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McConnell proves exactly why the filibuster needs to end
Looks like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell finally found an issue to run on: Classy, eh? Note that it is coming from his campaign. A Senate aide emailed Ezra Klein, speculating that McConnell actually...
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Public knows Republican obstruction is the problem
Tell these guys to do the right thing. Senate Democrats will be spending the weekend pondering whether they're ready to end the filibuster on executive nominations when Republicans move to block...
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Don't bluff on filibuster reform, Harry
Harry Reid told his caucus in a Thursday meeting that he "ate shit on nominees" during the Bush administration, allowing votes on some pretty awful nominees when he was leading the minority, instead...
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Reid, McConnell take the filibuster to 'Meet the Press'
Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell didn't appear together on "Meet the Press," making the confrontation far less fun to watch than it might have been, but they both made a great case for Reid going...
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Reid to Republicans: If you don't want the rules change, stop filibustering
Harry Reid spoke at the Center for American Progress Monday morning, and gave the Republicans a simple way out of potential rules reform: "stop the filibuster." Reid has set up a confrontation over...
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Mitch McConnell's hypocrisy exposes the GOP's true agenda on filibuster
Blast from the past: McConnell makes the case for confirming nominees with simple majority vote. Mitch McConnell, July 14, 2013: Filibuster rules reform on executive nominees is a "threat to blow the...
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McCain's big idea for a filibuster deal: Let the GOP pick the nominees
Has he got a deal for Reid. Shock. McCain is trying to get the gang back together.In 2005, a “Gang of 14” senators banded together to kill a rules change on judicial nominees; McCain hopes to repeat...
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Senate concludes full chamber caucus, details of McCain's 'deal' emerge
The full Senate met this evening for three and a half hours in the Old Senate Chamber in a rare full caucus to discuss filibuster rules. As of now, no deal have been struck. Senate Majority Leader...
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Reid refuses McConnell offer to drop nuclear option
Talks continued into Monday night and Tuesday morning after no deal emerged from the all-Senate meeting to avert filibuster rules reform. Late Monday evening, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered...
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Senate reaches deal on Cordray, possibly on NLRB nominations
Reports out of the Senate suggest a deal to allow for a confirmation vote for Richard Cordray to head up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been struck. We'll know in a matter of minutes, as...
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With nuclear option held at bay, maybe it's time for the talking filibuster
Sen. Jeff MerkleyMajority Leader Harry Reid definitely got the better of the deal in the filibuster rules negotiation. The Republicans get the face-saving concession from Democrats of new National...
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Senate to have Wednesday votes on Export-Import Bank head
Senator Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell have essentially inked the deal to avoid the nuclear option being used to circumvent minority filibusters of President Obama's executive nominations. The deal...
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Marco Rubio egging on Reid to go nuclear
No agreements for him.Looks like someone is working really hard to re-establish his wing-nut credibility. There will be no compromise from Marco Rubio, no way. A day after the Senate reached agreement...
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The 'bullshit' caucus in the GOP giving McConnell a headache
Mitch McConnell, losing. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) called "bullshit" on his "leader" Mitch McConnell in a meeting Wednesday, when McConnelll tried to reassert his dominance in the caucus and said that he...
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Filibuster reformed? Not according to Republicans
Sen. John Cornyn, proudly grinding the Senate to a halt.So much for the Senate's kumbaya moment.Rep. Mel Watt’s nomination to lead a key housing agency appears in peril. The top Judiciary Committee...
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Reid to push multiple nominees before August recess
Perhaps recognizing that the best time to convince the Senate to get stuff done is right before a long recess that might be made a little shorter if they don't finish their work, Majority Leader Harry...
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Reid could hold filibuster busting vote today
Senate Republicans have been playing games all week, refusing to allow the Senate to move forward with a vote on the sexual assault amendments to the defense authorization bill because that's just...
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Reid announces intention to break the filibuster today
Sen. Harry Reid opened Senate business this morning by making an extended case for what has to be an impending vote to break the filibuster on executive and judicial nominations. He laid out the long...
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McConnell unleashes torrent of lies in response to Reid's nuclear threat
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proved himself to be the most fundamentally dishonest politician in the whole of Washington, D.C. this morning, in response to Sen. Harry Reid's announcement...
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The rules have changed: Reid pulls trigger on nuclear option
Kaboom! Republicans dared Harry Reid to do it, and he just did, finally. The Senate has voted to change the filibuster rules, 52-48. Democrats Carl Levin, Joe Manchin, Mark Pryor voted against...
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