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![Sen. Joe Manchin departs a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 9, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0616-manchin--400x300.jpg)
Schumer and Pelosi Are Urging Fellow Democrats to Go Easy on Joe Manchin
Frustrated progressives have suggested the leaders are using Senator Manchin as a scapegoat for blocking voting rights.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on June 03, 2021 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0609-aoc-speaks-in-bronx-1-400x300.jpg)
AOC Blasts Manchin for Dark Money Ties, Suggests He’s “Intertwined” With Kochs
Sen. Joe Manchin is likely opposed to H.R.1 because it lessens the influence and cash flow of dark money, she said.
![Sen. Joe Manchin is interviewed after a news conference at the Marriott Hotel at Waterfront Place on June 3, 2021, in Morgantown, West Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233257827-400x300.jpg)
Manchin’s Effort to Screw His Own Party Is So Monumental, It Shocked Fox News
"Haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?” Fox anchor Chris Wallace asked Joe Manchin on Sunday.
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Jamaal Bowman Calls Manchin the “New McConnell” for Blocking For the People Act
The progressive from New York blasted Manchin for rejecting the attempt to standardize voting and election rules.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to reporters in the Senate Subway during a roll call vote on April 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0601-Sanders-400x300.jpg)
After Texas Walkout, Sanders Says Senate Democrats Must Pass Voting Rights Bill
If approved, the For the People Act would increase ballot access nationwide.
![Julian Castro speaks during the "Texans Rally For Our Voting Rights" event at the Texas Capitol Building on May 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0531-Texans-voting-rights-400x300.jpg)
Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block Voter Suppression Bill
The last-ditch move came hours after Texas Republicans rammed the bill through the state Senate in the dead of night.
![With an hour left to vote, people wait in line at Manor ISD Administration building on November 3, 2020, in Manor, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0524-texas-polling-400x300.jpg)
New Texas Bill Reduces Polling Locations in Blue and Nonwhite Districts
The bill would increase polling places in many Republican-represented districts while cutting them in Democratic areas.
![An elderly volunteer holds two signs encouraging people to vote](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0521-volunteer-400x300.jpg)
GOP Wants Volunteering at the Polls to Come With Risk of Jail Time or Huge Fines
As the GOP moves to sabotage the electoral process, these laws aim to scare away potential voters and poll workers.
![Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for DOJ Job in Latest Attack on Voting Rights](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/SEG4-Clarke-3-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for DOJ Job in Latest Attack on Voting Rights
If she wins the vote, the longtime voting rights champion would be the first Black woman to hold the position.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell testifies during the Senate Rules and Administration Committee markup of the For the People Act in Russell Building on May 11, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0511-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
Dark Money Group Tied to McConnell Plans Ad Blitz Against Voting Rights Act
The For the People Act being targeted by One Nation PAC would also prohibit dark money spending in political campaigns.