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Trump's 2024 strategy could echo the disputed US election of 1876
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Trump's 2024 strategy could echo the disputed US election of 1876

For Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page, new voting laws in some Republican-led states could help Donald Trump do in 2024 what he failed to do in 2020. The changes, he says in a GZERO World interview, will make it easier for state legislatures to decide electoral college votes. That's exactly what Trump's people tried to do in the last presidential election.

Black voter suppression in 2022
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Black voter suppression in 2022

Until the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Black people in America who wanted to vote faced impossible poll questions and literacy tests. But the Supreme Court gutted the law in 2013, allowing states to pass new voting legislation that progressives say restrict Black access to the ballot box.

The 2022 midterm elections will be the first major test of these laws — which Democrats in Congress are unlikely to be able to stop. How will this all affect Black turnout in November?

The history of Black voting rights in America
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The history of Black voting rights in America

Until 1965, Black Americans who wanted to vote first faced faces unanswerable poll questions, and later equally tough literacy tests. The Voting Rights Act banned these and other forms of overt voter suppression. But in 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the law, requiring states to get prior federal approval to tweak their voting laws for racial discrimination.

Voting reform bill will likely be blocked, but still a key issue for Democrats
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Voting reform bill will likely be blocked, but still a key issue for Democrats

What is the status on the Democrats voting bill? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, discusses US politics.

Biden infrastructure plan would boost jobs; Georgia voter law tensions
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Biden infrastructure plan would boost jobs; Georgia voter law tensions

What specifics are expected to be in Biden's "build back better" infrastructure plan? Director of the United States for the Eurasia Group, shares his insights on US politics.

Minimum wage won't go up for now; Texas sets reopening example
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Minimum wage won't go up for now; Texas sets reopening example

Jon Lieber, Managing Director of the United States for the Eurasia Group, shares his insights on US politics in Washington, DC:
Another stimulus bill is about to pass the Senate. Why won't the minimum wage be going up? What's next for Congress after the stimulus? Texas is open. What's happening in the Lone Star State?