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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 6

In this issue: U.S. Rep. Larson has first primary challenge since 1998 and Democratic candidates air ads criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin

Ballotpedia

Ossoff confronts Collins on voting bill

"Do not invoke Congressman Lewis’ name to signal your virtue while you work to erode his legacy," Ossoff demanded

Salon

Manchin defends filibuster with a lie

“The United States Senate has never been able to end debate with a simple majority," Manchin said. That's not true

Salon

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Biden is stuck with a divided party

WASHINGTON — Among President Joe Biden's most valuable political skills has been a knack for planting himself firmly at the ideological center of the Democratic Party, a trait that helped him win elections amid shifting winds over five decades in public life. In office, that strategy enabled him to cobble…

Los Angeles Times

Republican voter suppression is rampant. Manchin and Sinema are complicit now

Manchin and Sinema’s intransigence on the filibuster helps the Republican party usher in an era of voter suppression and election subversion

The Guardian - US

Biden warns Russia will ‘pay a heavy price’ if Putin launches Ukraine invasion – as it happened

President seeks to clarify comments from Wednesday on Ukraine-Russia crisis amid escalating tension on border – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

The Build Back Better bill, the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s domestic policy, cleared the House of Representatives by a slender margin largely along party lines in November 2021.

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After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not

Despite victories from Covid to climate change, the president is hamstrung and the nation as divided as ever, says history professor Adam Tooze

The Guardian - UK

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris tells The Independent amid voting rights loss: ‘We are not giving up’

Comes after week-long push to change the filibuster among Senate Democrats

The Independent UK

Democrats fail to advance voting rights law as Senate holdouts defend filibuster

Sweeping protections for voters, already passed by House and backed by Biden, fail to clear 60-vote procedural hurdle

The Guardian - US

Senate Democrats join Biden to pivot Build Back Better strategy

A growing number of Democrats are abandoning hopes of the transformational in exchange for what's possible.

Axios

Biden defends agenda in press conference as voting rights heads for a likely failure

Comments come as the president delivered his first news conference of the year

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders suggests he may support primary challengers against Manchin and Sinema

Progressive Vermont senator believes ‘there’s a very good chance’ Democrats will face challenges over their filibuster stance

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Republicans block voting rights protections from advancing – as it happened

Chamber expected to reject Democrats’ voting rights bill – follow the latest

Salon

Senate Dems to deploy talking filibuster

Chuck Schumer said he's ready to play hardball

The Independent UK

Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won't stop filibuster

Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat

The Independent UK

Democrats press for talking filibuster for voting rights – with or without Manchin and Sinema

‘I just don’t know how you break a rule to make a rule,’ says West Virginia senator

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The Independent UK

Sanders says he may back Manchin, Sinema primary challengers

Sen. Bernie Sanders is suggesting he’d support primary challengers against Democratic colleagues Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema

Axios

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushes for doomed filibuster changes

Progressives have been demanding the votes, so the Democratic leader is agreeing.

Crikey

With friends like these… Joe Biden’s pink wave slumps to pink fade

The US president is being stymied by members of his own party, shattering his plans for a new America.

Tribune News Service

Splintered Democrats stumble toward defeat on voting rights

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are on the verge of handing President Joe Biden another defeat as they take up voting-rights legislation with extraordinarily long odds in the evenly divided chamber.

Tribune News Service

New year, new chance: Auto industry bills that may make a comeback in 2022

When Congress wrapped up in 2021, it left a lot on the table that would impact drivers and the U.S. auto industry.

The Independent UK

Nick Saban, others urge Manchin to protect voting rights

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other sports figures with ties to West Virginia are urging Sen. Joe Manchin to support sweeping legislation to protect the right to vote

Tribune News Service

Splintered Democrats stumble to verge of defeat on voting rights

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are on the verge of handing President Joe Biden another defeat as they take up voting rights legislation with extraordinarily long odds in the evenly divided chamber.

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