Filibuster

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June 30, 2022
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that...
voting rights theGrio
February 3, 2022
Since Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to join their Democratic colleagues to overcome the Republican filibuster of voting
January 22, 2022
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces a vote of disapproval and possible censure from leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party on Saturday.
A group of protesters with a "Black Votes Matter" sign
January 21, 2022
The Senate's inability to move forward on voting rights legislation is a setback for American democracy, not just the Democratic…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
January 11, 2022
The political fight to protect the right vote and reform the filibuster reaches new heights as the White House visits…
January 4, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer penned a letter Monday to the Democratic Caucus reminding his colleagues what's at stake.
October 5, 2021
Biden said Democrats are considering a change to the Senate's filibuster rules in order to quickly approve lifting the nation's…
September 6, 2021
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar called the Texas law and the Supreme Court's response "an assault on women's health."
July 30, 2021
In a short clip, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act that "the people of…
July 21, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris told CBS News that the issue of voting rights is non-partisan and "should be approached that…
July 12, 2021
House Majority Whip James Clyburn said the president could rally the support of Democrats who are against changing filibuster rules.
June 22, 2021
Democrats' sweeping voting rights bill, For The People Act, suffered a setback in the Senate by a filibuster wall of…
June 18, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear he and his fellow Republicans will oppose a "plan endorsed by Stacey…
Sen. Joe Manchin thegrio.com
June 15, 2021
On Monday, protesters marched to Senator Joe Manchin’s office in West Virginia to demand his support for voting rights and…
Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, theGrio.com
June 8, 2021
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema stand in the way of justice, freedom and democracy, and pose a threat to…
Portrait of former Vice President John C. Calhoun of South Carolina and Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
March 25, 2021
The Senate filibuster, which has been making headlines as of late, has existed to disenfranchise Black voters.
March 21, 2021
As a new voting rigthts bill reaches the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas resorts to demagoguery to rally…
March 4, 2021
Republicans play to win and destroy their opponents, while Democrats play fair. The GOP bring guns to a knife fight,…
March 3, 2021
"They're using the filibuster to deny progress, basically, to low-income people," Clyburn said Tuesday at a Capitol Hill press conference.
April 4, 2017
Democrats have secured the votes to block President Trump's Supreme Court nominee under current rules, putting the Senate on a…