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"The answer, Sen. Schumer, is that the United States is not a democracy; we are a constitutional republic," California resident Mark Simmons writes about Democrats legislation to nationalize elections. Pictured: Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a March 24 hearing where he asked Republicans why they are "so afraid of democracy." (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Commentary By Ken McIntyre, a 30-year veteran of national and local newspapers, serves as senior editor at The Daily ...

Dems sue to halt Senate audit Officials unlock a truck prior to unloading election equipment into the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the state fairgrounds, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Phoenix. Maricopa County officials began delivering equipment used in the November election won by President Joe Biden on Wednesday and will move 2.1 million ballots to the site Thursday so Republicans in the state Senate who have expressed uncertainty that Biden’s victory was legitimate can recount them and au...

Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- The Arizona Democratic Party is going to court to halt -- or at least delay -- the audit of Maricopa County election results. Legal papers filed late Thursday note that the Senate, which demanded possession of the 2.1 million ballots and counting equipment, has now had all that turned over directly to outsiders hired by the legislature. They are planning to conduct the review starting Friday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The problem said attorney Roopali D...

Overarching, it is russia, the russian role in our election procedures, in our politics, and a yet explained role in the life and bowl ticks of the president. >> it is unusual. its a diplomatic storm in a sense. when you talk to the white house officials, they say the president is so reluctant to push back against russia because he believes all this talk of russian collusion and russian interference is a direct commentary of the 2016 election. this expectation from so many hawks in the republica...

Know -- and this was his first visit as attorney general. >> one of the things he did disclose interestingly was when asked whether or not the u.s. is doing enough to stop russian meddling, and he did not call it a hoax as his boss sometimes does, he said, no, he doesnt think the u.s. has its arms around this problem because its so complicated. what do you take away from that? >> i take the evidence accumulated about the involvement of the russians in the last campaign makes it a point now that ...

Sanctions and now russia threatening to retaliate by changing its stance on iran. moscows envoy warning russia may stop cooperating in nuke talks. and the white house in full sell mode now. ahead of the march 31st deadline to sign up for obamacare, ad promoting the affordable care act will begin airing during the games. president obama taking an appearance on the ellen degeneres show today in an attempt to get you, the people, signed up. the justice department no longer responsible for check...

Term. yesterdays ruling may be among the most controversial. were live in washington to tell us what they announced yesterday. >> good morning. yesterdays supreme court ruling on the voting rights is any indication, today will be another busy day for the justices as they take on gay rights. the supreme court is ruling on the defense of marriage act today or doma and proposition 8. doma determines if married gay couples can receive tax benefits such as tax privileges or social security. the secon...

Strikes down a key part of the voting rights act and leaves it up to congress to fix it. they were two parts of the law in question. this is the civil rights law signed by president johnson in 1965, renewed four times, most recently in 2006. it says that states or counties or towns with a history of discrimination must get permission from the federal government in advance before they can make any changes at all in their election procedures. this is the so-called preclearance requirement. well, t...

. >> bret: you are looking live at the u.s. supreme court. by the way renovations ongoing. thats why it looks like that on the front side. today a lot of action there in a 5-4 decision saying that under the 1965 voting rights act law that designed to prevent essentially discrimination against minority voters, all or part of 15 states had to get permission from the federal government as a part of that law before making changes to their election procedures. here is what john roberts wrote in the o...

Progress in our society. eric holder just hours ago joined civil rights groups in blasting this decision. >> i am deeply disappointed, deeply disappointed with the courts decision this. decision represents a serious setback for voting rights and has the potential to negatively affect millions of americans across the country. >> shepard: the ruling calls for congress to update the formula. shannon is live at the supreme court for us this afternoon. shannon, whats the fallout so far from the decis...