“The Senate Must Evolve”: Chuck Schumer Seizes On January 6 to Try to Break Voting-Rights Stalemate

Last summer, after spending months frustrating his party’s efforts to protect voting rights against GOP incursions, Joe Manchin finally came to the table with an actual proposal. It wasn’t perfect, and it didn’t go as far as the For the People Act, but it was a strong enough plan that even Stacey Abrams, the Democrats’ leading voice on the issue, was able to support it. But the ink didn’t even have time to dry on Manchin’s compromise before Mitch McConnell spelled out its doom: “The plan endorsed by Stacey Abrams is no compromise,” the Senate minority leader said, calling the… Read Full Article