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That are. he also says he won't change the filibuster rules so that democrats can pass that bill and others with a majority vote. even though the minority party, the republicans oppose it. the west virginia poll also shows that joe manchin is against the tide of his own constituents, own voters on that. a majority of west virginia voters say the filibuster should be eliminated or changed or they don't care either way. nevertheless, joe manchin says he won't vote to change it at all. again we've got former attorney general eric holder here to talk about the effort to pass the voting rights bill...

That's one of the challenges at home for us making the case to the world for democracy and voting rights and free and fair elections we agree to abide by. that's the challenge. republicans are not sure they're on board with democracy in that way anymore. but on the other side, the challenge is whether democrats are going to be able to do anything about it. whether democrats are going to be able to get something done in this part of governing. whether they can actually do something, effectuate something, deliver reforms to protect democracy against internal threats, reforms to protect democracy...

Meet. president biden has now published an op-ed in the washington post about his forthcoming trip saying, quote, on wednesday i depart for europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency. it is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners, including the group of seven nations, our nato allies and the leadership of the european union, before concluding by meeting with vladimir putin. and this moment of global uncertainty, he says, his trip is about realizing america's renewed commitment to our allies and partners, and demonstrating the capacity of democracies t...

The protection of the press seems they have violated that policy. i'm not surprised by that. >> eric holder, former u.s. attorney general, now the chairman of the national democratic redistricting committee which is doing all it can to try to build support for the people act, the voting rights bill. sir, it's an honor to have this much time for you. thanks for making time. come back any time you want to be here. >> all right. thanks. take care, rachel. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. >> we'll be right k stay with us

Imprisoned for at least the next two months because he committed the grey crime of helping run what is now described an undesirable organization. open russia, which advocates for russia to be more open and more democratic, they're outlawed and their leader is in prison. russian authorities arrested another promising opposition figure last week, a former member of parliament named dmitri gudkov. he said he and his family were all liable for arrest again and so he has now fled the country, gone to ukraine. he made a posting on facebook explaining why he left. he said, quote, by remaining in the ...