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Centrist Democrats Manchin, Sinema Side With McConnell to Protect the Filibuster
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have come out against filibuster reform, protecting a key tool for McConnell.
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.
Pelosi Is Sending the Impeachment Article to the Senate on Monday
The delivery triggers the beginning of proceedings, but McConnell and some Democrats want to push it back.
Cruz and Hawley Should Be Investigated and Expelled, Some Democrats Say
Progressive activists also called on Chuck Schumer to deny the two Senators committee seats on Thursday.
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.
Kamala Harris Sworn in as First Woman Vice President by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Harris will serve as the tie-breaking vote in an evenly divided United States Senate.
Warnock, Ossoff Officially Certified as Winners in Georgia Senate Runoffs
The certification on Tuesday means the pair could be sworn into their roles in the Senate as early as Wednesday.
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.”
Bernie Sanders Is About to Become the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee
Some commentators have poked fun at Republicans for fearing that Sanders would use his position to help ordinary people.