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Manchin says he won't endorse Harris over her support for ending the filibuster to codify abortion rights: 'Shame on her'
The independent West Virginia senator in recent weeks had lauded Harris' campaign's rollout and als…
John L. Dorman
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Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Murphy backs removing filibuster after saying she hadn't 'given it much thought'
It's arguably the most important institutional question for any Democratic Senate hopeful, one that…
Bryan Metzger
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Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks wants to boost 'first chances' so the economy can thrive. She'd also like to see the filibuster gone.
Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive and Senate candidate, says the upper chambe…
John L. Dorman
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Republicans could filibuster the replacement of Dianne Feinstein, but it's unclear if they actually would: 'We couldn't do that'
Sen. Ted Cruz notably declined to say whether he would seek to block a replacement for Feinstein, a…
Bryan Metzger
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Sinema and Manchin high-five over supporting the filibuster at World Economic Forum in Davos
Supporters of the filibuster maintain that it encourages bipartisanship, with both parties having t…
Charles R. Davis
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3 Senate Democrats just unveiled their cannabis decriminalization bill at a time when many lawmakers still oppose a policy that's overwhelmingly popular
The bill would add FDA regulations to weed, as well as new taxes. It's most likely doomed this Cong…
Kimberly Leonard
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Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce said Democrats must deliver on abortion rights instead of continuing to treat it only as a campaign issue
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Missouri was the first state in the US to ban abort…
Kimberly Leonard
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Democrats are frustrated with Biden's refusal to question the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and worry about his 2024 prospects
While Democrats are secretly searching in the background for a 2024 candidate that isn't Biden, the…
Kayla Gallagher
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Biden says he supports a filibuster exception for codifying abortion rights and warns of broader threats to 'privacy'
While the House already passed a bill last year that would codify abortion rights, the legislation …
Jake Lahut
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Bernie Sanders says the Arizona Democratic Party was 'exactly right' in censuring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her vote to preserve the filibuster
Sanders in recent days has floated backing progressive primary challengers to Democratic senators w…
John L. Dorman
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House Democrats pass 2 voting-rights bills, setting up a showdown in the Senate
Congressional Democrats used a creative procedural workaround to fast-track consideration of the bi…
Grace Panetta
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Obama firmly backs Biden's call to change the filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation, blasts Senate Republicans for failing to protect democracy
Biden on Tuesday endorsed changes to the filibuster rules if voting rights bills continue to be blo…
Sinéad Baker
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Sen. Marco Rubio avoids saying which national abortion ban Republicans should run on in the midterm elections, predicting states would decide
Republicans haven't said what kinds of abortion restrictions they would back if they took control o…
Kimberly Leonard
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema did not reprise her side hustle as a California winery intern: documents
Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, worked a curious side hustle during 2020, according to federal records.
Dave Levinthal
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Chuck Schumer is forcing a vote on abortion rights so voters can 'see which side every senator stands on.' Here are 5 things to know.
The bill is doomed, so Democrats say that the best way to codify abortion rights is to elect more s…
Kimberly Leonard
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema stands by her support of the Senate filibuster, dooming Democratic plans to codify federal abortion protections
Sinema said "protections in the Senate" against anti-abortion bills "are more important now than ev…
Grace Panetta
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Rep. Ruben Gallego, a rumored primary challenger to Kyrsten Sinema, smashed his personal fundraising records in the first quarter of 2022
Gallego's congressional campaign said he had his best fundraising quarter ever after progressives b…
Kayla Epstein
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Black Democrats are growing impatient with Biden's failure to deliver on the voting rights reforms he promised
More than a year into his presidency and a Democratic monopoly of Congress, the Biden administratio…
Kayla Epstein
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Sen. Alex Padilla says Democrats will have 'no choice' but to 'revisit' filibuster reform if the GOP blocks a voting-rights compromise bill
"I think if we're not successful in getting 10 Republicans to do the right thing, then we have no c…
John L. Dorman
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Out of 18 pro-democracy bills in 2022, the US Senate filibuster torpedoed 17 of them: report
Although members of Congress voting in favor of democracy issues has increased since 2020, the legi…