Something wicked this way comes. What was once a far-fetched fear is now looking increasingly plausible, even likely: That Senate Republicans will blow up the filibuster to end the government shutdown.
This would be the ultimate nuclear option, toppling the last major hurdle to single party rule in Washington.
By removing the 60-vote threshold for most Senate votes, the current Republican majority — and any future Senate majority of either party — would be empowered...
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Will Speaker Johnson ever call the House back? 800,000 Arizonans are without a voice
Right now, more than 800,000 people in Arizona’s 7th District are without representation in Congress. Their duly elected representative, Adelita Grijalva, is being denied the right to be sworn in by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) not because of any wrongdoing on her part, but because Republican leadership has chosen to hold her seat hostage for political leverage.
Let’s be clear: this is not a clerical delay or a scheduling issue. This is a deliberate act. Johnson has refused to...
As the world turns, news repeats itself but is never boring
When my sister and I returned home from grade school for lunch each day we knew we were under the “shush” rule. Mother was listening to her favorite soap opera on the radio — what she called “my story.” The same rule applied over dinner in the evenings as father listened to the nightly news.
Those fond recollections came back to me last week as my wife and I returned from a two-week tour in Europe. We did not pick-up a single English-language newspaper or even attempt to find ...
Trump’s big bill also seeks to undo the big bills of Biden and Obama
Chiseling away at President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act
Trump falsely claims he saved Obamacare from ‘disaster’ — after his attempts to kill it crumbled
President-elect Donald Trump has again made the case that he made Obamacare “workable,” as his team continues to work toward a new healthcare plan.
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Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for families
Mental health care reforms to be ‘slowed down’ after Valdo Calocane report
Father of one of Nottingham attack victims says there is a need to ‘step back and see what is safe for the public’
The government has told the families of the Nottingham attack victims it will slow down mental health care reforms in the wake of a damning report on the treatment that Valdo Calocane received in the years before the killings.
Dr Sanjoy Kumar, the father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, one of three people killed in the attacks, said the health secretary had told the family that mental health reforms would be slowed down.
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15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance
Democrats have everything to lose if they abolish the filibuster
As the 2024 elections approach, Democratic senators and Senate candidates from across the ideological spectrum have called for the abolition of the filibuster. They believe that many of the proposals they care about most have no chance of getting the 60 votes they would need to overcome a Republican filibuster.
When it comes to some issues, like creating a national right to abortion, they are probably right. But Democrats should not abolish the filibuster. It would harm their...
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year