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Senate Democrats Try To Avoid GOP Filibuster On Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- New York) announced that the Senate will hold a vote on a bill aimed…

2 years ago

Biden Supports Change To Senate Filibuster Rules To Restore Abortion Rights

President Joe Biden voiced his support for changing Senate filibuster rules to codify abortion and privacy rights following the Supreme…

2 years ago

Arizona Democrats Censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema For Filibuster Vote

The Arizona Democrats officially censured Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) after she refused to change her stance on the filibuster. In…

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Sen. Sinema In Danger Of Losing Major Donors After Filibuster Vote

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is in danger of losing donors after she voted against changing filibuster rules so her party…

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Senate Won’t Change Filibuster Rules To Pass Voting Rights

The Senate Republicans along with Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) upheld the Senate filibuster rules…

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Martin Luther King III Criticizes Sinema, Urges End To Filibuster

Martin Luther King III spoke at a Phoenix, Arizona march and rally about the necessity to protect voting rights. In…

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Rejects Filibuster Rule Change To Pass Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) will not side with her party to vote to change filibuster rules to pass the Democrat's…

2 years ago

Biden Calls For Filibuster Reform In Atlanta Voting Rights Speech

President Joe Biden flew to Atlanta this afternoon to give a speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church and used the opportunity…

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Schumer Will Try To Revise Senate Filibuster Rules In Order To Pass Election Reform

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is attempting filibuster rule change in a Hail Mary as various aspects of…

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Sen. Raphael Warnock Says Democrats Must Change Filibuster ‘To Save Democracy’

United States Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) has implored his Democratic colleagues to amend the filibuster rules to fast-track voting rights…

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Sen. Joe Manchin, Still Opposed To Nixing The Filibuster, Engaging In Rules Reform Talks With Republicans

United States Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), who along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is one of two key holdouts…

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House Passes Bill Preventing Senate Republicans From Filibustering Next Debt Ceiling Increase

The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill in a 220-212 vote that creates a one-time workaround…

2 years ago

Biden Says He’s Open To Altering Voting Filibuster For Voting Rights – And More

President Joe Biden has said that he would be open to altering the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. The president…

3 years ago

Sen. Krysten Sinema Defends Filibuster Of Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending the 60-vote legislative filibuster of the For the People Act. Sinema wrote in a…

3 years ago

Manchin Says He’ll Vote Against Democratic Voting Rights Bill & Ending Filibuster

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-West Virginia) said on Sunday that he will not vote for the Democrat's signature voting rights…

3 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Says There’s ‘No Circumstance’ In Which He’ll Vote To Abolish Or Weaken Filibuster

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) indicated Wednesday that he will not join Senate Democrats in an effort to eliminate or weaken the…

3 years ago

Trump Says Ending The Senate Filibuster Would Be ‘Catastrophic’ For Republicans

Former President Donald Trump said that any effort to abolish the Senate filibuster would cause irreparable damage to the Republican…

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Mitch McConnell Issues Filibuster Warning To Democrats: Prepare For ‘Scorched-Earth Senate’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) issued a warning to Democrats on Tuesday. “Let me say this very clearly for…

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Biden Voices Support For Changing The Filibuster For The First Time

In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, President Joe Biden said he was open to changing the procedure for the Senate…

3 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Says Filibuster Should Be ‘Painful’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) said on Sunday that he is open to changing the Senate filibuster to make it…

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