'Jim Crow relic': Senate filibuster stands in way of Democratic voting rights push

Analysis: calls to scrap the requirement for 60 senators to back legislation are growing as Congress weighs sweeping protections

As states around the country advance a wave of measures that would make it harder to vote, Democrats in Washington are planning the most sweeping voting rights protections in decades. But to pass those protections, Democrats will have to overcome a huge barrier.

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