‘Horrible Idea’: MSNBC Contributor Provides A Reality Check On Filibuster Harold Hutchison on July 5, 2022 An MSNBC contributor delivered a reality check about calls to abolish the filibuster Monday, …
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Explainer-What is the filibuster and could Democrats suspend it for abortion rights?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. Senate should consider scrapping a supermajority rule known as the filibuster to protect abortion and other privacy …
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Top Senate Republican says he would seek to preserve filibuster ‘at all costs’
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON – The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday he would keep the chamber’s filibuster rules in place “at all costs” if he were the leader of …
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Watch Joe Biden promise to filibuster African American woman nominated to Supreme Court
Joe Biden didn’t always want a black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. In fact, when Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement, one potential nominee to replace …
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Senate Caps History-Making Day By Rejecting Filibuster Change
The Senate late Thursday rejected a Democratic effort to alter the filibuster in order to pass their long-sought voting bills over unanimous Republican opposition, capping one of the most consequential …
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Manchin Reaffirms Support For The Filibuster As Senate Sets To Vote On Abolishing It
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin again vowed that he would not vote to alter the filibuster as the Senate prepares to vote on changing the rule Wednesday night. “I …
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House Passes Two Democratic Voting Bills – With A Quirk That Allows Them To Skirt One Filibuster Vote
The House on Thursday passed on party lines a combined voting bill tied to a NASA funding bill as part of a plan to force a Senate debate on the …
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Voters Split On Whether The Senate Should Abolish The Filibuster, Poll Shows
Voters are split on how much support a bill should have to pass the United States Senate, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows. Forty-two percent said that they either strongly …
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Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin again refused to waver on his support for the filibuster as President Joe Biden heads to Georgia to speaking about Democratic voting bills and …
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Schumer Promises Vote On Filibuster Change By MLK Day If Republicans Kill Their Voting Bill
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to force a vote on changing Senate rules in the next two weeks if Republicans again block Democrats’ voting legislation. “The fight for the ballot …
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Senate Republicans Filibuster Government Funding Bill Over Debt Ceiling Provision With Three Days Until Shutdown
Senate Republicans Monday filibustered Democrats’ bill to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling, days before a potential federal shutdown and possible debt default. Republicans vowed for weeks to …