Voting rights fails in Senate along with filibuster changes

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Senate Democrats come up short on a last-ditch effort to change the filibuster rules in order to advance on voting rights.

The vote earlier Wednesday night to end debate on the bill was shot down, 51-49, with every Republican voting against moving the bill to the Senate floor for a final vote. Democrats needed 60 votes overcome a legislative procedure known as the filibuster.

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