Legislation to expand voting rights and reduce the influence of money in politics appears doomed. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has set his face against the For the People voting rights act and ending the filibuster. Photograph: Trevor Carpenter/Getty ImagesSheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic senator for Rhode Island, tweeted that he is “nervous” about Congress doing too little to address the climate crisis. I don’t think it’s fair to say that an op-ed from a single senator dictates the future of that legislation. Manchin has talked about supporting another voting bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, but activists insist that both pieces of legislation are needed.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2021 07:41 UTC