Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema shames AOC, other Dems who wanted to abolish the filibuster before govt funding fracas
Change of heart on the filibuster, I see!” the former Arizona senator needled Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who had lashed ...
Divided Democrats Give Away Their Leverage As Trump Gloats
"We become irrelevant if we don't use our power on cloture to demand that we have a seat at the table," one Senate Democrat said.
Chuck Schumer in the line of fire as Democrats revolt against him, leaders ask Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to primary him
Democrats blast Schumer for backing GOP shutdown bill, accusing surrender to Trumps spending cuts. Explore the fallout and ...
Chuck Schumer caves, won’t vote to block GOP plan to avert government shutdown in dramatic U-turn
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took up consideration of a measure in 2022 to shift to a watered-down “talking ...
Senate overcomes first procedural hurdle to pass GOP-led funding bill after Democrats fold to pressure
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress – to pass its spending bill?
Without Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster, the GOP would not have been able to pass its stopgap spending bill and ...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to avoiding a government shutdown tonight
Senate Democrats are torn on what they should do to avoid a gornment shutdown as the deadline for the funding bill approaches.
Cortez Masto breaks with party in key vote as GOP spending plan passes Senate
Nevada’s Democratic senators announced they’ll vote differently on the budget proposal that must pass by Friday night to ...
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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 ...