Voting Rights Authorization News Today

One, i dont think this has been a priority for the administration. i certainly believe that the president supports voting rights. i think they made a miscalculation around the priority. i believe that this should have been one of the first bills to push forward. because we had all the momentum right after the election, then after january 6th there was a certainly level of republican voters actually understanding what was at stake there. then with all of that momentum and the timing, i think the ...

It doesnt have a path forward in the senate. the john lewis voting rights authorization, i think the path forward for that is tenuous at best. we talk so often about these pieces of legislation in the context of what democrats are going to do and what joe manchin has an appetite for, but lets talk about republicans. mitch mcconnell supported the last review of the voting rights act. is this all about republicans not seeing a path forward in future elections unless they make it harder for folks t...

0 its great to see you. im geoff bennett, and as we come on the air, there is a lot happening on this summer friday. this hour we will see president biden and the first lady at the g7 summit in the u.k. theyre about to have a gathering of world leaders and theyll be joined by british royals. well have it for you live if it happens. back here at home, there is bombshell news on the trump doj, saying they seized the records of high democratic lawmakers and their families members all hunting down l...