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[TRENDING NEWS] Abbott Signs Texas Election Law, Ending a Fierce Voting Rights Battle

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Author: BY NICK CORASANITI - Publish Date: September 7, 2021 at 11:51PM Gov. Greg Abbott called the law, which will sharply curtail access to the ballot in Texas, a “paradigm” for other states looking to pass election bills.

[TRENDING NEWS] Justice Dept. Sues Georgia Over Voting Restrictions Law

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Author: BY KATIE BENNER, NICK CORASANITI AND NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: June 26, 2021 at 12:46AM The lawsuit came after Republicans blocked ambitious federal legislation this week to protect voting rights.

[TRENDING NEWS] Targeting State Restrictions, House Is Set to Pass Landmark Voting Rights Expansion

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: March 4, 2021 at 07:03AM The omnibus voting, ethics and campaign finance bill would roll back barriers to voting enacted by Republican statehouses, but it faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

[TRENDING NEWS] What Trump, San Francisco and the Deer in My Backyard Have in Common

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Author: BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - Publish Date: February 17, 2021 at 07:00AM Democracy depends on understanding the connection.

[TRENDING NEWS] Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

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Author: BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET - Publish Date: January 1, 2021 at 06:16AM Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are resting their re-election hopes on a strategy that calls more attention to what they’re against than what they support.

[TRENDING NEWS] Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

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Author: BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET - Publish Date: January 1, 2021 at 06:16AM Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are resting their re-election hopes on a strategy that calls more attention to what they’re against than what they support.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Republican Party’s Supreme Court

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: October 27, 2020 at 07:25AM The quest to entrench political conservatism in the country’s highest court comes with a steep cost.

[TRENDING NEWS] Representative Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Republican Mainstay, Is Set to Retire

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: September 5, 2019 at 07:09AM The announcement adds to what appears to be a growing exodus of House Republicans that promises to change the character of the chamber, regardless of whether the party wins back control.