(Mark Schiefelbein / AP) Writing in defense of the filibuster makes no sense. Would any intelligent person advocate continuing a practice made possible by an oversight in the revision of the ...

Versions of these bills passed the House two years ago but failed in the Senate, never making it to President Joe Biden’s desk because Republicans used the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to ...

“It takes some species of talent to filibuster for 90 straight seconds while saying nothing of all of value,” National Review’s Noah Rothman wrote in response. Others mocked Harris for the ...

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Iowa U.S. senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst joined Republican colleagues Tuesday to block a bill by Democrats that would establish a federal right to access fertility treatments.

But, as for the cartoon, itself, I think we can leave it in the ‘90s where it belongs. The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980–1982) I know, there's nothing more classic than the literal cat and ...

tend not to ask follow-ups if and when Ms. Harris filibusters or dodges their questions," the report said. The Times report comes on the heels of an NBC report out last week in which Democratic ...

If able to take control of the Senate — which is a big if — Democrats should not let the tired, dated tradition of the filibuster, meaning 60 votes to pass anything, get in the way.

The agreement caps weeks of arguments over whether the candidates would debate before the election.

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