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  "path": "/politics/2026/05/conservative-voting-rights-act-jamelle-bouie/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T10:01:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.motherjones.com",
  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Elections",
    "Human Rights",
    "More To The Story",
    "Reveal Podcast",
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  "textContent": "The Voting Rights Act is widely considered one of the most effective laws in prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. One of its key provisions has long allowed states to take race into account when drawing voting maps to ensure that nonwhite voters have electoral power. But earlier this year, the Supreme Court narrowed that provision. […]",
  "title": "Why Conservatives Are Trying to Kill the Voting Rights Act"
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