the signing caps off a busy week in congress, a compromise from senator joe manchin to protect voting rights gained the support of stacey abrams, but now it could be in trouble, at least based on what senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said. a revised version produced by one of the democrats yesterday, which has been endorsed by stacey abrams, equally unacceptable, totally inappropriate. all enterprise, i think, will oppose that as well. republicans in a number of state legislatures have passed laws that make it more difficult to vote. so where do efforts to protect voting rights stand nationally? and is any bill to protect voting rights dead on arrival as long as the filibuster endures? let s begin tonight with annie karni, white house correspondent for the new york times. annie, good evening. good to see you. thank you for having me. let s start with juneteenth. what s the significance of this in washington?
one of the democrats yesterday, which has been endorsed by stacey abrams, equally unacceptable, totally inappropriate. all republicans, i think, will oppose that as well. republicans in a number of state legislatures have passed laws that make it more difficult to vote. so where do efforts to protect voting rights stand nationally? and is any bill to protect voting rights dead on arrival as long as the filibuster endures? let s begin tonight with annie karni, white house correspondent for the new york times. annie, good evening. good to see you. thank you for having me. let s start with juneteenth. what s the significance of this in washington? joe biden on thursday in signing this into law called it he said he s only been president for five months or so, but it will be one of the greatest honors he will have had as president. we haven t had a new federal holiday since ronald reagan signed legislation to make martin luther king day a federal holiday.