Where Does the Buck Stop?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 10, 2014 Some elections are contests between voters who are happy and voters who are not. This fall's elections are of a different sort: Since almost all the voters are unhappy with politics, the battle will be over which party gets the blame for dysfunction, inaction and disillusionment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Filibuster

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 Dig deeper

A Nuclear End to Denial

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 With their dramatic decision, Senate Democrats have frankly acknowledged that the power struggle over the judiciary has reached a crisis point and that the nature of conservative opposition to President Obama is genuinely without precedent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Fili-Baster

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Nov 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Mr. Nice Guy

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Nov 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Nuclear Option

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Nov 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Big Mean Democrats

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Democrats Finally Off the Filibuster on Executive Nominees

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2013 Republicans filibustering seemingly every second to obstruct the Obama administration's agenda has gotten under Democrats' skin at last. Thursday, after being dared by the GOP to go nuclear, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the plug on filibustering, allowing presidential nominees to be approved with a simple majority vote for the remainder of this Congress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Countdown to Shutdown, Ted Cruz and Friendly Iran

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Senate's bill to restore funding for Obama's health care law and avert a government shutdown, what will happen when Obamacare goes into effect and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's "sort-of filibuster." Also, the cooling of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Filibuster Fanboy

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Jul 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Thawing the Senate’s ‘Deep Freeze’

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 17, 2013 For all the railing against dysfunction in the nation's capital, very little had actually happened to overcome it -- until this week. That's why the agreement to begin putting an end to Senate filibusters of presidential nominees is a very big deal. It is an acknowledgement that the only way to stop political bullying is to confront the bully. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where Are the Voices of GOP Senators Who Still Care About Democratic Institutions?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 Before January 2009, the filibuster was used only for measures and nominations on which the minority party in the Senate had their strongest objections. Since then, Senate Republicans have filibustered almost everything, betting that voters will blame Democrats for the dysfunction in Congress as much as they blame the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )