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Sinema Imperils Voting Rights Push for the Sake of Archaic Filibuster Rule
Congressional Democrats are running out of time to prevent a wave of GOP-led redistricting and voter suppression.
Students in Arizona Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Freedom to Vote Act
The cross-partisan group is calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules to advance the bill.
Progressives Ask Why Deal to Pass Debt Ceiling Can’t Be Used for Voting Rights
The deal would allow a workaround of the filibuster, enabling Senate Democrats to increase the limit with just 51 votes.
Republicans Are So Determined to Obstruct Debt Limit, They’re Bucking McConnell
Republicans are rejecting a plan favored by Sen. Mitch McConnell in order to threaten economic disaster.
Gun Control Advocates Demand New Regulations After Michigan School Shooting
Funerals have begun in Oxford, Michigan, for the four students killed when their 15-year-old classmate opened fire.
Democrats’ Failure to Effectively Champion Voting Rights May Cost Them in 2022
This stalemate is one that Democrats can only break by ditching the filibuster.
Schumer Suggests Filibuster Reform After GOP Blocks John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Democrats would need their whole caucus, including Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to agree to change the filibuster.
Biden Says He’s Open to Reforming Filibuster to Win Voting Rights
“We're going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster,” said the president.
Sinema Is “Obstacle to Progress,” Say 5 Vets Who Quit Her Advisory Panel
The veterans accused the Arizona senator of answering to big donors rather than her own constituents.
Could Vice President Harris Take a Page From Nixon and Challenge the Filibuster?
The filibuster is not in the Constitution. It’s not part of any law. And it’s damaging the U.S.