Mark Kirk, the Republican senator-elect from Illinois, could be sworn in as early as Nov. 29 due to special circumstances regarding his seat, which used to belong to President Obama but was handed over to Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) when Obama took office. Kirk will serve in the More…
Obama chided Republicans Saturday for filibustering the defense authorization bill that could have included the DREAM Act and other reform-minded measures like a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Obama said he hoped Republicans would “come to their senses” on the DREAM Act after the November elections.
The DISCLOSE Act is up for another vote in the Senate today, and while everyone understands that the chances of flipping a lone Republican to vote for the cause is slim, most observers I’ve spoken to claim Democrats are still working hard to get the bill passed. Politico’s Meredith More…
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is calling the Republicans out: The Senate plans to give them the opportunity to vote for or filibuster the financial regulatory reform bill as soon as Wednesday, Brian Beutler at Talking Points Memo reports.
Democrats need one Republican crossover to break a filibuster and move More…
With the reelection victory of Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss in a special election last week, hopes that Democrats would command a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the upper chamber next year were dashed.
The number 60 has attracted enormous attention because it represents the votes required to defeat a filibuster More…
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When Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) switched from Democrat to independent in 2006, Democrats needed him to remain in their caucus to control the Senate with 51 votes.
Yet many Democrats openly disdained Lieberman for championing the war in Iraq. The disdain escalated this year, when Lieberman campaigned tirelessly for More…
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