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News Roundup: Senate battle for voting protections; Supreme Court rejects latest Trump gambit

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In the news today: Tonight saw the latest Senate battle to protect voting rights even as Republican-held state legislatures pass unprecedented rollbacks targeting those rights. What’s next is unclear, but Democratic leaders organized the vote tonight as a move to force the two Senate Democratic holdouts—as well as all Senate Republicans—on record for blocking the urgently needed protections. Also this evening, the Supreme Court rejected a Trump demand that the National Archives refuse a congressional request for administration records pertaining to the violence on January 6. Justice Thomas was the…

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U.S. Democrats battle over climate change plans in $3.5 trillion bill – Reuters

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U.S. Democrats battle over climate change plans in $ 3.5 trillion bill  Reuters What becomes of America if congressional Democrats fail? | Column  Tampa Bay Times How screwed are Democrats in the Senate?  Vox.com Can the US democratic system pass the big test up ahead?  The National Democrats face grim political reality in midterms | TheHill  The Hill View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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Battle begins in US Congress over taxes, infrastructure spending – Al Jazeera English

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Battle begins in US Congress over taxes, infrastructure spending  Al Jazeera English Congress embarks on epic battle over Biden infrastructure plan  Reuters Biden’s infrastructure and climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins  The Washington Post FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan  Whitehouse.gov Biden Infrastructure Plan Faces Tougher Slog in Congress Than His Stimulus Bill  Bloomberg View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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