Tag: filibuster
As Schumer tees up vote to codify Roe, Progressives urge elimination...
"If Republicans can end the filibuster to install right-wing judges nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote in order to overturn Roe v. Wade," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "Democrats can and must end the filibuster to keep abortion legal and safe."
Biden demands end of filibuster to pass voting rights
"President Biden was clear in his call for eliminating the filibuster to pass voting rights, and we're grateful... But he can't rest this call at the feet of the Senate and walk away."
As Harry Reid dies at 82, Democrats urged to take his...
"I am now calling on the Senate to abolish the filibuster in all its forms."
Senate to vote on the Freedom to Vote Act next week
“To pass meaningful legislation, we must put aside our differences and find the common ground within our party.”
Hundreds of activists arrested in DC during “Moral Monday”
“I am not afraid, I will fight for liberation cause I know why I was made. I am not afraid.”
To honor John Lewis, progressives say, ‘end the filibuster’ and pass...
"Abolishing the filibuster to secure the right to vote for everyone is how we must protect his legacy."
‘The filibuster functions as a general block on all legislation’
To help us understand the filibuster and the role it’s playing now, Andrew Perez, who covers money and influence as senior editor and reporter at the Daily Poster, explains it in great detail.
‘End the filibuster and pass gun safety laws. Now’: Colorado massacre...
“You’re going to see another round of ‘we can’t do anything yet, there was a tragedy’ hand-wringing, but we must end gun violence now.”
‘Hard to overstate how big this is’: Joe Manchin signals he...
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia signaled Sunday that he would be open to reforming the archaic rule to make it "more painful" for the minority to wield as a tool of endless obstruction.
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The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.