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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.
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.
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.
McConnell Is Holding Up the Senate to Protect the Filibuster
As minority leader under Obama, Mitch McConnell weaponized the filibuster to stymie the president's legislative agenda.
It’s Time for the Left to Pressure Biden — and the Political Class as a Whole
“It's going to take the work of progressives, of social movements to really get it done,” said Waleed Shahid.
Progressives Call on Biden to Push for Elimination of the Filibuster
The best way to defeat GOP stonewalling, a progressive coalition argues, is to “get rid of the filibuster immediately.”
Barack Obama: End the Filibuster to Restore Voting Rights Act
In his eulogy for John Lewis, the former president called to honor his legacy by expanding voting rights.
William Rivers Pitt | The GOP Wrecking Machine Takes Aim at the Debt Ceiling, Again
The song, as Led Zeppelin says, remains the same.
A Bigger Nuclear Option: Packing the Supreme Court
Should Democrats return to power, they need to “pack” the Supreme Court with extra justices to overturn campaign finance decisions.
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Republicans Threaten to “Go Nuclear” on Filibuster by Thursday
The filibuster could be gone by Friday, after Democrats gained the votes to hold up the nomination of Neil Gorsuch.