BREAKING: Pres. Biden says he supports changing filibuster rule to pass voting rights bills.
Many of the new laws, fueled by false claims of widespread election fraud by the former president, take aim at mail-in voting, implement stricter voter ID requirements, allow fewer early voting days and limit ballot drop boxes.
On Monday afternoon, The Asian American Advocacy Fund, Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council, Black Voters Matter Fund, GALEO Impact Fund and New Georgia Project Action Fund all said they won't be attending the event and asked Biden and Harris to stay in Washington. Biden's speech will be the third he has delivered focused on the issue of voting rights. It comes after the president
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