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Senate Democrats pull $15 wage from rescue package; progressives target filibuster
March 2, 2021Sanders pledges minimum wage vote anyway; Warren says filibuster must be abolished.
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In plain sight, GOP senators show sabotage is their game
February 24, 2021At 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.
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For the sake of democracy, kill off the Senate filibuster
February 17, 2021The arcane Senate practice enforces a form of Jim Crow and discriminates against people in states with large working-class populations.
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Senate splits 50-50 on hiking minimum wage
February 9, 2021With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, the wage hike stays in the budget blueprint.
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The Senate’s Cowardly Lions prepare to let Trump off the hook
February 8, 2021Despite a trial that will mark Trump’s crimes and their historic cowardice forever, GOP senators can’t muster the courage to impeach.
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