Republicans praised the filibuster Tuesday as an essential tool that enables every individual senator in both political parties to slow things down when they believe their colleagues are carelessly rushing too quickly to adopt controversial proposals. “Allowing individual senators to secure—and, just as importantly, stop—dramatic policy changes is what sets this body apart. The filibuster provides…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) started the new year with a blunt attack on Republicans on Jan. 3, claiming the GOP’s opposition to Democrats’ proposed voting rights reforms is tied to “domestic extremists” who tried to “destroy our Republic” in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. “Domestic violent extremists sought to inflict chaos and…

Congressional Democrats who failed earlier this month in a late-night attempt to impose federal control of elections are now pushing a new, more radical version of the proposal. The John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 was introduced earlier this week by House Democrats as HR4. The introduction comes after Senate Majority Leader…