filibuster
Shutdown showdown: Senate Dems threaten filibuster over doubled dollars for ICE
January 26, 2026Republicans pour more money into Trump’s terror operation while stripping agencies that serve working class needs.
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Gerrymandering and the filibuster are holding back workers’ gains
October 3, 2024In an echo of Jim Crow, senators today are using the threat of a filibuster to protect a broken labor law system that denies all workers, and especially workers of color, a fair chance.
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‘People’s Filibuster for Gun Safety’ launched as Supreme Court tosses N.Y. law
June 24, 2022“Haven’t we had enough children shot yet?” Rev. William Barber of the Poor People’s Campaign asked.
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McConnell and GOP hypocritically embrace King while they destroy voting rights
January 19, 2022McConnell and McCarthy—like the other Republicans trying to look like fans of King, are leaders in the GOP’s decades-old effort to roll back voting rights.
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With workers’ and voting rights in the balance, labor campaigns against filibuster
January 18, 2022Mitch McConnell and the other heirs of Jim Crow are weakening the foundations of our democracy.
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