Republicans are trying to ram through Trump’s latest attack on voting rights. If they have to abolish the filibuster to do it, fine.
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Congress? Maybe Check Back in 2027.
The State of the Union address made sure that Republicans will preside over a year of inaction in our nation’s legislature.
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The Big Lie at the Heart of Republican Electoral Strategy
To combat the nonexistent threat of noncitizen voting, the GOP is determined to keep Democrats from the polls.
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How Moderate Senate Democrats Enabled Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Many have warned that allowing D.C. to remain a disenfranchised colony would lead to disaster. They were right.
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How Republicans Are Flouting the Rules of the Congressional Review Act
Republicans want to expand the CRA into much of what the executive branch does. They may live to regret that.
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GOP Senators in a Bind on IVF Vote Today
Republicans in tough re-election races have not come up with good responses for why they oppose a federal right to fertilization treatments.
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Will the Senate Take Off the Handcuffs?
The Harris-Walz ticket and every Democrat are promising big things. But the filibuster makes that agenda impossible. Will they finally remove that barrier?
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus Agenda for 2025
Democrats got a lot done in President Biden’s first term. But more is needed.
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Why Is the Biden Administration Completing So Many Regulations?
The answer is the Congressional Review Act, which Republicans in a second Trump presidency could use to further attack the administrative state. Finalizing rules early protects them from this fate.