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Can the case of Kate Cox reframe the political debate surrounding abortion in Texas?
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOne month after a leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court signaled that the landmark case affirming...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control...
Senate defeats filibuster on gay marriage bill, paving path for protecting same sex unions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPassage of a measure that would protect gay marriage rights nationwide crossed a key threshold...
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.
Harris presses Texas Democrats on reproductive, voting rights in Austin remarks
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVice President Harris urged Texas Democrats to “fight like we never have before” at a fundraiser on...
Colin Allred looks to protect advantages in crowded race to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoU.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is one of the Democratic candidates for theU.S. Senate. Credit:...
Nancy Pelosi Calls to Eliminate Filibuster to Codify Roe , Kamala Harris Disagrees
National Review via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHouse speaker Nancy Pelosi recently called for the elimination of the legislative filibuster “so...
OPINION: Five steps to tame the long-winded and self-serving
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 19—An old Texas state senator is king of the filibuster. Bill Meier spoke for 43 hours in 1977 while trying to stop a bill enabling a government agency to seal work-related injury records ...
After Dobbs, Hope Is What We Are Left With
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn abortion rights activist holds up signs during an abortion-rights rally on June 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v...
'A bad day for ... hope': Another school shooting. More dead kids. Why gun control advocates see no...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerica has been here before: Sandy Hook. Charleston. Orlando. Parkland. El Paso. Buffalo. Many...
