GOP filibuster aborts effort to turn Roe v. Wade into federal law
May 12, 2022
Democrats may control the Senate (barely) but that is not enough to abide by the will of the majority of Americans who oppose outlawing abortion
Schumer plans vote on easing filibuster rules to pass stalled bills
January 3, 2022
The Senate majority leader says it is time to take needed action.
GOP obstructionism could bring changes to filibuster rules in Senate
October 6, 2021
President Joe Biden has resisted calls to end or change the filibuster, but fight over debt limit may be changing his mind
Senate GOP filibusters debate on infrastructure bill
July 21, 2021
Forget the deal between a bipartisan group of Democrats and Republicans. GOP troublemakers want the bill stopped.
Infrastructure plan: Time to get it done and stop talking?
July 21, 2021
A plan built by a bipartisan group is now threatened by a filibuster
Senators to watch on filibuster debate
June 28, 2021
The future of a Senate rule that is both lauded and called out of date depends on how the Democrats deal with the sensitive issue
As expected, Republicans block voting rights bill
June 23, 2021
With a key defection by Democrat Joe Manchin, Biden’s plans were doomed
GOP plans filibuster to block voting rights bill
June 22, 2021
Without the support of Democrat Joe Manchin, the majority party of the Senate is stuck in political quicksand
A study on the strength and limits of razor-thin majority rule
April 23, 2021
Tradition often comes into play. So does bias and, most certainly, politics
The filibuster: A Senate tool to practice Jim Crow racism
April 11, 2021
Mitch McConnell claims calling the filibuster a racist tool “fake history.” That claim, of course, comes from an overtly -racist Republican leader.