Voting rights fight heads to Senate with committee debate
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Senate Democrats are moving ahead this week with a sweeping proposal to rewrite US election laws a longshot bid meant to counteract the voter restrictions Republicans have passed at the state level.
The For the People Act, a version of which has already passed the Democrat-controlled House and is set for debate in the Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday, faces steep odds in the Senate. The legislation rewrites federal campaign finance laws, set out new ethics requirements for the President and Supreme Court justices and makes broad changes in election administration, from registration to early voting. It has garnered no GOP support, ensuring it won’t overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster fight. And it has been met with hesitation by some Democrats, including West Virginia Sen. Joe Machin, who have shown little appetite to gut the filibuster and propel the bill forward.
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Asian Markets Mostly Rise Ahead Of Fed Meeting, Earnings
04/25/21 AT 10:56 PM
Most Asian markets mostly rose Monday following a strong end to last week on Wall Street as traders turned their attention to the Federal Reserve s latest policy meeting and earnings from corporate giants.
A strong reading on US and European manufacturing and services activity provided a positive catalyst for investors, who appear to have got over Joe Biden s plan to almost double capital gains tax, while Washington s decision to reapprove Johnson & Johnson s vaccine also lifted optimism.
However, the president s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan could take longer to get through Congress than hoped after a member of his own Democrat party said he opposed the size of it and backed a slimmed down version put forward by Republicans.
Asian markets mostly rise ahead of Fed meeting, earnings
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HONG KONG, April 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Most Asian markets mostly rose Monday following a strong end to last week on Wall Street as traders turned their attention to the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting and earnings from corporate giants.
A strong reading on US and European manufacturing and services activity provided a positive catalyst for investors, who appear to have got over Joe Biden’s plan to almost double capital gains tax, while Washington’s decision to reapprove Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine also lifted optimism.
However, the president’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan could take longer to get through Congress than hoped after a member of his own Democrat party said he opposed the size of it and backed a slimmed down version put forward by Republicans.
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