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Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the ...
Frustration that the filibuster was not deployed last week should not obscure that it silently constrains the Republican agenda daily.
Opinion: Kill the filibuster? Sounds more like campaign bluster than governing policy. Vice President Kamala Harris has been fluid on the filibuster, offering support to protect it when she wasn't ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested that with the GOP winning the Senate majority in the 2024 elections, the filibuster will remain intact.
The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a public radio intereview she supports eliminating the Senate filibuster to federalize abortion access by reinstating the Roe v. Wade ruling.
Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican majority in the Senate, it may be their only tool to fight against a ...
Vice President Kamala Harris has called for the filibuster to be bypassed to pass abortion legislation, prompting many Democratic senators to support the idea, while others express hesitation about… ...
In my new Confirmation Tales post, I set forth the basics of filibusters and cloture as a prelude to diving into Senate Democrats’ deployment of the filibuster in 2003 against Miguel Estrada’s ...
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have indicated support for removing the Senate filibuster, but L. Roger Hutson argues filibusters are an important tool in forcing bipartisan governing.
Chuck Schumer says he’ll kill the 60-vote rule if Democrats control the Senate, and Kamala Harris implies that she’s on board.
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