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Filibuster

The Capitol building at dusk.

A sleeper issue emerges for Dems in 2020:...

By Steve Benen, The Rachel Maddow Show

The question for Democratic presidential candidates that needs an answer: if the current filibuster rules remain intact, how do you intend to govern?

02/01/19 12:43 PM
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Republicans rediscover their opposition...

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The end of the filibuster? Not quite

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Ending the filibuster as we know it?
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Ending the filibuster as we know it?

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Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013.
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Congress dines and dashes

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Ending a filibuster before it starts

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Filibuster reform finds an unlikely ally

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Taking stock in the Senate

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Getting another 'gang' together

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