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Since a 2022 Supreme Court decision overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion, about a dozen U.S. states have passed laws banning or severely limiting abortion rights, which has become a key ...
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., speaks with other Democratic lawmakers during a press conference to call on Senators to end the filibuster for abortion rights on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in ...
In order to break a filibuster and clear the way for a vote, nearly two-thirds of the chamber, or 60 votes, must agree to do so. In her remarks Tuesday, Harris limited her suggestion of ending ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that Senate Democrats will discuss creating a “carveout” in the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass abortion rights legislation ...
Thune is a Republican, but Democrats are also guilty of having it both ways on the filibuster. Sen. John Thune talks to reporters at the US Capitol on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. - Chip ...
In 2022, President Joe Biden said he supported a carve-out to the filibuster to codify abortion rights, an idea thwarted by two moderates who decided against running for reelection this year, Sens ...
Some Democrats are sounding an early alarm on the prospect of reforming the Senate’s filibuster rule in 2025 if they keep control of the White House and Senate and win a House majority, setting ...
The fate of the Senate filibuster is on the ballot in the 2024 election, as Democrats rally around weakening it to codify abortion rights and bolstering federal voting rights.