Republicans promise to protect the Senate filibuster, even if it hinders Trump's agenda
The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...
The filibuster has been a thorn in Democrats’ side. Now it’s their last hope
Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican ...
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Democrats Are About to Rediscover the Value of the Filibuster (opinion)
That procedural tool? The filibuster, which requires 60 voters for the Senate to pass most legislation—except for judicial ...
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With Trump set to take power, Jayapal backtracks on ending filibuster
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the Democrat who represents most of Seattle, has long been a proponent of ending the filibuster as ...
Jayapal admits she only wanted to nuke filibuster when Democrats controlled Senate
Speaking at a press conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Monday, Jayapal was asked how she weighed her ...
Mitch McConnell’s line on the filibuster’s future comes with fine print
"The filibuster will stand,” Mitch McConnell said. Is that good news or bad news for Democrats? The answer might be ...
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Rantz: Suddenly, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal is against ending the filibuster?
Seattle congresswoman and Squad grandmother U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is doing what she does best: backtracking on her ...
Explainer-Expect to hear the F-word a lot in the US Senate next year
Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals ...
Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal reneges on support for axing filibuster after Republicans flip the Senate
Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” the chairwoman of the Congressional ...
How the Senate Filibuster Will Force Trump to Negotiate With Democrats
With President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans winning control of the White House plus both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 5 election, the Democrats will have one important tool for ...