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David Smith in Washington

Republican resistance to Trump rings hollow as ‘moderates’ say no on voting rights

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) speaks to a reporter during a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Senator Mitt Romney during a vote at Congress on 20 January. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

They have been hailed as the conscience of the Republican party, heroes of the resistance to former US president Donald Trump’s hostile takeover.

But Senator Mitt Romney, Congresswoman Liz Cheney and others this month helped kill off a voting rights bill that Democrats say is essential to protecting democracy from a Trump-driven onslaught.

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