Filibuster

P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 17, 2021
In the past 24 hours, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) appears to have weakened his well-promoted resistance to his party changing from 60 to 50…
Libby | June 7, 2021
Moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has come out against the Democratic voting bill, attracting pushback from Democratic colleagues. Published on…
Libby | May 26, 2021
Black Lives Matter (BLM) recently slammed the filibuster in a call to action titled, “The Racist, Anti-Democratic, Jim Crow-Era Tool That Prevents…
Connor Grant | March 25, 2021
MSNBC host and former presidential candidate Al Sharpton told Politico in an interview that Sent. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.)…
Nick Kangadis | March 19, 2021
Politicians have short memories, maybe on purpose since the vast majority of their moves aren’t worth remembering in the first place. That lack of…
Sergie Daez | March 8, 2021
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has repeatedly stated that he is against the elimination of the filibuster, a view that doesn't fit with the larger…
Clay Robinson | July 23, 2020
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin indicated this week that he would oppose his party’s effort to eliminate the Senate filibuster if the…
Eric Scheiner | March 28, 2017
“If these guys think they’re going to stonewall the filling of that vacancy or other vacancies, then a Democratic Senate majority will say, ‘we’re…
Monica Sanchez | February 6, 2017
(Image via Twitter) Despite opposition by Democrats in Washington, most Americans strongly believe that Judge Neil Gorsuch will be the next U.S.…
Andrew Mullins | February 6, 2017
For good or for bad, outrage is a currency in politics.  In 2013, Democrats harnessed widespread outrage at Republican attempts to filibuster Obama’s…
Brittany M. Hughes | September 22, 2015
(An unborn baby at 20 weeks/Photo Credit: WebMD) In yet another round of congressional Ping-Pong Tuesday, Senate Democrats successfully…
Monica Sanchez | May 20, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stood before Congress on Wednesday to filibuster the Patriot Act. Paul argued that the American people should not be forced…