Manchin Vows to Block Democratic Voting Rights Bill and Preserve Filibuster
“I’m not being naïve,” Mr. Manchin insisted, acknowledging that Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader, has ...
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A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court
In a statement late Friday, the governor called Judge Benitez’s ruling “a direct threat to public safety and the ...
Election in East Germany Will Test the Far Right’s Power
BERLIN — Five years ago, the nationalist Alternative for Germany sent the country’s traditional parties scrambling when it finished ...
Best to keep Frontex in Greece, new rights officer suggests
A new officer overseeing rights at the EU's border agency Frontex has suggested it remains in Greece, despite allegations ...
U.N. Suspends Iran’s Voting Rights for Delinquent Dues. Iran is Furious.
The United Nations said Thursday that it had suspended the voting rights of Iran and four smaller countries for ...
Harris Asked to Lead on Voting Rights. She Has Her Work Cut Out for Her.
“I think that Vice President Harris herself personifies the need for voting rights to be extended,” the Rev. Al ...
Dallas HS valedictorian delivers abortion rights call
A Dallas high school valedictorian scrapped a speech approved by her school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call ...
News Roundup: Scholars warn democracy is in danger; voting rights legislation remains stalled
The same Republican lies that launched an insurrection are being used to justify new restrictions on who can vote—and ...
Chinese Rights Lawyer Stopped at Airport, En Route to Visit Sick Daughter — Radio Free Asia
Authorities in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian have prevented a prominent rights attorney from boarding a plane to ...
Police in China’s Chengdu Hold Outspoken Rights Activist Huang Xiaomin — Radio Free Asia
Authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan are holding prominent rights activist Huang Xiaomin under criminal detention for "picking ...