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Senate Republicans block Obama appeals court nominee

Senate Republicans on Tuesday filibustered the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, blocking the nominee President Obama chose last year to serve on one of the nation's most powerful courts.

 

Finance reform bill still a tossup

Finance reform bill still a tossup

As vote nears, Senate Democrats don't yet have votes to overcome a threatened GOP filibuster.

 

Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

One day before Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the committee's top Republican upped his critiques of the nomination and floated the possibility of a filibuster.

Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said it was "conceivable" that a "filibuster might occur," should Kagan prove during the hearings to have extraordinary views.

 

GOP may end filibuster of financial reform bill

GOP may end filibuster of financial reform bill

The Senate's top Republican signaled Wednesday that a GOP filibuster of Wall Street reform legislation will end.

 

Democratic jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster

Democratic jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster

A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster today with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

 

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