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Plans to enlist operatives as poll workers raises alarms

Republican plans to use political operatives as poll workers alarm voting rights activists

Aired 06/01/2022

PBS News Hour

Plans to enlist operatives as poll workers raises alarms

Clip: 6/1/2022 | 6m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Republican plans to use political operatives as poll workers alarm voting rights activists

The lie that former President Trump won the 2020 election has played out again and again in Republican primaries for statewide office. Now, reporting by POLITICO details GOP efforts on the local level to challenge and potentially overturn elections. Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine and the author of "Cheap Speech" joins William Brangham to discuss.

Aired 06/01/2022

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How other nations dealt with gun safety after mass shootings

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 5m 47s | How other nations have dealt with gun safety following mass shootings (5m 47s)

Marine biologist race to stop a deadly coral epidemic

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 7m 52s | Marine biologists scramble for solutions to prevent coral from dying due to climate change (7m 52s)

Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media content

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 9m 17s | Supreme Court blocks Texas law preventing social media companies from controlling content (9m 17s)

Texas state senator discusses the Uvalde police probe

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 5m 22s | 'We're not getting anything conclusive,' Texas state senator says on Uvalde police probe (5m 22s)

U.S. to send Ukraine advanced weapons in new aid package

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 6m 21s | U.S. to send advanced weapons to Ukraine as part of new $700 million aid package (6m 21s)

Will advanced weapons in Ukraine lead to a widening war?

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Clip: 6/1/2022 | 6m 3s | Will the transfer of advanced weapons to Ukraine lead to a widening war? (6m 3s)

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