On one thing, both parties agree: H.R. 1, passed in the House without a single Republican vote (now S.B. 1 as it moves to the Senate), would fundamentally rewrite long-standing election laws throughout the 50 states into a one-size-fits-all federal standard. A change worthy of a vicious fight — and that’s what happened on Wednesday.

“In the wake of the November elections, one of the safest in history, Republican-led state legislatures have seized on the former president’s big lie that the election was stolen,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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