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Nuclear Option
April 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell Abolished the Filibuster. Good!
There can be no more fitting capstone to the Senate majority leader's legacy of norm-breaking. And it will level the playing field once again.
January 9, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Think Capitol Hill’s Rules Are for Suckers
They broke norms to stymie Democrats. Now they're doing it to help Trump.
February 12, 2015
Brian Beutler
To Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty, Republicans Should Kill the Filibuster
September 29, 2014
Brian Beutler
Killing the "Nuclear Option" Will Not Save the Senate. It Will Ruin Obama's Final Two Years.
August 12, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Liberal Fear of Obama's Executive Action Is Irrational
July 22, 2014
Danny Vinik
Harry Reid Might Have Saved Obamacare by Going Nuclear
The ACA subsidies decision likely will be overturned by the full appeals court
November 22, 2013
Kevin Mahnken
Democrats Will Pay for Nuking the Filibuster. But They Would Have Paid, Anyway.
November 22, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Nuking the Filibuster Is Great. Sanctimonious Beltway Types Just Won't Admit It.
July 16, 2013
Molly Redden
Lamar Alexander's Agenda for a Filibuster-Free Senate
July 12, 2013
Molly Redden
Why a Filibuster Rule Change Won't Turn the Senate Into the House

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