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Homeland Security Committee agrees to terms of powerful investigative body likely to face challenges from Republicans.

Democrats and Republicans have argued over the scope and format.

Manchin suggested on Wednesday that Congress should pass a much bolder attempt to roll back  Shelby County. In an interview with ABC News, Manchin proposed making the John Lewis Act apply “to all 50 states and territories.” Thus, all states, not just the handful of states with the worst record on race, would be required to submit any new voting rules to federal review in order to make sure that the new rule will not target voters of color. Applying pre-clearance to all states would take the bite out of some Republican attempts to suppress votes. URL: 

House Democrats and Republicans reach deal on commission to investigate Jan. 6 attack on Capitol By Karoun Demirjian Washington Post,Updated May 14, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced Friday that he had struck a deal with the panel’s top Republican, Representative John Katko, Republican of New York, to create the commission.John McDonnell/Associated Press WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats and Republicans announced Friday that they had struck a deal to establish...

Democrats Move Closer to Setting Up Jan. 6 Commission, With or Without G.O.P. House Democrats plan to vote on a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol riot, but whether Republican leaders would support it was unclear. A mob of Trump supporters climb the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times May 14, 2021 WASHINGTON — House Democrats pressed ahead on Friday with a bipartisan proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after reaching agreement with a key Republican to drop his par...