White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre discusses where the president is on changes to the legislative filibuster as voting rights legislation is currently […]
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GOP Pushing Back On A ‘Changing Texas’ With Restrictions, Says Castro
Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro joins Morning Joe to discuss Rep. Jim Clyburn's support for amending the Senate filibuster amid the push for voting rights […]
Continue readingRep. Tim Ryan: We Must Get Rid Of The Senate Filibuster
Rep. Tim Ryan tells Lawrence O’Donnell that he now supports eliminating the filibuster rule in the Senate after Republicans showed “they don’t want to work […]
Continue readingActual Republican Votes Defy Manchin Optimism On Bipartisanship
Rachel Maddow explains the lesson that should be becoming clearer to Senator Joe Manchin: that while Democrats allow themselves to be blocked by filibustering Republicans, […]
Continue readingJoe Manchin’s ‘Living In A Dream World That No Longer Exists’ Says Historian
The voting rights bill faltering in the Senate due to the threat of the filibuster, and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema's vocal unwillingness to vote […]
Continue readingSen. Gillibrand Discusses Filibuster Reform Efforts | Deadline | MSNBC
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and President of the National Action Network Reverend Al Sharpton express urgency in reforming the filibuster in order to prevent new […]
Continue readingEugene Robinson: Filibuster ‘Has A Racist History’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Eugene Robinson, an MSNBC Political Analyst, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the racial history of the Senate filibuster and why “Democrats should get rid of […]
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