Fauci getting criticized for saying no doubt children 3 years and older should wear masks, a CNN anchor dismissing critical race theory as a creation of Republicans, and a Texas State Democrat getting mocked for calling himself a fugitive after fleeing the state to block voting bills round out today s top media headlines
Liberal radio personality Charlamagne Tha God took aim at President Biden for what he insisted was inaction towards Republican election reform efforts nationwide, declaring him the donkey of the day. We are citizens of America, like it or not, and it is our job as citizens to hold our elected officials accountable, Charlamagne told his listeners on Wednesday. Doesn t matter if you voted for them or not, doesn t matter if the person that represents your party is in power or not, it is your job as a citizen in the United States of America to hold our elected officials accountable, period. And since I do this thing called radio, I get to voice that accounta
A woman holds an umbrella while participating at a protest outside the Capitol on July 8, 2021, as Texas Democratic lawmakers join multiple organizations to criticize proposed changes to election laws during the special legislative session that started this month.
Legislation is all but at a standstill in the Texas Capitol after a group of House Democrats, taking aim at a pair of bills that would expand voting restrictions in the state, denied their Republican colleagues a quorum by traveling to Washington to push for federal voting protections.
Nevertheless, Republicans in the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1 on Tuesday with a full chamber vote.
Texas Democratic lawmakers remain in DC to block GOP voting bills
Texas Democratic lawmakers remain in DC to block GOP voting bills
It s the third day of the Democrats’ dramatic escape from Austin, in what Texas Republicans would call a desertion.
It s the third day of the Democrats’ dramatic escape from Austin, in what Texas Republicans would call a desertion.
The Democratic departure to D.C. has effectively canceled the special session for as long as they can hold out.
U.S. senators who are working to pass a federal voting rights bill called the Democrats freedom fighters, while Republicans blasted their move as irresponsible.
What’s a few thousand bucks between Democrats?
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers from Texas have skipped out on a special legislative session in order to break a quorum and stall Republican efforts to fast track new election integrity bills, which critics on the left claim amount to voter suppression.
Simply crossing state lines into Oklahoma or Louisiana would have cost less in travel and lodgings – compared to what the lawmakers are expected to be spending in the nation’s capital between Monday and Aug. 7. But in Washington, D.C., they have a chance to put pressure on the House and Senate to enact the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
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