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The Beat with Ari

The new 'Poll Tax': See 82-year-old Texas Dem crush GOP voting bill on TV

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Longtime Texas Democratic Rep. Senfronia Thompson lays out the history of racist voter suppression in Texas and its link to today’s GOP voting bill in a detailed, emotional answer during an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber. Thompson spoke during her trip to Washington, which Democrats took to deny Texas Republicans a quorum to hold a vote on the controversial bill, and after her meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the U.S. Senate for any voting reforms.July 16, 2021

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    Registering to vote in Pennsylvania just got easier

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  • Court decides Alabama Republicans can’t be trusted to draw congressional maps

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  • Right-wing push to suppress history obscures modern vote suppression tactics

    06:30

  • Activists tout Trump indictments as win for civil rights

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  • Ohio voters defeat Republican proposal seen as obstacle to codifying abortion rights: AP

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