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Filibuster
McConnell Threatens To Grind Senate To Halt If Dems Don’t Let Him Keep Power To Grind Senate To Halt
By Kate Riga
03.16.21 | 2:22 pm
With COVID Relief Out The Door, The Filibuster Looms Ominously Prime Badge
By Kate Riga
03.10.21 | 5:14 pm
Clyburn Warns Manchin, Sinema Against ‘Catastrophic’ Filibuster Denying Voting Rights
By Summer Concepcion
03.07.21 | 1:29 pm
Manchin Opens Door To Changing Filibuster To Make It More ‘Painful’ For Minority
By Summer Concepcion
03.07.21 | 12:02 pm
Democrats Say They Won’t Kill The Filibuster. But They May ‘Reform’ It Prime Badge
By Kate Riga
03.05.21 | 2:50 pm
Senate Rules Are Carved In Stone — Until They’re Not: The Filibuster Fight Is Just Beginning
By Kate Riga
01.26.21 | 5:59 pm
LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) (R-KY) and U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wait on the stage together at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center where Schumer was scheduled to speak February 12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sen. Schumer spoke at the event as part of the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series, and Sen. McConnell introduced him. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) (R-KY) and U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wait on the stage together at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center where Schumer was scheduled to speak February 12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sen. Schumer spoke at the event as part of the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series, and Sen. McConnell introduced him. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Schumer ‘Glad’ McConnell Gave Up ‘Ridiculous Demand’ That Dems Promise To Keep Filibuster
By Cristina Cabrera
01.26.21 | 7:46 am
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20, 2021: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post/POOL) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20, 2021: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post/POOL)
With Fresh Obstructionist Demands, McConnell Dares Dems To Blow Up The Filibuster
By Kate Riga
01.21.21 | 5:59 pm
The Democrats Now Face A Historic Opportunity For Structural Change
If Democrats sweep the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives this fall, they will have an opportunity to repair the nation’s broken systems, not just make new policies.
By Gregory P. Downs
09.28.20 | 10:10 am
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Harry Reid: We Really Need To Get Rid Of The Filibuster
By Cristina Cabrera
08.12.19 | 6:24 pm
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