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The family of f 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay, who was killed in Massachusetts in 1988, reacted after her alleged killer appeared in court on Friday.

It’s a big step toward actually confronting filibuster reform.

Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how the Freedom to Vote Act would specifically counter state laws aimed at suppressing voter turnout and sabotaging valid election results. CAP supports the Freedom to Vote Act and has called on the Senate to pass this transformative legislation as soon as […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate, which would restore and strengthen key protections in the Voting Rights Act that have been gutted by the Supreme Court. The legislation would help eliminate discriminatory voting measures and restore voters’ ability to challenge bad election […]

Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation's election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but according to a recently released report, roughly two-thirds of the money remained unspent just weeks before last year's presidential election. The report noted that Colorado and many other states plan some form of audit.

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