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Jayapal Slams Conservative Democrats Over Threats to Reconciliation Bill
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said that there's nothing “moderate” about tanking Medicare expansion and climate action.
Breyer Says His Health, Not Politics, Will Drive Decision on SCOTUS Retirement
With a fragile 50-50 control of the Senate, some Democrats want Breyer to step aside and let Biden pick a new justice.
Warnock: “Shame on Us” If We’re More Committed to Filibuster Than Voting Rights
The Georgia senator applauded Texas Democrats for leaving their state to thwart a GOP attack on voting rights.
Democrats Should Carve Out Exemption in Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights
The Senate has drilled three major holes in the filibuster since 1917. It's time to drill another one.
Schumer Puts Indirect Pressure on Justice Breyer to Retire in Letter to Dems
At age 82, Stephen Breyer is the Court's oldest justice, and just one of three liberal bloc members on the bench.
“Why Do Anything at All?” AOC Blasts Kyrsten Sinema’s Filibuster Defenses
The filibuster currently threatens the status of a number of Democratic bills, including infrastructure legislation.
Pressure to End Filibuster Mounts After Republicans Block Voting Rights Debate
Senate Republicans, who hold the minority, blocked debate on the bill that would massively expand voting rights Tuesday.
McConnell Is Stacking the Courts and Using Voter Suppression to Maintain Power
Mitch McConnell has established himself as the U.S.’s most dangerous practitioner of might-is-right politics.
Filibuster “Conversation” to Happen If GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill, Psaki Says
Republicans are poised to block a procedural vote on Tuesday that would begin formal debate on the For the People Act.
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.