Senate Republicans block landmark voting rights bill in significant setback for Democrats – as it happened
by Maanvi Singh in Oakland and Joanna Walters from US news | The Guardian on (#5KCD2)
- All 50 Republicans voted against advancing the legislation
- Manchin tells Chuck Schumer he will vote to advance legislation
- Senate Democrats to fall short of 60 votes needed to begin debate
- New Yorkers vote in Democratic primary for New York mayoral pick
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More than 150 healthcare workers who refused to abide by Houston Methodist hospital's Covid-19 vaccine mandate have resigned or been fired, the hospital said.
The Texas hospital had suspended 178 employees after announcing a vaccine mandate. In mid-June, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the mandate.