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Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill

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WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation,...

Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill

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WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation,...

AP FACT CHECK: Manchin, Sinema do not vote with GOP more

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is stretching the facts when he suggests that two moderate Democrats in the Senate might be a reason why...

Biden calls out 2 Democratic lawmakers for blocking agenda

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called out two fellow Democrats on Tuesday in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the most ambitious elements...

GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty...

Pressure for Senate rules change after GOP blocks 1/6 probe

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WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope...

EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?

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WASHINGTON — Minority Republicans used a Senate filibuster to block a Democratic bill that would have launched a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6...

EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack...

GOP poised to block bipartisan probe of Jan. 6 insurrection

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to block the creation of a special commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,...

Schumer sets up June vote on elections overhaul bill

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WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is setting a June vote on an elections overhaul bill, a Democratic priority that confronts restrictive new...