Warnock on the voting rights fight

The Democratic senator from Georgia talks with NBC News about what he sees as threats to underrepresented voting blocs.

Welcome to a special edition of Inside Scoop. Today’s Juneteenth holiday follows a Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and set off a scramble by some Southern states to redraw their congressional lines, targeting some majority-Black districts. We spoke with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., about that and more. Let’s get into it.

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Georgia plays a crucial role in the fight for control of the Senate this November, when the purple state hosts a contest between Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican challenger Mike Collins, a House member endorsed by President Donald Trump.

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