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Cher accuses Republicans of trying to ‘achieve the dream’ of White supremacy with Georgia voting laws
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The singer and actress often uses her Twitter to champion political causes and speak out about the news of the day. The latest target of her political opinions were GOP lawmakers in Georgia, who recently passed a sle...
Newt Gingrich: The truth about Georgia’s voting law and the mainstream media’s lies
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Since the bill was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25, we have heard from the media about how the bill would supposedly outlaw providing food and water to people standing in line to vote. As Democratic strategist ...
Washington governor signs bill restoring voting rights after prison release
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Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Wednesday that will automatically restore the voting rights of people convicted of a felony once they are released from prison, even if they are still under commun...
MLB commissioner decided to move All-Star Game after pressure from Stacey Abrams on voting issues: sources
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Abrams and Sharpton told the commissioner players would boycott the game if not. Sources say that Abrams’ current stance, that she is disappointed about the Georgia boycott, is suspect as she was a key player in the ...
Augusta Nationals plays through debate over Ga voting law
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That strategy has served the home of the Masters well in previous debates over efforts to keep out Black and female members. So, it was no surprise when Chairman Fred Ridley played through any attempt Wednesday to en...
Kentucky Gov. Beshear signs into law bipartisan elections bill expanding voting access into law
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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on Wednesday that expanded voting access by codifying election recount procedures, online absentee ballot portals and early voting pr...
MSNBC host mangles Georgia voting law, suggests it’s illegal for voters to have food and water in line
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"We have heard a lot about no food or water in line, but beyond those headlines, what is the most dangerous part of this bill?" she asked Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, D. "The most dangerous part of this bill, ...
Atlanta mayor issues order to ‘mitigate the impact’ of Georgia’s new voting law
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Tuesday that directs the city's chief equity officer to implement "a series of actions to mitigate the impact" of Georgia's new election law imposing a se...
Atlanta mayor directs Chief Equity Officer to take action to ‘mitigate’ effects of Georgia’s voting law
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"This Administrative Order is designed to do what those in the majority of the state legislature did not - expand access to our right to vote," Bottoms said in a statement. The mayor’s office will provide training t...
States offering to host MLB All-Star Game have some voting restrictions similar to Georgia’s
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As previously reported by Fox News, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the league should consider playing the game in New York, where the state is "working to make it easier, not harder, to vote." In New Yo...
CBS set to broadcast Masters after encouraging corporations to ‘fight’ Georgia voting law
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Late Friday, CBS News published a piece initially headlined: "3 ways companies can help fight Georgia's restrictive new voting law". In the piece, reporter Khristopher J. Brooks appeared to offer advice on how corpor...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declines to throw Rangers first pitch, citing MLB’s stance against Georgia voting law
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that he will not throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener because of Major League Baseball's stance on voter integrity laws. Abbott, a Republican, info...
Ken Cuccinelli: SR1, Senate version of House voting rights bill, will silence generations of American voices
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In fact, the radical election bill Democrats are advancing – SR1– is so unpopular that Democrats would first have to abolish decades-old Senate rules to get it passed. Fair, secure, and transparent elections would g...
Abbott won’t throw pitch, in rebuff to MLB voting stance
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The Republican governor informed the Rangers via a letter, citing Major League Baseball’s decision to move the MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s sweeping new voting laws, which include new restr...
‘The View’ derails into awkward silence as McCain clashes with Whoopi over Georgia voting law
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"Oh, for frog legs," co-host Whoopi Goldberg uttered as McCain made her point. The drama began when co-host Joy Behar claimed Republicans want to "stop people from voting" because they’re concerned the GOP wouldn’t w...
Doug Collins slams LeBron James comments on Georgia voting law: ‘He has not read the bill’
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COLLINS: Look, I enjoy watching LeBron James play basketball. The problem when it comes to this issue [is] he’s just wrong because he has not read the bill. He read the talking points spewed out early on. To say how ...