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Trump also leads Harris in the popular vote by about 5 million ballots, the first time he's won the popular vote. The Republic As power shifts in Washington, McConnell says filibuster safe
Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for ... votes in Congress. ... need a filibuster-proof Senate majority of 60 votes to pass — and ...
A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. [1]: 2 The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate; in general, if no other senator is speaking, a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday stood firm on keeping the filibuster in place under a Senate GOP majority, even though the party will control a 52- or 53-seat Senate ...
The vote caps a peculiar sequence of events after Senate Republican leaders insisted on a border security agreement last year and signed off on a compromise bill before they k nif ed it. Democrats ...
The U.S. Senate's "filibuster" rule requires 60 votes in the 100-seat chamber to advance most legislation. Republicans will start next year with a 53-47 Senate majority, which would require seven ...
In practice, the filibuster sets a 60-vote threshold for legislation to pass the Senate – a supermajority that has made it difficult, and some say nearly impossible, for a party to pass key ...
Republicans have also pledged not to touch the Senate's filibuster rule, which creates a 60-vote threshold that typically requires the majority party to persuade at least a handful of the minority ...