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The fight for voting rights in the U.S.

As Republicans push voting laws widely seen as suppression, Texas becomes the next battleground. Today on Front Burner, CBC Washington correspondent Paul Hunter on what — if anything — U.S. President Joe Biden will do to fight back.
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Texas Rep. Chris Turner listens as Rafael M. Anchia joins other Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives, who are boycotting a special session of the legislature in an effort to block Republican-backed voting restrictions, as they speak in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Front Burner23:13The fight for voting rights in the U.S.

There is a nationwide fight on the right to vote in the U.S right now. It's playing out in Washington and in more than a dozen states. The latest battleground is Texas, where Republicans want to ban things like drive-thru voting and extended hours during early voting. Democrats are calling this textbook voter suppression.

Political watchers say the changes at play right now could determine the results of the 2022 midterm elections — and even the next presidential election. CBC Washington correspondent Paul Hunter tells host Jayme Poisson about what's at stake with the voting rights fight in the U.S.

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