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Filibuster
April 3, 2017
Clio Chang
The end of the Supreme Court filibuster is nigh.
January 9, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Think Capitol Hill’s Rules Are for Suckers
They broke norms to stymie Democrats. Now they're doing it to help Trump.
November 4, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The GOP’s Dysfunction Is Our Dysfunction Now
The fight to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court is at the center of a new, broken era of American politics.
October 31, 2016
David Sarasohn
Will Democrats Nuke the Filibuster?
If Democrats win the Senate and the White House, the Republicans' favorite obstructionist tool could be wiped out.
October 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
John McCain: Vote Republican if you want a legitimation crisis or the end of the filibuster, plus more Trumps.
October 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democrats Need to Get Ready to Run Washington
An unanticipated wave election could hand them the White House and both chambers of Congress. Are they prepared to govern?
May 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Rand Paul's Fake Filibuster Was Nakedly Political. Good For Him.
February 12, 2015
Brian Beutler
To Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty, Republicans Should Kill the Filibuster
February 9, 2015
Danny Vinik
Democrats Hypocritically Claim They're Not Filibustering. They Should Follow Obama's Strategy Instead.
December 9, 2014
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell Has a Clever Strategy to Box In Obama and End Senate Gridlock. He Should Do It.
November 13, 2014
Brian Beutler
This Harry Reid Tweet Shows Why Democrats Will Be a Weak Opposition Party
November 6, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
McConnell Didn't Win Everything
The GOP political victory came with a steep price
November 5, 2014
Danny Vinik
National Review Says the GOP Senate Shouldn't Bother Governing. They're Right.
November 5, 2014
Danny Vinik
Democrats Should Use the Filibuster Ruthlessly Against the Republican Senate
November 3, 2014
Jeffrey Rosen
The Supreme Court Will Be a Disaster If a Justice Dies During a Republican Congress
November 3, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Why Passing Legislation Might Not Solve the GOP's Image Problem
The party's brand still needs some work
September 29, 2014
Brian Beutler
Killing the "Nuclear Option" Will Not Save the Senate. It Will Ruin Obama's Final Two Years.
August 12, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Liberal Fear of Obama's Executive Action Is Irrational
June 27, 2014
Brian Beutler
Republicans Have a Choice: Their Donors, Their Right-Wingers, or a Government Shutdown
June 26, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Supreme Court's Recess Appointment Ruling Should Petrify Democrats

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