Capitol Hill reporters remember Jan. 6 riot, assess state of politics 1 year after

Published January 7, 2022 at 1:06 PM EST

Axios’ Alayna Treene and The Hill’s Scott Wong join Here & Now‘s Scott Tong and Peter O’Dowd to look back on the legacy of the Jan. 6 riot last year and whether Democrats will be able to pass voting rights legislation in its wake.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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