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Who is more interested in rigging elections, Senator McConnell?

What a close look at the Senate’s leading obstructionist shows about the voting rights debate

Filibuster Fantasies

Everything that is permanent is dead.

The Fight Over the Debt Ceiling Is Dangerous and Dumb. That’s a Bad Combination.

The debt ceiling should simply be abolished as it serves no actual purpose

The Filibuster and the Tyranny of the Minority

The Senate is already un-democratic. The filibuster makes it more so.

McConnell’s January 6 Commission Antics Are an Admission of GOP Guilt

Republicans got all the concessions they asked for with the insurrection commission bill, yet McConnell wants to block it anyway

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are the Thorns in Democrats’ Side

But there’s a way for Chuck Schumer and Kamala Harris to neutralize the two heterodox senators

The Senate Is the Reason We Can’t Have Nice Things

Here’s why the $15 minimum wage failed—and why the Senate can’t get anything done

The Campaign Against Biden’s Cabinet Picks of Color Is Depressingly Familiar

The opposition to the nominations of Deb Haaland and Xavier Becerra follows a familiar trend on the right

Democrats Need to Invest In State Parties, Not Just Rock Star Candidates

New DNC chair Jaime Harrison is borrowing from the Howard Dean playbook

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