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    • What is a filibuster and how does it work?

      What is a filibuster and how does it work?

      CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina famously staged one for 24 hours and 18 minutes — still the record — against civil rights legislation in 1957.

    • A Madisonian Proposal for Filibuster Reform

      A Madisonian Proposal for Filibuster Reform

      The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months ago

      The Senate side of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2023. (Astrid Riecken/Washington Post/Getty Images) During the Philadelphia Convention...

    • Katie Porter’s Closing Argument: Climate Change

      Katie Porter’s Closing Argument: Climate Change

      Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 3 months ago

      Katie Porter — the California representative famous for skewering corporate CEOs in congressional hearings — is sick of the “glacial” pace of the U.S....

    • A Brief History of a Bullheaded President

      A Brief History of a Bullheaded President

      The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months ago

      President Joe Biden pauses after speaking in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 4, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brendan...

    • Just what has Biden accomplished, anyway?

      Just what has Biden accomplished, anyway?

      The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      Joe Biden. Illustrated | Gettyimages "Politics," it's often been said, "is the art of the possible." It is, to crib another famous phrase, a constant...

    • How Nancy Pelosi Shaped History

      How Nancy Pelosi Shaped History

      HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Nancy Pelosi’s career as Democratic House leader is full of...

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