Klobuchar’s big test: Shepherding election reform By Jim Spencer and Hunter Woodall, Star Tribune
Published: May 9, 2021, 11:00am
Share: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)
WASHINGTON By most political calculus, the sweeping election reform bill that Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is trying to shepherd through the Senate is a moonshot: hard to achieve and fraught with complications.
For “anyone who is serious about trying to get something done to make it easier for people to vote … we’re ready to go,” Minnesota’s senior senator said in an interview.
Afghanistan: People concerned about what will happen
Milley characterized Afghan security forces as cohesive and said the US is looking at options to help Afghan troops maintain security in the country. They re fighting for their own country now, so it s not a foregone conclusion, in my professional military estimate that the Taliban automatically wins and Kabul falls, or any of those kinds of dire protections, Milley said of Afghan forces. That s not a foregone conclusion. There s a significant military capability in the Afghan government. We have to see how this plays out.
Milley said the US military may train Afghan troops in another country. He also said the Pentagon is looking at additional support for the Afghan air force, which is dependent on foreign technicians and contractors who are now leaving the country.
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WASHINGTON – The massive election reform measure that Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is trying to shepherd through a crucial test in the Senate has all the makings of a moonshot: hard to achieve and fraught with complications.
For anyone who is serious about trying to get something done to make it easier for people to vote . we re ready to go, Minnesota s senior senator said in an interview.
Dubbed the For the People Act, the bill affects topics from voter registration to absentee ballots to campaign finance to ethics laws. Republicans charge that it s an unconstitutional attempt by the federal government to wrest control of elections from states.