‘This Is About Democracy’: Democrats Respond To GOP Calling Them Hypocrites On Filibuster
Senate Democrats were asked Tuesday during a press conference on efforts to pass new voting rights bills in the upper chamber about a 2017 letter opposing changes to the legislative filibuster.
Biden and Harris visit Atlanta to push for voting rights, in 180 seconds
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday delivered back-to-back speeches in the nation’s epicenter of the civil rights movement, urging Congress to pass voting rights legislation at a moment they deemed a turning point for democracy. Read…
Biden backs filibuster rule change to pass voting rights laws
President Biden while speaking in Atlanta on Jan. 11 endorsed changing the Senate filibuster rule to ease passage of voting rights bills. Read more: https://wapo.st/33p4Mld. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook:…
‘Desperate For A Distraction’: Blackburn Hammers Democrats’ New Push To Overhaul Election Laws
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) blasted calls by Senate Democrats to change rules governing the upper chamber’s legislative filibuster in order to pass voting rights bills, suggesting Democrats are looking to create a crisis to distract for their own internal political…
‘Attacking The Core Of The Senate’: McConnell Slams Schumer For Threatening The Filibuster
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democrats for targeting the legislative filibuster as the caucus looks to pass voting rights laws in the upper chamber.
Psaki responds to McConnell memo on filibuster and voting rights legislation
Fresh off a high-profile speech in which he warned that a dagger had been placed at the throat of American democracy, President Joe Biden will travel to the state that White House officials view as “ground zero” for Republican-led election…
Schumer Delivers HOUR-LONG Speech On Voting Rights On Senate Floor
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered an hour-long speech from the Senate floor Friday on voting rights, as Democrats look to pass legislation on the issue in the 50-50 senate. It’s a goal that may require the Schumer to…
‘FAKE OUTRAGE’: McConnell Slams Dems For Inventing Voting Rights Crisis To ‘Takeover Democracy’
During a floor speech Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell railed against Democrats for invoking January 6th as a predicate to pass voting rights legislation and make exceptions to the Senate’s filibuster rules.
Ryan Grim: Schumer Takes Aim At Filibuster. If GOP BLOCKS Agenda, It’s Time To Put Up Or Shut Up
Ryan Grim details Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s efforts to reform the filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer image courtesy of AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the…
President Biden Biden Backs Exception To Filibuster For Voting Rights Bills
Press Sec. Jen Psaki was asked Thursday after President Biden said he supports creating an exception to the legislative filibuster in the Senate in order to pass voting rights legislation over Republican opposition. READ MORE: http://hill.cm/HNYhGJ0