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Explainer-What is the filibuster and could Democrats suspend it for abortion rights?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. Senate should consider scrapping a supermajority rule...
What is the filibuster? A look at the Senate’s consequential quirk and debate on its future
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The filibuster — the controversial Senate rule able to advance or stall key legislation...
What is a filibuster and how does it work?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina famously staged one for 24 hours and 18 minutes — still the record — against civil rights legislation in 1957.
Biden supports an 'exception' to the Senate filibuster for abortion protections
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support making an exception to the Senate's...
57 Votes in the Senate: Enough For Private Equity, Not Enough For Diabetics
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Senate failed to cap sky-high prices for insulin on sunday as part of the Democrats’ climate and...
What is a filibuster? Here's everything you need to know.
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChanges to the filibuster process could change the country's legislation forever. The political term...
House Democrats Introduce Transgender Bill of Rights
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom left: U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres, David Cicilline, and Pramila Jayapal Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday announced a...
Progressives eye filibuster, Hyde Amendment after Roe v. Wade reversal
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWashington — In response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973...
Biden told Georgia voters he was up to the task on voting rights. They aren’t all feeling it.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoATLANTA – Atlanta City councilmember Jason Dozier couldn’t help but feel a sense of deja vu. Sitting...
Biden to push for abortion rights bill if Democrats retain control of Congress
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to push for an abortion rights bill if Democrats keep control of...