Democrats in the Senate are regrouping on their strategy while lawmakers in Texas are poised for another showdown over voting rights.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress suffered a bruising defeat in their drive to pass a major election reform bill but said there are more tools at their disposal to overcome Republican efforts in several states to roll back expanded voting procedures.

Tuesday's party-line vote in the US Senate to kill debate on the For the People Act certified the modern Republican Party as officially anti-voting rights. Because many Republicans do not believe they can win national elections when every eligible American vo…

The Senate is scheduled to hold a Tuesday vote on whether to move forward with a sweeping Democratic elections and ethics bill, known as the For the People Act, that was passed by the House of Representatives in March.

The White House will pursue other initiatives to boost voting rights even if a contentious federal bill to counter state voting restrictions passes the Senate, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday would speed up the processing of special immigration visas (SIVs) for Afghans at risk of Taliban retribution because they worked for the U.S. government.

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin concluded a meeting with major civil rights groups on Tuesday giving no indication he would drop his opposition to a sweeping elections and campaign reform bill sought by his fellow Democrats.

Summary List PlacementA new ruling from the Senate parliamentarian could pose a roadblock for President Joe Biden's $4 trillion economic agenda and Democrats attempting to evade a Republican filibuster as they push ahead with major spending plans on health, e…

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President Joe Biden held his first formal news conference on Thursday, facing questions on the migrant surge and how he can his succeed with his political agenda.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday held his first news conference since entering the White House in January, addressing subjects ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to immigration:

The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday blasted a sweeping election reform bill passed by the Democrat-led House of Representatives earlier this month as a "partisan power grab."

Summary List PlacementMitch McConnell has warned that the Senate would turn into "a sort of nuclear winter" if Democrats scrapped the filibuster. The Senate minority leader made the comments on the conservative "Ruthless" podcast in an episode released Tuesda…

Over the past several months, we have seen state legislatures around the country move swiftly to try to limit the rights of Americans — and particularly Black Americans — at the ballot box. In doing so, Republicans in these legislatures are pushing a modern-d…

Feinstein, who has served in the Senate for nearly three decades and previously backed the filibuster, told POLITICO earlier in the week that she hadn’t made a call on filibuster reform.

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U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced a sweeping election reform bill, a top priority for the party that cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month but faces steep odds in the upper chamber.

The president made his strongest remarks to date on the filibuster, signaling his openness to filibuster reform.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday told ABC News that he supported changing the Senate’s filibuster rule back to requiring senators talk on the floor to hold up a bill, the first time he has endorsed reforming the procedure.

Summary List PlacementSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday again threatened to throw the upper chamber into chaos should Democrats decide to kill the filibuster, a 60-vote requirement that has increasingly stymied legislation. "Let me say this ve…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats on Tuesday that doing away with the chamber's filibuster rule would lead to a "completely scorched earth" Senate, in which Democratic President Joe Biden would have a much harder time moving his age…

The next big test will come even before the big infrastructure bill is finished.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a pair of gun control bills as Democrats seized upon a shifting political landscape that they said improved chances for enacting new laws after years of failed attempts.

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RT @JoinNerdParty: FILIBUSTER RETURNS! Barbenheimer is finally here as @DallasKing1138 & @LeeHutchison_ return to review Barbie and Oppenh…

RT @skiermichael: We can solve the out-of-balance Senate issue, where 49 republican Senator represent only 40% of citizens by ending the fi…

COVID, fentanyl, opioids. Rand Paul may filibuster some time. https://t.co/T1y32xkQCe

Hours After Biden Opens Door To Nuking Filibuster #MAGA #TRUMP2024 #Trump https://t.co/nQtIkEJJ3G

RT @DrJoGrady: There is no doubt they are trying to filibuster negotiations in an attempt to break UCU members spirits. Not going to happen…

RT @VKlker: @MadHorder @GoodPoliticGuy They had a supermajority under Obama. If the Dems can't govern, why vote? Not to mention they actu…

RT @Kennykwh1120: FACT: In 1964, on the floor of the IU.S.Senate, Democrats held the Longest Filibuster in our nations history, 75 DAYS, Al…

This is very true. Read American history. Hatred & destitution for Native American . Mex-Am War. US Civil War. Jim Crow Laws. Chinese Exclusion Act. Japanese-American internment. Longest filibuster in history to oppose Civil Rights Act. And people somehow believe them. https://t.co/T7e7dvun5w

RT @MorganOrtagus: The same progressive lawmakers who continue to criticize Israel’s democracy also want to end to the filibuster, pack the…

RT @Tex2_A: Before Biden was “For” nominating the 1st Black Woman to The Supreme Court he was actually against it. Big Time! Biden wanted t…

After Joe Biden Opened Door To Nuking Filibuster https://t.co/tMfmKk4jEw

After Joe Biden Opened Door To Nuking Filibuster https://t.co/i5IYwPtzwV

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @J_L_Fairchild: The most likely scenario for 2024 if nothing changes: Trump will be the most popular loser for a second time as the Dem…

RT @HalburJennifer: Is it blue or orange? Will the filibuster last long enough? An informative look at an abortion bill in Texas in 2013 to…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @J_L_Fairchild: The most likely scenario for 2024 if nothing changes: Trump will be the most popular loser for a second time as the Dem…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @kimby55: One (only?) good thing about #NoLabels is that once #Manchin is out of the #Senate, maybe we can get rid of the filibuster.

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

Dems in Senate couldn't manage to pass #VotingRights, or end the #filibuster. But now united with GOP to spend millions chasing #UFOs based on fakery pushed by conspiracy thinkers. Schumer, etc. rely on advocates facing SEC fraud scrutiny. https://t.co/02HqK38lUx @NormOrnstein https://t.co/bPugSCQt5T

RT @LisaBRochester: Abortion is health care. When I get to the United States Senate, I will vote to abolish the filibuster and codify abo…

RT @lefttwick: the no labels thing is so funny bc it's amazing how little "radical centrists" are interested actually welding power. if Man…

RT @lefttwick: the no labels thing is so funny bc it's amazing how little "radical centrists" are interested actually welding power. if Man…

RT @JayRod212: @TheEmoDragon @willajrainbolt @SamSeder He doesn't trust dems for anything but somehow he trusted them to block multiple sup…

RT @lefttwick: the no labels thing is so funny bc it's amazing how little "radical centrists" are interested actually welding power. if Man…

RT @ElephantWatcher: I loved it. And now it's time to expose @Sen_JoeManchin . Running under the party NO LABELS, make no mistake, Manchin…

RT @ElephantWatcher: I loved it. And now it's time to expose @Sen_JoeManchin . Running under the party NO LABELS, make no mistake, Manchin…

RT @lefttwick: the no labels thing is so funny bc it's amazing how little "radical centrists" are interested actually welding power. if Man…

'If You Filibuster, I Will Interrupt You': Nancy Mace Delivers Warning T... https://t.co/BuARo88XG8 via @YouTube

RT @lefttwick: the no labels thing is so funny bc it's amazing how little "radical centrists" are interested actually welding power. if Man…