EXPLAINER: What's next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?
Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U. S. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the states. A look at what has happened so far, what's in the bill and what happens next:WHY DID SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCK THE BILL?Republicans have long opposed Democratic efforts to overhaul elections in the U. S. and say the reforms being proposed are...
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