‘Moderate’ Has Become The Most Meaningless Term In Politics - TPM – Talking Points Memo

The term “moderate,” often used to describe Manchin and Sinema, is much more of a signal about how they want to be perceived than it is an ideology descriptor. Read More

On Voting Rights, Democrats Say They Had to Go Down Swinging

“On civil rights, it is not linear,” said Mr. Schumer, pointing to a positive response from activists who urged Democrats to go to the mat on voting rights even though they were not going to ... Read More

Voting rights: What Manchin and Sinema can learn from the Lincoln Republicans | CNN Politics

By the standards Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have set for federal action on voting rights, the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution – two pillars of the post-Civil ... Read More

John Roberts takes aim at the Voting Rights Act and political money disclosures, again | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has hollowed out the historic Voting Rights Act, curtailed regulation of big political donors and limited challenges to partisan gerrymandering. Read More

Here's what's in the Democrats' democracy and voting rights agenda - USA TODAY

Democrats say democracy and voting rights are under attack, and that they will take measures to protect the franchise if they win a sweep in this year's election. "It’s clear that the people’s ... Read More

The Politics Driving The U.S. Voting Rights Fight - NPR

Voting rights has become the latest partisan fight on Capitol Hill. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to election law expert Spencer Overton about how we got here and what's at stake in the debate. Read More

On Voting Rights, Biden Prefers to Negotiate. This Time, It Might Not Be Possible. (Published 2021) - The New York Times

WASHINGTON — As President Biden confronts intense Republican opposition to the broad voting rights bill that Democrats have made a top priority this year, he might remember back to 1982 and an ... Read More

Week In Politics: Marches Are Planned Across The Nation For Voting Rights

We look at the continued political fall out for the Biden Administration from Afghanistan, progress on the Infrastrucure Bill, as well today's Voting Rights marches, planned in several cities. Read More

Voting rights: Here's which states have made elections harder - USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — In the months since the 2020 election, which saw historic voter turnout amid a global pandemic, disputes over voting rights and election security have become a central debate in ... Read More

How Every U.S. Election Became Existential - The Atlantic

Democrats have won the popular vote in seven of the past eight presidential elections, something no party has done since the formation of the modern party system in 1828. Read More

House passes landmark voting rights, election bill - Los Angeles Times

The Republican and Democratic parties' battle over voting rights and restrictions threatens to dominate and embitter the country's politics. House passes landmark voting rights, election bill ... Read More

Australian PM uses 'meaningless' slogan from U.S. political satire Veep

Australia's looming election campaign entered the world of the hit U.S. political satire "Veep" when the country's prime minister was caught using a meaningless slogan from the television show. Read More