It’s a big week in the Senate for voting rights. Democrats have two bills that include measures to bolster and protect elections.But the bills are almost certain to fail.Why has it proved almost impossible to pass legislation so integral to the agenda of President Biden and the Democrats?Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/astead-w-herndon?smid=pc-thedaily">Astead W. Herndon</a>, a national political reporter for The New York Times.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. Background reading: <ul><li>Here’s what to know about<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/voting-rights-tracker.html?name=styln-voting-rights&region=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=1_BlueLink&is_new=false"> voting rights and the battle over elections</a>.</li><li>Democrats’ bid to force through a bill intended to offset state voting restrictions appeared<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/us/politics/senate-voting-rights-debate.html"> destined to fall to a Republican filibuster</a>.</li></ul>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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A Last-Gasp Push on Voting Rights

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