Zerlina Maxwell joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the filibuster rule after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) threatens to use the talking filibuster to block voting rights […]
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Sen. Duckworth On Georgia Shootings: ‘That’s Not A Bad Day. That’s A Massacre’ | Andrea Mitchell
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth joins Andrea Mitchell to react to the shootings in Atlanta on Tuesday. “I’m just horrified that this happened,” she says. She […]
Continue readingSen. Warnock: Voting Rights Is Bigger Than The Filibuster | Morning Joe | MSNBC
In his first speech in the Senate, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., criticized Republican efforts to enact voting restrictions in states across the country. Sen. Warnock […]
Continue readingSenate Dems Introduce Sweeping Election Reform Bill | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Senate Democrats announced the introduction of a comprehensive voting reform bill, the For the People Act, on Wednesday. The Morning Joe panel discusses. Aired on […]
Continue readingWarnock: The American People Are Being Squeezed Out Of Their Own Democracy | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Senator Raphael Warnock talks with Rachel Maddow about the urgent need for the Senate to act to preserve voting rights in the United States as […]
Continue readingSen. Ossoff: ‘We May Need To Revise The Senate Rules In Order To Govern’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff tells Lawrence O'Donnell, "I entered the U.S. Senate to legislate. To legislate on behalf of the people. To deliver for the […]
Continue readingWith Trump Acolytes Gone, Sen. WH Wants Answers On Kavanaugh Probe And More | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to newly confirmed Attorney General Merrick Garland, requesting the DOJ follow up on several unresolved […]
Continue readingMcConnell Threatens Biden And Dems With ‘Scorched Earth’ | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
As the filibuster fight in the Senate drags on, Minority Leader McConnell is threatening Democrats with a 'scorched earth Senate.' We discuss that with former […]
Continue readingHarry Reid Calls For Killing The Filibuster: ‘60% Is Not A Real Democracy’ | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says ‘we need to get a lot of things done’ and calls for killing the filibuster: "The country's better […]
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