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Schumer Announces Procedural Plan That Will Lead to Vote on Filibuster Changes
The plan initially evades a filibuster, but passing voting rights legislation will still require changes to the rule.
Sanders Introduces Bill to Send N95s to Everyone as Biden Considers Mask Plan
The bill has been cosponsored by over 50 members of Congress, according to Sanders.
Manchin Signals Unwillingness Toward Backing Biden’s Calls for Filibuster Reform
Manchin suggested he'd only back changes to the filibuster if a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate agreed to them.
Biden Criticized for Requiring Insurance for Free At-Home Covid Tests
The plan, announced Monday, allows insured people to get up to eight at-home tests reimbursed by insurers per month.
Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups
Although Democrats say they want to alter the filibuster rule, they still haven’t proposed specific changes.
North Carolina Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy
Members of Congress are barred from holding office if they gave “aid or comfort” to those involved in an insurrection.
Voting Rights Groups Tell Biden: Don’t Come to Atlanta Without a Plan
Georgia won't be used as “a chess piece in someone else’s ineffectual political dealings,” the groups said.
Biden Is Finally Confronting Trump’s Big Lie — But There’s Much Left to Do
Even if the 1/6 commission succeeds in its important work, that work is only a beginning.
New Poll Shows Democrats Barely Ahead of Republicans in 2022 Midterms
Polling has trended more positively for Democrats over the past few weeks.
Capitalism Is Preventing Bold Steps to Curb COVID as Cases Skyrocket
The president needs to get a handle on this at long last, and stop mollifying capitalists with exercises in futility.