Filibuster

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March 24, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris joins several other Democratic colleagues who have said they will vote against Gorsuch...
December 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats used their newly initiated lower threshold for defeating filibusters Monday to win Senate confirmation of President…
December 12, 2013
ANALYSIS - President Obama decided to embrace confrontation in the last months of 2013, and it has worked...
December 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have used the Senate's newly eased filibuster procedures to clear the way for confirmation of the…
November 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a vote that has upended the way the Senate does…
November 21, 2013
ANALYSIS - This change is a huge boon to Obama now, potentially allowing him to reshape the federal judiciary in…
November 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on…
November 1, 2013
OPINION - The blocking of Rep. Watt is significant because it speaks volumes about Republican opposition to President Obama...
October 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked President Barack Obama's nominees to an influential federal court and a housing agency on…
September 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Egged on by conservative groups, the potential 2016 presidential candidate excoriated Republicans and Democrats in his criticism…
April 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage…
March 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Republican Senator Marco Rubio quoted the 'modern day poet[s]' Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z in an effort to…
February 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Hagel secured the necessary votes for the U.S. Senate to confirm him to be the next…
February 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be U.S. defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced…
February 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat attacked Republican senators Thursday for blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be President…
December 9, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote ends months of political wrangling on the bill and makes congressional action on the repeal…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure creating a $30 billion fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses overcame…
July 21, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats broke a GOP filibuster safely and set the stage for a vote Wednesday on legislation…
July 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million workers who have been laid off for long stretches could get their unemployment…