Outgoing Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey urged his Democratic replacement John Fetterman not to kill the filibuster.
President Biden made it clear where he stands on Roe by calling on Congress to federally codify the law, and…
Sen. Mark Kelly's announcement that he will support the filibuster rules change for voting rights isolates Manchin and Sinema.
Top election reform expert Alex Tausanovitch of the Center for American Progress explained what the biggest threats to American democracy…
Before he passed away, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asked the Senate to abolish the filibuster. Democrats must fulfill…
Republicans are scary, indeed. But the moderates and mainstream media members who aid and abet them, living in denial, are…
“Folks [are] supposed to have common sense.” These are the now well-known words of Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey when…
Sinema and the Supreme Court, empowered and enabled by the filibuster, have through the supposedly “democratic processes” Congress invented, extra-constitutionally,…
In the 6 years he was the senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell wielded his power with an iron fist. He…
Speaking to the Ruthless podcast in an episode released earlier this morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) claimed reforming the filibuster…
Former President Donald Trump said ending the filibuster would be "catastrophic" for the GOP, voicing his support as Democrats continue…
The filibuster is another way Republicans turn reality and democracy and their heads to install a tyranny of the minority.
Republicans have grown very leery about the fact that the Democrats have control of the House, Senate and White House.…
The filibuster is a historical accident. Many experts believe that it is ruining Congress and hurting democracy. It allows a…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has threatened to employ "scorched earth" tactics if Democrats successfully get rid of the…
If Democrats want to save democracy and work toward unity, they must remove the obstacle of the filibuster.
While speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell couldn't hide his fear that Democrats will take back the Senate.
Mitch McConnell has warned Democrats not to change any of the Senate's rules if they win in November. He's particularly…
After Democrats have been dominating the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hypocritically exploring ways to gut the filibuster.
Harry Reid must be pretty confident about 2014, because on Tuesday, which is primary day for Mitch McConnell, he threatened…
Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have hatched a plan for revenge on Harry Reid that is toxic that it could…
After allowing Republican dictators-by-committee to hold sway over a crucial portion of government for nearly five years, Majority Leader Harry…
In the polite language of the Senate, Bernie Sanders called Senate Republicans gutless for 'filibustering' via the 60 vote rule…
Mitch McConnell abandoned his tough talk on Meet The Press, and went into full suck up mode. He called Harry…
Rick Perry takes it very personally what choices Wendy Davis and her mother have made and demands that all women…
After suffering their obstruction in the 111th and 112th Congress, one would think Reid would get a clue, and a…
The problem with the Senate's new filibuster rules isn't that they won't be effective, but that the bipartisan agreement suggests…
If Senator Reid needs more input on filibuster reform, let's make our voices heard right now.
Republicans are on pace, and appear pleased, to hold the distinction as the most unproductive Congress since the 1940s, and…
Republicans have managed to give the public Republican rule via the filibuster, even though the public elected Democratic rule.
Senate history may have been made today when GOP Sen Mitch McConnell attempted to filibuster his own bill on the…
President Obama looks like he's going to be re-elected, no African Americans will be elected to the Senate in 2012,…
On The Daily Show last night host Jon Stewart offered his take on Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-KY) filibuster of the…
Yesterday former President Bill Clinton advised President Obama to stand strong when it comes to a including a single payer…
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) used the announcement that the Democratic Gov.
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