The Senate and Mitch McConnell have refused to do their constitutional duty and serve as a check on the Executive Branch and it is a threat to our democracy.
We applaud President Obama for his call to end the legislative filibuster – ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era.’
In a story from the Associated Press, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stressed the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
It's been four weeks since the U.S. House passed urgently-needed funding to save our democracy during an historic pandemic — but rather than passing funding through the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stalling, and focusing on confirming judges who will rip apart the democratic fabric of our nation.
Justin Walker is an ideological judge who was rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association when nominated for his current position — a job he’s held for just five months.
Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to make a 7th bid for GOP leader next year, raising a single, pressing question for Republican Senators...
A poll commissioned by Fix Our Senate and conducted by Global Strategy Group found that 43% of registered voters in West Virginia see the filibuster as a way to create more gridlock.
Unless Democrats take steps to reform or eliminate the filibuster, McConnell can use this obstructionist weapon to block the For the People Act
President Biden’s legislative ambitions face a crucial test in the narrowly divided Congress this month, with key Democratic senators signaling they want to pump the brakes.
Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism.
Gun control groups are joining the progressive fight to end the filibuster as the Senate voting rule threatens their goal of passing comprehensive gun reform.
"Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement. The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'"
This brief will explore the racist history of the filibuster, how it came to be used as it is today, and outline this history specifically through the lens of gun violence prevention, cataloging legislation that has been impeded by the use of the filibuster, obstructing progress toward safer communities and fewer needless tragedies.
The filibuster is a procedural tool of the Senate that delays or prevents a piece of legislation from being brought to a vote. It is a vestige of a deal made to appeal to segregationists and has historically been used to block passage of civil rights legislation.
