Why Joe Biden is battling Republicans over US voting rights

US president seeking to reinvigorate national election legislation - but fails to mention all-important filibuster

Joe Biden during a speech on state voting laws in Philadelphia
Joe Biden during a speech on state voting laws in Philadelphia
(Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Joe Biden has accused Republicans of trying to pull off the greatest curbs on US voting rights since the Civil War as he launches a pushback against restrictive state election laws.

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