TPM Reader TB dropped me a note this afternoon about today’s second post. He liked it. Then he wrote this: “You’ve pretty much conclusively won the argument on SCOTUS reform, starting with immediate ...

Doing Nothing about ‘Cooked’ FDA Safety Standards Isn’t an Option Audio By Carbonatix Proponents of the “talking filibuster” quagmire like to point to the success of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as ...

The modern-day filibuster, in a disturbing and substantial way, has neutralized the effect of elections and crippled the ability of the elected majority to govern. The result? The people’s voice in ...

Republican President Donald Trump, instead of calling on Congress to negotiate over its budget impasse, has instead called on GOP senators to end the filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock ...