Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold

CongressJames WallnerJuly 11, 2023Tommy Tuberville, Chuck Schumer, JD Vance, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Mike Lee, Rule XIX, Senate Holds, Rule XXII, Confirmation ProcessComment

Democrats May Pressure the GOP Into Making the Filibuster Meaningless

An old strategy that’s worked for Democrats before may work again.

James WallnerJanuary 11, 2022Filibuster, Nuclear Option, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Harry Reid, voting rightsComment

How Harry Reid Broke the Senate

CongressJames WallnerJanuary 2, 2022Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Senate Leadership, Senate dysfunction, filling the tree, cloture, Nuclear OptionComment

Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?

CongressJames WallnerMarch 24, 2021Senate Rules, Nuclear Option, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Biden, Filibuster, clotureComment

McConnell is not all-powerful against Biden's Cabinet nominees

Elections, CongressJames WallnerNovember 20, 2020Senate, Joe Biden, 2020 Election, Georgia Special Elections, Majority Leader, Senate Rules, Confirmation Process, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnellComment

For Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process, the Constitution is on Senate GOP's side

SenateJames WallnerSeptember 28, 2020Confirmation Process, Amy Coney Barrett, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Supreme Court, Ruth Bader GinsburgComment

The Senate is broken because senators broke it

SenateJames WallnerMarch 1, 2020Political Dysfunction, Filibuster, caucus, Mitch McConnell, Chuck SchumerComment

How Mitch McConnell masters the Senate

SenateJames WallnerFebruary 20, 2020Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Roy Blunt, Impeachment, Senate LeadershipComment

No, the Senate can't have a trial before the House sends articles of impeachment

CongressJames WallnerJanuary 10, 2020Impeachment, Separation of Powers, Bicameralism, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Donald TrumpComment

Your Guide To What Happens Next With Impeachment

Now that they’ve passed an impeachment bill, Democrats are slow-walking the process in a bid to secure procedural guarantees from Senate Republicans on how the trial will unfold.

Congress, SenateJames WallnerDecember 29, 2019Impeachment, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer Comment

Senate shouldn't cut an impeachment trial short

SenateJames WallnerOctober 2, 2019Impeachment, Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, Mitch McConnell, Andrew Johnson, Senate Rules, Parliamentary Procedure, Floyd Riddick, Robert Dove Comment

All senators are to blame for the Senate's dismal state

SenateJames WallnerSeptember 19, 2019Mike Mansfield, Mitch McConnell, Political Dysfunction, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, John Cornyn, Susan Collins, Majority LeaderComment

Is Majority Leader McConnell blocking elections security legislation?

SenateJames WallnerAugust 7, 2019Legislative Process, Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell looks like a hypocrite on Supreme Court nominees, but he didn't have to

SenateJames WallnerAugust 6, 2019Confirmation Process, Mitch McConnell, ConstitutionComment

Senate GOP were better off when Harry Reid was in charge

SenateJames WallnerJuly 26, 2019Amendments, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Budget Agreement, Debt CeilingComment

Jeff Flake doesn't have to go gentle into that good night

There are better ways to force a vote protecting Mueller