe is still led by former President , who just two months ago sought to overturn a free and fair election by invalidating votes in majority-Black cities. More than half of the House Republican caucus backed him. This led directly to the Jan. 6 . And now at the state level are pushing a new wave of voting rights restrictions based on Trump’s election fraud lies, including in Georgia, where Republicans just lost the presidential race and two Senate seats.Democrats see the march of...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“The attack on our democracy right now, in almost half of state legislative chambers around the country, if not dealt with as part of dealing with the fallout of the insurrection is something we will live with this for a long time in this country,” Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action, said. “This is not something that can wait.”New Wave Of Voter RestrictionsAdvertisement“The wave we are seeing is unlike something we haven’t seen since 2010,” Myrna Pérez, director of the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“The attack on our democracy right now, in almost half of state legislative chambers around the country, if not dealt with as part of dealing with the fallout of the insurrection is something we will live with this for a long time in this country,” Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action, said. “This is not something that can wait.”New Wave Of Voter RestrictionsAdvertisement“The wave we are seeing is unlike something we haven’t seen since 2010,” Myrna Pérez, director of the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have control of the House and Senate, and they want to use it to reform elections and make it easier to vote. But first, they’ll have to get past Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.).Congressional Democrats are pushing a of voting rights, gerrymandering, election, campaign finance and ethics reforms, called . It’s listed as H.R. 1 in the House and S. 1 in the Senate, signifying that it is Democrats’ top legislative priority. For the past two decades, every bill labeled both H.R. 1 and S. 1 has become...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have control of the House and Senate, and they want to use it to reform elections and make it easier to vote. But first, they’ll have to get past Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.).Congressional Democrats are pushing a of voting rights, gerrymandering, election, campaign finance and ethics reforms, called . It’s listed as H.R. 1 in the House and S. 1 in the Senate, signifying that it is Democrats’ top legislative priority. For the past two decades, every bill labeled both H.R. 1 and S. 1 has become...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The second trial of began Tuesday with a detailed and emotional argument from the House impeachment managers for why the has the constitutional authority to try the former president. Their argument featured a video of the as directed by Trump, including footage of a rioter being shot. They described brutal violence against police officers. Rep. (D-Md.) recounted how his daughter and son-in-law, who had come to watch the counting of the electoral votes, feared for their lives amid the rampage.Trump’s team...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The second trial of began Tuesday with a detailed and emotional argument from the House impeachment managers for why the has the constitutional authority to try the former president. Their argument featured a video of the as directed by Trump, including footage of a rioter being shot. They described brutal violence against police officers. Rep. (D-Md.) recounted how his daughter and son-in-law, who had come to watch the counting of the electoral votes, feared for their lives amid the rampage.Trump’s team...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Peter Stager was at the Jan. 6 “Save America” protest rally that descended into an insurrection after then-President told attendees to march on the U.S. Capitol and “show strength” as part of a plot to stop the counting of electoral votes taking place at that time.“Death is the only remedy for what’s in that building,” Stager is heard saying in a video posted to social media that was recorded as the rioters approached the Capitol building.AdvertisementSoon afterward, Stager could be seen using a wooden pole...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Peter Stager was at the Jan. 6 “Save America” protest rally that descended into an insurrection after then-President told attendees to march on the U.S. Capitol and “show strength” as part of a plot to stop the counting of electoral votes taking place at that time.“Death is the only remedy for what’s in that building,” Stager is heard saying in a video posted to social media that was recorded as the rioters approached the Capitol building.AdvertisementSoon afterward, Stager could be seen using a wooden pole...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementCheck out more on Democratic senators’ positions above.Under current Senate rules, it takes 60 votes to end debate on a bill and overcome a filibuster. This is called a cloture vote. For Democrats to defeat any filibuster, they would need 10 Republicans to defect to vote to end debate. But Republicans already refused to provide votes for Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, a sign that they will move back into the position of total opposition they occupied during President Barack Obama’s...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementCheck out more on Democratic senators’ positions above.Under current Senate rules, it takes 60 votes to end debate on a bill and overcome a filibuster. This is called a cloture vote. For Democrats to defeat any filibuster, they would need 10 Republicans to defect to vote to end debate. But Republicans already refused to provide votes for Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, a sign that they will move back into the position of total opposition they occupied during President Barack Obama’s...WW…