News | Politics & Elections The $15 Minimum Wage Isn’t Dead. Here’s How Democrats Can Still Get It Done. When the Senate parliamentarian ruled against GOP tax cuts in 2001, Republicans fired him and passed the cuts anyway. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 26, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Acquittal by GOP Highlights Need to Eliminate Filibuster, Says Ro Khanna If Senate Democrats refuse to eliminate the filibuster, they will effectively need 60 votes to pass legislation. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Have Already Introduced Over 100 Voter Suppression Bills This Year Voting rights advocates are calling on Democrats to abolish the filibuster in order to pass pro-democracy reforms. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams February 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Progressive PAC Wants to Find the “Next AOC” to Replace Manchin and Sinema Last month, they launched an ad campaign against Manchin for his opposition to $2,000 relief checks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 2, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dems Try to Fix “Taxation Without Representation” in DC, Renew Statehood Push The recent attack on the Capitol by Trump militants has brought renewed interest to the issue. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McConnell Threatens to Sabotage Senate If Democrats Scrap Filibuster Rep. Ilhan Omar blasted McConnell for his hypocrisy: “You lost all credibility when you stole a Supreme Court seat.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Centrist Democrats Manchin, Sinema Side With McConnell to Protect the Filibuster Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have come out against filibuster reform, protecting a key tool for McConnell. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 26, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Is Already Running Circles Around Chuck Schumer in the Senate Once again, the Democrats find themselves outflanked and tangled in their own wire. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 26, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Wants to “Act Now” on COVID Relief But McConnell Is Holding Up Senate Bernie Sanders said one of his priorities is to pass a COVID relief bill before the impeachment trial starts next month. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McConnell Is Obstructing to Save the Filibuster. Progressives Want It Abolished. The Senate minority leader's stonewalling of a must-pass organizing resolution is already pushing the issue. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 22, 2021 Truthout