Meet the senators at the center of the filibuster fight

Democrats face growing pressure to nix the legislative filibuster as President Biden takes an increasingly hard line against the procedural roadblock that threatens to stall much of his agenda.Biden delighted progr…
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Trump can still hold both parties hostage

How many will turn against Republicans who Trump feels have sinned against him? How many would follow Trump into a newly created political party?
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Democrats cannot erase the history or hypocrisy of the Senate filibuster

President Biden came out Thursday against the Senate filibuster as a “relic of the Jim Crow period.” It is now a virtual mantra on Capitol Hill that the filibuster is synonymous with racism and anyone supporting it …
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Chef José Andrés calls on Coca-Cola to provide food, beverages to voters in Georgia

Washington, D.C., chef José Andrés on Saturday called on Coca-Cola to help provide food and beverages to Georgia voters in light of a newly passed law that makes it illegal for people to provide food or water to voters as…
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Detroit restaurant warns people who smell like marijuana to not 'even think of stepping inside'

A Detroit restaurant drew some backlash online this week after issuing an announcement on its dress code policy, including telling customers who “smell like marijuana” to not “even think of stepping ins…
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At least 2 dead, 8 injured after shootings in Virginia Beach

Police are investigating multiple shootings in Virginia Beach that left at least two people dead and eight others injured late Friday.
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Democrats see Georgia as opening salvo in war on voting rights

Republican state legislators engaged in a nationwide effort to rewrite ballot access laws after the highest-turnout, most secure election in history scored their first major achievement Thursday when Georgia Gov. Brian Ke…
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Amazon tangles with Warren on Twitter

Amazon on Thursday engaged in a heated Twitter exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) after the lawmaker claimed that it and other large corporations “exploit loopholes and tax havens to pay close to nothing …
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O'Rourke slams Cruz for video of border visit

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday slammed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for videos he posted from the Southern border in which he claimed that smugglers were “yelling” at and taunting him. 
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Biden fires majority of DHS advisory council members

The Biden administration on Friday fired most members of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) independent advisory board, including those appointed by both Democrats and Republicans. 
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