Update to Corporate Accountability: Defund The Chambers of Commerce: 72 Black business executives published a letter in The New York Times urging corporate leaders to speak out. Nearly 200 companies speaking out against voting law changes in Texas, other states: Nearly 200 companies on Friday joined in a strong statement against proposals that threaten to … Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss voting rights, one day after he missed a Democratic caucus lunch where the group briefed senators. The Hill reports, Manchin meets with Texas lawmakers on voting rights: Manchin met with Texas state Sen. Royce West (D); Texas state Rep. … Read more
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Tuesday bestowing the Gold Medal — the highest congressional honor — on all law enforcement officers who responded to the violent seditious insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. House Passes Bill Awarding Gold Medal To All Officers Who Responded To Capitol Riot: It was the … Read more
The Washington Post reports, Republican-commissioned hand recount of ballots in Arizona close to concluding; no results expected until later this summer: A widely criticized hand recount of 2020 presidential ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest jurisdiction, is nearing completion, an official associated with the effort said Monday, but results from the process are not expected … Read more
Ronald Browstein reports at The Atlantic, Democracy Is Already Dying in the States: While senator Joe Manchin is demanding that both parties agree on any further federal voting-rights legislation, a new study quantifies how completely Republicans have excluded Democrats from the passage of the restrictive voting laws proliferating in red states. In places such as … Read more