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The Flintstones Dino is a fitting metaphor for the political DINO because he is actually ... been opposed to eliminating or busting down the filibuster which is now blocking parts of President ...

The Senate’s identity as a deliberative body hinges on its commitment to rules and traditions, even when they inconvenience ...

CAPITOL HILL – When it comes to the filibuster, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pines for the days of Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., Jimmy Stewart and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Even the likes of ...

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images) In the last presidential election, the Senate filibuster was a political flash point. Democrats were dreaming about what they could achieve after winning the White ...

Democrats spent this week celebrating Booker’s historic “filibuster,” typically an ... speech “may have changed the course of political history.” I’m skeptical. One imagines very ...

We have been hearing a lot about the filibuster here lately out of both political camps. When most Americans hear the word “filibuster,” they picture marathon speeches designed to obstruct a ...

Getty Images “The only thing that surprises me at this point is how casually and shamelessly they abandon their pursuit to scrap the filibuster when it doesn’t suit their immediate political ...

“When holding political power, and feeling the hunger and pressure for an immediate partisan win, it is easy to view the legislative filibuster as a weapon of obstruction,” Sinema said to an ...

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