Voter Suppression
"The future of our democracy is at stake," Congressional Black Caucus members wrote in a letter to the Justice Department.
Black lawmakers are condemning McConnell's comments, in which he appeared to differentiate between "African-Americans" and "Americans."
Democrats will either soon pass voting rights legislation over a GOP filibuster -- or leave voters in key states to grapple with voter suppression themselves.
Still, at the federal level, it remains "incredibly important for Congress to step in" to prevent widespread disenfranchisement, one voting rights attorney said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Four laws enacted this year amount to “a cocktail of voter suppression measures that land heavily on the young,” one lawsuit accuses.
The GOP’s continuing blockade may now result in talks to change the Senate rule.
Threats and suppression of local election officials are the flip side of voter suppression, and they're discouraging people from even wanting the job.
One MSNBC host issued a warning about the 2024 election if Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives and Donald Trump runs for office again.
"I know things are bleak right now, but ... this is technically the better timeline."
Democratic lawmakers left Texas to stall voting on a Republican-backed voter suppression bill, but enough of them returned for the legislation to pass.