Rights

The state legislation has been slammed by voting rights advocates nationwide—including President Joe Biden, who said that "it's part of an assault on democracy that we've seen far too often this year."

Dozens of people have died during the past month of demonstrations, which have been met with deadly attacks by the nation's law enforcement.

"Creating 'dedicated dockets' for families seeking asylum may amount to another round of 'rocket dockets' that short circuit due process and aggravate backlogs."

"At a time when reproductive freedom is under unprecedented attack, and the legal right to abortion is hanging on by a tenuous thread, this critical step from the Biden administration is more important than ever."

"Gabriel and I are excited to talk to the American public on why protecting journalism and freeing Julian is so important to a free press," says John Shipton, the WikiLeaks founder's father.

With Republicans set to block a commission to probe the January 6 attack, progressives warn "the insurrection never actually stopped."