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Mitch McConnell’s viral Black voter comments cause widespread furor

Republican Senate minority leader’s comments came after party members blocked voting rights bill and changes to filibuster rule

The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2022

McConnell hammered for "Black Americans"

The Senate Majority Leader appeared to imply that Black Americans are not the same as Americans

Salon · Jan 20, 2022

Mitch McConnell sparks anger by saying Black Americans ‘are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans’

‘He said it out loud,’ commenters pounce on Twitter

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz asks Supreme Court to void anti-corruption campaign rule

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and the Republican National Committee joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday in urging the Supreme Court to strike down a campaign funding law that bars winning candidates from collecting checks from donors to pay off personal campaign debts of more than…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 19, 2022

Republicans block voting rights protections from advancing – as it happened

Chamber expected to reject Democrats’ voting rights bill – follow the latest

The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2022