News | Politics & Elections Zahid Quraishi Becomes First Muslim-American Federal Judge in US History Zahid Quraishi was confirmed by an 81-16 vote on the Senate floor Thursday. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 10, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Biden’s “Bipartisanship” Has Let Manchin Take the Infrastructure Bill Hostage Only a hard turn toward the reconciliation process has any real chance of resolving the infrastructure impasse. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senate Parliamentarian Creates New Obstacle for Dems’ Infrastructure Plans Some Democratic aides say the ruling means lawmakers will have to go bigger on a reconciliation package later this year. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections January 6 Commission Vote Likely to Be Blocked by Senate Republicans Thursday Recent polling shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans want the commission formed. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections No, Joe Manchin, Eliminating the Filibuster Won’t Lead to “Serious Problems” Giving the minority party veto power over widely supported legislation is undemocratic. By Joshua Holzer , Truthout April 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Manchin Signs On as Co-Sponsor for Union-Strengthening PRO Act Some Democratic senators, however, have not yet signaled if they will vote for the bill or not. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Dem Senators Propose New Standards to Permanently Increase Unemployment Benefits The bill by Senators Ron Wyden and Michael Bennet would also add extra benefits in times of national economic crises. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Racial Justice Activist Charles Booker Launches Exploration to Unseat Rand Paul Last year, the former state lawmaker lost narrowly to centrist Amy McGrath in Democrats’ bid against Mitch McConnell. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections In Wake of Amazon Union Vote, Progressives Urge Action on Filibuster and PRO Act The PRO Act faces little chance passing the Senate unless Democrats eliminate the 60-vote legislative filibuster. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Pens Op-Ed Against Filibuster Reform, Using Section 304 to Pass Bills Manchin wants a “new era of bipartisanship” — something Republicans have not indicated they're willing to get behind. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 8, 2021 Truthout