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[WOKV] Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access .Although Democrats already control the Senate by the narrowest of margins, there isn't enough support within their caucus to change the filibuster rule, which ... View more
[wflx] Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access .Biden's statement was the latest indication that, if the party picks up a few more seats in the midterm elections in November, Democrats could seize the ... View more
[NPR] Biden says he supports change in Senate filibuster rules for abortion ... .President Biden has resisted changes to Senate rules requiring 60 votes to pass legislation. But he says he would support changing the filibuster to codify ... View more
[The Miami Times] Vote on filibuster promised by MLK Day .“The Constitution specified what measures demanded a supermajority – including impeachment or the ratification of treaties. But they explicitly rejected ... View more
[The Washington Post] How Democrats managed to beat the filibuster — 58 years ago .The Civil Rights Act of 1964 faced the longest filibuster in history. But Senate Democrats and President Lyndon B. Johnson overcame it. ... View more
[93.1 WIBC Indianapolis] Young: “The Senate filibuster is not a threat to democracy, ending it is.” .The bill will expand voting access by eliminating voter ID laws, widening the scope of mail-in and absentee voting, and would require states to allow for same- ... View more
[The Daily Advance] Cynthia Tucker: Filibuster continues to erode democracy .The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was rightly deemed a prophet by many of his supporters — a man who saw clearly the promise of American democracy as ... View more
[Winona Daily News] Congress pivots to voting rights, filibuster rules .Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to advance their long-stalled voting, ethics and elections package on MLK Day. If it's blocked, the Senate will ... View more
[The New York Times] Biden to Endorse Changing Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights Laws .In Georgia, the president will express support for altering rules around the Senate filibuster, setting up a confrontation with Republicans. ... View more
[MTPR] Biden calls for changes to the Senate's filibuster to pass voting rights ... .The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well ... View more
[NPR] Biden calls for changes to the Senate's filibuster to pass voting rights ... .The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well ... View more
[The Washington Post] Biden leans into filibuster changes more than ever. But now what? .Democratic leaders have all 50 Senate Democrats on board with two voting rights bills aimed at directly answering GOP-led voting restriction pushes in the ... View more
[ABC News] What is the Senate filibuster? And why the calls to change it? .The filibuster can block or delay an action on a bill. Getty Images. With the issue of voting rights and election reform heating up ... View more
[Vox] The limitations of Joe Biden's speech on voting rights and the filibuster .On Tuesday, President Joe Biden took his most aggressive stance on the filibuster yet, stressing his support for a carveout in the Senate's rules to pass ... View more
[The New York Times] Analysis: Biden Defense of Filibuster Withers Under Partisan Rancor .The president left no doubt that he has reached a breaking point, lashing out at senators who are blocking voting rights legislation. ... View more