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In plain sight, GOP senators show sabotage is their game

February 24, 2021 By John Wojcik

At one hearing, Republican perpetrators of Jan. 6 attack try to hide their responsibility for it, and at another GOP tries to sink the national rescue plan.

For the sake of democracy, kill off the Senate filibuster

February 17, 2021 By John Bachtell

The arcane Senate practice enforces a form of Jim Crow and discriminates against people in states with large working-class populations.

Senate splits 50-50 on hiking minimum wage

February 9, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, the wage hike stays in the budget blueprint.

The Senate’s Cowardly Lions prepare to let Trump off the hook

February 8, 2021 By John Wojcik

Despite a trial that will mark Trump’s crimes and their historic cowardice forever, GOP senators can’t muster the courage to impeach.

133,010 steps to take back the Senate

January 12, 2021 By Marcey Lynn Jones

Marcey Lynn Jones was among the many volunteers organized by UNITE HERE to head down to Georgia to help take back the U.S. Senate. She shares her experiences here.