Trump Pushes GOP to Change Senate Rule in Order to Pass Border Bill

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 After a weekend in Florida with several immigration hard-liners, the president calls for a Senate voting rule change—dubbed the "nuclear option"—in a bid to tighten the border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nuclear Option

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Stolen Seat

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Nuclear Option

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Filibuster

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Meet the Worst Judge in America

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 Now that Senate Democrats have deployed the so-called nuclear option, the question arises: From a progressive perspective, who is the worst sitting federal judge in America today? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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

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Nuclear Option

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

Big Mean Democrats

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Enough of GOP Obstruction

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 Way to nuke ’em, Harry. It was time -- actually, long past time -- for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to invoke the "nuclear option" and ask his colleagues to change the Senate's rules. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )