AFP
Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden plunges into a historic, politically explosive battle on voting reforms Tuesday with a speech in Georgia, the heart of the US civil rights struggle. Coming off a powerful speech last week to mark the January 6 anniversary of an attempt by Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Biden will argue in the state capital Atlanta that Congress needs to pass laws to protect the country’s democracy. Democrats have accused Republican state legislatures of enacting laws that would restrict the voting rights of minorities and curtail ear…