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Voting Rights Legislation Stalled In Senate After Democrats Fall Short In Effort To Change Filibuster Rules
UPDATE, 7:26 PM PT: Democrats’ efforts to pass voting rights legislation stalled again in the Senate, as they fell short in securing a filibuster rules change that would have allowed them to clear the bills with a simple majority.
The failure of the legislation was expected, after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Sen. Jo…
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By Ted Johnson
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Joe Manchin Finally Spikes His $1.8 Trillion Build Back Better Compromise: Washington Post
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin may have put the final nail in the coffin on President Joe Biden’s social spending plan.
The Washington Post reports Manchin has taken his $1.8 trillion compromise proposal off the table. The WaPo cited three unnamed sources in its report.
Manchin previously said he was no…
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Joe Manchin Says He’s A No Vote On Build Back Better Act, Sidelining A Cornerstone Of Joe Biden’s Agenda
UPDATED, with White House comment: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has given Joe Biden’s administration a lump of coal for the holidays, saying in an interview that he will be a “no” vote on the Build Back Better Act, the cornerstone of the White House’s social and climate agenda.
Manchin’s vote is critical to the chances of…
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By Ted Johnson
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Joe Biden Touts “Historic Economic Framework” Of Build Back Better Plan, But Says “No One Got Everything They Wanted, Including Me” — Update
UPDATE, 6:33 AM PT, October 29: Thursday came and went without a vote on a centerpiece of Joe Biden’s agenda, a massive infrastructure package.
House progressives nixed the idea, all while endorsing the Build Back Better plan. Now it looks like there could be a vote on both massive bills in the next week or…
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By Ted Johnson
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Senate Republicans Block Latest Effort To Pass New Voting Rights Bill
The Senate failed to advance a major new voting bill on Wednesday, legislation that advocates have sought as a way to protect the right to vote amid new restrictions being put in place in GOP-led states.
The vote was 49-51 to move forward with debate over the bill. All Republicans voted against it. Sixty votes were…
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By Ted Johnson
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As Joe Biden’s Agenda Hangs In Balance, Media Coverage Highlights The “TV Show” Drama
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that this week's high-stakes, unresolved and unpredictable drama on Capitol Hill was "like an episode of a TV show."
A reporter quickly asked, “What TV show?”
“Maybe The West Wing, if something good happens. Maybe Veep if not," she said.
She was talking specifically…
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By Ted Johnson
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The Battle Over The Filibuster Counters The Myth Of ‘Mr. Smith’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) seemingly dashed any hopes of Democrats abolishing the filibuster anytime soon when he wrote last week that the legislative maneuver was a "critical tool" to protecting "our democratic form of government."
That's a far different view than that of former President Barack Obama, who called it a…
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By Ted Johnson
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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill
UPDATE, 9:38 AM PT: The Senate passed a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill after an all-night marathon session.
The legislation now heads to the House before it can go to President Joe Biden. The massive spending package would be his first major legislative achievement.
The billed passed along party lines, in a vote…
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By Ted Johnson
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