Dreams of Ending the Filibuster Dashed, Democrats Rethink Strategy
WASHINGTON — President Biden and Senate Democrats confronted a narrowing set of options on Monday for moving ahead with ...
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Republican Filibuster Blocks Pay Equity Bill in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked debate on a bill to combat pay discrimination against women and L.G.B.T.Q. ...
Manchin Vows to Block Democratic Voting Rights Bill and Preserve Filibuster
“I’m not being naïve,” Mr. Manchin insisted, acknowledging that Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader, has ...
Democrats, Converted to Filibuster Foes, Are Set to Force the Issue
“The reality is that when you have a system that is not working effectively — and I would think ...
News Roundup: Republicans filibuster the commission, commission, commission
It is Friday! In the wee hours of the night, the Republican Party destroyed the chances for our country ...
Senate Republicans Filibuster Jan. 6 Inquiry Bill, Blocking an Investigation
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, ...
MoveOn Statement on the GOP’s Use of the Filibuster to Prevent an Investigation into the Capitol Insurrection
By MoveOn. Friday, May 28 2021 Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the ...
GOP still plans to filibuster Jan. 6 commission, but first they’ll delay, delay, delay
But Johnson, backed by some of his buddies, was committed to delay. Sen. Rick Scott’s effort to put off the ...
News Roundup: Republican filibuster; ‘infrastructure’ still stalled; Texas deaths
Deaths due to the Texas power grid collapse in February are now estimated at 700. In the news today: ...
After Skirting Filibuster Fight for Months, Democrats Near a First Battle
WASHINGTON — With a showdown coming over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol ...