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![The Supreme Court building is seen on January 27, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0702-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Drives a Stake Through the Heart of the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold two Arizona voter suppression laws sends a dangerous signal to other states.
![People arrive either to drop off mail-in ballots or vote in person in the U.S. presidential election at an early voting location in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 16, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0701-arizona-voting-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions in Blow to Voting Rights Act
“The Court has damaged a statute designed to bring about the end of discrimination in voting,” Justice Elena Kagan said.
![New Yorkers cast their votes for the June 22 Mayoral Primary Election in New York City on June 22, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/2021_0701-new-york-city-voting-400x300.jpg)
Conservatives Blame Ranked-Choice Voting for NYC Election Chaos. They’re Wrong.
New York City's notoriously inept partisan Board of Elections shoulders the blame for the fiasco.
![Supporters of the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights chant on the National Mall during a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233671036-400x300.jpg)
GOP Isn’t Holding Back on Voter Suppression. Democrats Must Go on Offensive.
We need federal legislation to preempt voting restrictions at the national level.
![Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where Ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0625-trump-supporters-arizona-400x300.jpg)
Trumpists Have Made Alarming Advances in Their Quest to Control Elections
GOP lawmakers at every level have used Trump's illusions about voter fraud to rig future elections in their favor.
![Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders gives an opening statement during a hearing on June 8, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0623-bernie-sanders--400x300.jpg)
Sanders: “I’m Tired of Talking About Mr. Manchin and Miss Sinema”
“The American people all over this country understand that now is the time to act,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
![Mitch Mcconnell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0623-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
McConnell Is Stacking the Courts and Using Voter Suppression to Maintain Power
Mitch McConnell has established himself as the U.S.’s most dangerous practitioner of might-is-right politics.
![An election worker tries to explain to election challengers that the Detroit Department of Elections Central Counting Board Voting at TCF Center is at capacity for challengers on November 4, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0622-election-challengers-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Introduce Bill to Combat Republican Voter Suppression Efforts
The legislation combats GOP efforts to remove election officials for partisan reasons and challenge voters’ eligibility.
![White House Press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0622-jen-psaki-400x300.jpg)
Filibuster “Conversation” to Happen If GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill, Psaki Says
Republicans are poised to block a procedural vote on Tuesday that would begin formal debate on the For the People Act.
![The Declaration for American Democracy coalition hosts a rally calling on the Senate to pass the For the People Act outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233357162-400x300.jpg)
How Far Will the GOP Go to Steal the 2022 Election?
Americans who care about the fate and future of our republic damn well better get active now.