In the late 1950s, legislative efforts to limit the power of the Supreme Court failed. The justices backed down anyway.
In corner-bar language, the filibuster is basically a Senate-made house rule that allows a single member to prolong a debate or prevent a full vote on a bill by talking about it forever unless 60 ...
The Lexington County … Expectations are high for the Lexington High girls basketball team. Coach Molly Goodrich is hardly ...
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's visit to South Carolina was cancelled as a result of the ongoing negotiations regarding the ...
To nuke the filibuster or not to nuke the filibuster? That’s the big question as we head into the sixth week of a record ...
As debate over the Senate filibuster intensifies during a historic government shutdown, both parties weigh its controversial ...
The filibuster slowly evolved, starting in 1805 or so, but its major debut was in 1837. That was when a bunch of Whig ...
To nuke the filibuster or not to nuke the filibuster? That’s the big question as we head into the sixth week of a record federal government shutdown. We keep hearing that the filibuster is a ...
The Civil Rights Movement is often told in terms of court decisions, brutal beatings and racist demagogues. It’s rarely told ...
In corner-bar language, the filibuster is basically a Senate-made house rule that allows a single member to prolong a debate or prevent a full vote on a bill by talking about it forever unless 60 ...
After Brown v. Board struck down school segregation in 1954, Southern leaders fought back with laws, intimidation, school closures and violence.