Senate Dems prepare to filibuster GOP plan to avert govt shutdown — despite trying to defang tactic under Biden
Senate Democrats crusaded to gut the filibuster amid frustrations over slow progress in advancing former President Joe Biden’s agenda. Now they’re gearing up to embrace that very same tool to block a ...
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Cut the Senate Democrats Some Slack
Democrats have reasons to filibuster the Republican bill that keeps the government open without restraining mass government ...
Thune touts Washington Examiner report on Senate floor for Democratic filibusters
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) cited Washington Examiner reporting in his criticism Monday from the chamber floor ...
Senate Democrats signal they won’t pick a shutdown fight while DOGE has the reins
Analysis: Schumer says a shutdown isn’t worth the risk, but Democrats could face an equal risk by not showing a spine, John ...
Senate Democrats Decide Whether To Take A Stand On Republicans’ Poison-Pilled CR
Senate Democrats are still grappling with “two awful options,” as Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) put it to us: Either they vote for ...
Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...
Did Democrats Blink in the Shutdown Standoff?
Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, their chances of scuttling it appear to be diminishing.
‘Slap In The Face’: Democrats Rage At Chuck Schumer After His Shutdown Fold
Schumer on Wednesday announced Democrats would filibuster the legislation, but then on Thursday revealed that he himself ...