“Keep going on behalf of human rights, civil rights, women’s rights for a better future” — @HillaryClinton addresses hundreds of Georgetown students gathered to watch her depart after her speech here earlier today. pic.twitter.com/bnv0XVbwE4
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) December 6, 2021
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Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak over video link on Tuesday about contentious issues including Russian threats to Ukraine and cyberattacks on U.S. companies https://t.co/uBKH13dKn3 pic.twitter.com/zctZbtPBrb
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 7, 2021
Allies have been briefed, Ukraine's President Zelinsky has been briefed, Senate Foreign Relations, before the video call with Putin.
It's nice to have a competent President. https://t.co/OEjjTuaKwc
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) December 6, 2021
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Breaking: Justice Department files suit challenging extreme gerrymandered Texas redistricting maps
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 6, 2021
Garland: The complaint we filed today alleges that Texas has violated Section Two by creating redistricting plans that deny the rights of Latino and Black voters… pic.twitter.com/Oti0lPs6rA
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 6, 2021
Gupta: This is the third time in three decades where Texas has eliminated a Latino electoral opportunity in this same district despite previous court determinations that this violates the law pic.twitter.com/SUp6d5Z4p5
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 6, 2021
95% of population growth in Texas from communities of color during last decade but gerrymandered GOP maps increase # of majority white districts & decrease # of majority Latino/Black districts. Incredibly brazen racial gerrymandering https://t.co/KD981rML6A
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 6, 2021
DOJ lawsuit against Texas very strong but it’s going to be very difficult to win voting rights cases before conservative dominated courts
Congress really really running out of time to pass Freedom to Vote Act & John Lewis Voting Rights Act before it’s too late
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 6, 2021
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