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And if they're not willing to budge, it's hard to see sort of any pathway forward, and it's not clear how this voting bill would move them either. >> olivia, "the new york times" details this weekend how republican states are expanding their power over elections in many states. can you talk about what they're doing and what the overall strategy is here? >> republicans are trying to limit the days in which voters can go to the polls. they're trying to make it less locations for voters to turn out. it depends on certain areas. it's kind of different across the board, but there's some rules tryin...

Toronto patios have finally opened up and it seems like more live music won't be too far behind. A motion to allow for live music on patios was pas...

Needle, and it was a productive conversation. in the first conversation by us with joe manchin as the leading civil rights organizations in this nation. we went in understanding there would be differences on how to get what i think are some shared goals, and we didn't walk in with any expectation that this one meeting would resolve or, if you will, identify a pathway forward, but we are going to meet with him again. we are not going to give up. we're not going to give in on the idea of the notion of the necessity of s-1, the people's act, and the john lewis bill and the george floyd justice an...

He says voting is fundamental but doesn't want to do what needs to be done to save it. he writes further, quote, whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who need to restrict our elections, policy making won't instill confidence in our democracy. it will destroy t it's not partisanship. it's not both sides restricting voting or preventing the elections. it's only republicans. congressional action on federal voting rights legislation must be the result of both democrats and republicans coming together to find a pathway forward or we risk further dividing a...

About part of his op-ed is that he talks about wanting to strike bipartisan legislation when it comes to voting rights. what he doesn't talk about, though, is some of what they are combatting when it comes to voting rights or lack thereof is completely partisan. the reason why the legislation could feasibly have been passed in texas is because of democratic legislators. whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who ignore the need to secure our elections, partisan policy making won't instill confidence in our democracy, it will destroy it. as such, congres...