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Speaking at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in May, 2020, former President Barack Obama called for the elimination of the Senate filibuster, which he maligned as "another Jim Crow relic." During his four years in the Senate, Obama himself u
In response to President Trump's nominations, Sen. Rand Paul is threatening a filibuster, in order to keep Mike Pompeo from becoming the secretary of state and Gina Haspel from becoming the director of the CIA.
3 Democrats and 2 Republicans are filibustering the Senate vote on the reauthorization of FISA Section 702.
3 Democrats and 2 Republicans are filibustering the Senate vote on the reauthorization of FISA Section 702.
Republicans control the executive branch and both houses in Congress. That does not necessarily mean Trump can get the legislation he wants passed.
As we can see from the above article excerpt, Rand Paul has made strong public comments about Trump's pick for secretary of state. But he hasn't been nearly so outspoken about the "fake news" debate.
