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Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in a pre-taped interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last weekend. As…
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Why we need the filibuster –
The framers intended for our U.S. Constitution to be the upper chamber and more deliberative body. Until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913, two senators from each state were appointed either by their legislature or governor and…
President Joe Biden urges Senate to abandon filibuster to codify legal abortion into
Faith Adams of Bangor, Maine, kneels in prayer at a praise and worship service outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 27, days after the court ruled to overturn the Roe vs. Wade abortion case.…
Simple Majority: Liberal Reporters Wrongly Claim ‘Filibuster’ Stopped Extreme Abortion
Lindsay Kornick at Fox News underlined an inaccurate trend after the Senate Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to a vote their extreme abortion bill that would have crushed all state restrictions on abortion. The bill went down to…
Why Democrats probably won’t get rid of the filibuster for abortion
Placeholder while article actions loadThough the conservative Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Democrats control slim majorities in both chambers of Congress, and they have a president in the White House…
Democratic Senate candidates urge eliminating filibuster and passing bill protecting
"Democrats need to act NOW—end the filibuster, codify Roe, and defend reproductive freedom," tweeted Wisconsin Democrat Sarah Godlewski, the state's treasurer. "This fight is too urgent.""Democrats have to act quickly — get rid of the…
Pennsylvania 2022 Senate candidates weigh in on Joe Manchin and the filibuster
The Facebook ad apologizes for interrupting your scrolling but assures that “this is important news”: Sen. Joe Manchin won’t support reforming the filibuster, and won’t back Democrats’ big election reform legislation.“If we don’t get one…
Stelter Refuses to Address Hunter’s Laptop, Lets Guest Filibuster
On CNN's Reliable Sources, host Brian Stelter got an unwelcome surprise when his guest CNN commentator and host S.E. Cupp brought up Hunter Biden's laptop when replying to Stelter complaining that Ginni Thomas's text messages…
The filibuster fight is over in the Senate. But not on the Democratic campaign trail
"When you look at why we can't do it, it's because of the filibuster," Godlewski said in an interview. Godlewski, who also serves as state treasurer, doesn't lead with filibuster reform on the campaign trail because, she said,…
Schumer brushes off talk of possible primary threats to Manchin, Sinema
Senate Majority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerSen. Luján suffers stroke, expected to make a full recovery On The Money — How Breyer bailing blocks Build Back Better Schumer puts pressure on lawmakers as shutdown deadline nears MORE…