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Politics
DOJ civil rights official urges Congress to act soon on voting rights
WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official stressed on Monday the need for Congress to pass legislation named after the late…
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Politics
Revamped voting rights bill planned, named for the late John Lewis
WASHINGTON — House Democrats plan to present next week a new version of legislation named after the late Georgia civil…
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News
Biden calls for concerted effort to fight assaults on voting rights
PHILADELPHIA — Returning to the state that handed him the White House, President Joe Biden made a passionate plea Tuesday for Americans…
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Crime
Missouri lawmakers close to approving bill targeting protesters who block traffic
A push to crack down on protesters who block roads, to penalize cities that cut police budgets and to bolster…
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Featured
John Lewis, civil rights icon and Congressman, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state…
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