Capitol Police Arrest 79-Year-Old Jesse Jackson For Protesting Senate Republicans' Filibuster

The Capitol Police included the elderly Rev. Jesse Jackson among the 20 people it detained and arrested for protesting against the filibuster on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

The law enforcement agency at the center of the Jan. 6 insurrection also arrested the Rev. William Barber during a planned protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building one day after Senate Republicans used a filibuster to block legislation that would have overhauled election laws and greatly benefitted Black voters, in particular.... Read more


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