Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is looking at whether he could pass a third bill this year through reconciliation, an arcane budget …
The Fight Over the Filibuster: What It's All About
Depending on your point of view (and whether your party is in power at the moment), the Senate filibuster is a crucial tool for preserving the rights of the minority party or a dastardly means of obstructing the will of the people. In today's 50-50 divided Senate, the fight over the filibuster is escalating, and President Biden's agenda may be on the line. Learn more about the history of this Senate tradition, its link to racism, what Democrats are considering, and what may happen next.
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Democrats working to dismantle the filibuster as a major impediment to their legislative agenda say the procedural maneuver is a threat to civil rights. They are working to reframe the push to abolish...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not that different from the movies. President Joe Biden said the Senate should operate like it did in the “old days,” with senators forced to stand up and speak all day and night...
Mitch McConnell, who was accused of laying waste to bipartisan co-operation in the Senate when he blocked a supreme court pick by Barack Obama then changed the rules to hurry through three picks for Donald...
The president again championed a talking filibuster and expressed willingness to go further, if other options fail. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden again championed a "talking filibuster" Thursday to...
President Joe Biden this week signaled that his position is softening on upholding the Senate rule that requires support from 60 senators to pass …
The question of what to do about the filibuster — the once-arcane Senate rule that creates a de facto 60-vote threshold for major legislation — is arguably the most important topic in Washington, DC, now....
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ripped President Biden and congressional Democrats Friday for changing their view of the Senate filibuster rule, telling "Fox News Primetime" that they are invoking racism in order...
Senators are starting a flurry of bipartisan talks. But ultimately it's Schumer who will have to decide. Senate Republicans are adamant that Chuck Schumer is maneuvering toward one endgame: Killing the...
