BY JACK PHILLIPS Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to block debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal that was previously touted as bipartisan. A group of 22 Democratic and Republican…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi harmed the House as an institution and undermined the Jan. 6 select committee by choosing not to seat…
BY MARK TAPSCOTT Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is challenging the heads of the top three federal health agencies to stop stonewalling Congress and explain why their vaccine safety and surveillance…
BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee on Tuesday night announced that they have reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion package that includes many provisions backed…
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY President Joe Biden on Thursday told reporters that he won’t be signing the bipartisan infrastructure deal if Congress does not also pass a another measure—a budget…
BY JACK PHILLIPS Senate Republicans on Tuesday evening blocked a Democrat-backed election-related bill via the filibuster, potentially setting up a battle over the 60-vote legislative procedure. Senators voted 50-50 in…
Melissa Quinn Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on Monday defended the filibuster as the Senate prepares to take a procedural vote on a sweeping voting rights bill, saying the…
Sam Brodey It was March 5, right before the Senate’s doomed vote to raise the minimum wage to $15, and, as usual, Sen. Joe Manchin was the center of attention.…
By Charlie McCarthy A switch in Senate control has apparently changed how 39 members feel about the legislative filibuster. The Washington Post reported Friday that 39 Democrat senators who defended…
Zachary Evans Senator Jacky Rosen (D., Nev.) argued for modifying the filibuster, but against eliminating it entirely, in an interview with the Washington Post published on Wednesday. Rosen is one…
By Evie Fordham West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he’ll vote against his Democratic colleagues’ far-reaching election bill, the For the People Act, because it’s too partisan. “It’s the…
by Emily Brooks Democrats’ options to bypass the 60-vote threshold to overcome a Senate filibuster and pass legislation without Republican support just got more complicated. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough reportedly…
