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Twitter: 'Over a million tweets sent' about Rand Paul filibuster

| Josh Peterson
Rand Paul

Ron Wyden was the only member of his party to stand in support of Paul

Rand Paul speaks as parties change places on executive power

| W. James Antle III
Brennan CIA

‘Frankly, it should have been answered a long time ago’

Obama praises Senate filibuster deal that helps GOP senators

| Neil Munro
Obama Gays.JPEG

‘Today’s reforms are a positive step towards a fairer and more efficient system’

Schumer mentions possible solution to avoid nuclear option on filibuster - TheDC

| Alexis Levinson
Charles Schumer

Reid has said that the Republicans have ‘abused’ the procedure of the filibuster

McCain gets fed up with Rand Paul, hints at endorsing filibuster reform - TheDC

| Alexis Levinson
John McCain

McCain not happy with Paul’s effort to block NDAA

McConnell: Reid filibuster ban a 'naked power grab' - TheDC

| Nicholas Ballasy

Republican calls Reid’s bid to change rules an ‘exercise of raw partisan political power’

Reid working to change filibuster rules, says Republicans have 'abused' them - TheDC

| Alexis Levinson
Harry Reid

‘We are working to make sure we have a the votes to change the rules’

Legislative Lowdown: President Obama to American entrepreneurs: You didn't build that, I did

| Brian Darling

A round-up of some of this week’s biggest developments on Capitol Hill.

Legislative Lowdown: Constitution smacked down by Supreme Court

| Brian Darling

A round-up of some of this week’s biggest developments on Capitol Hill.

Five reasons James Fallows' coup is a fantasy

| Rory Cooper

In a recent piece, the Atlantic columnist warned of a Republican coup d’etat.

Reid's ‘nuclear option’ changes rules, ends repeat filibusters - The Hill

| Paul Conner (admin)
Congress Jobs Bill

Democrats vote to prevent the minority from forcing votes on non-relevant amendments

Rand Paul plans to filibuster until Senate debates debt ceiling - TheDC

| Alec Jacobs
randpaul

The Republican senator from Kentucky wants a deal to raise the debt ceiling tied to a balanced budget amendment

A Republican supermajority by 2014? - Roll Call

| interns

Just three years after predictions of a permanent Democratic majority, the GOP could be on the verge of forming its own filibuster-proof bloc

Rand Paul says he's considering filibuster of budget agreement - The Hill

| Vince Coglianese

Paul acknowledged that he’s considering waging a filibuster

Senator to filibuster raising debt ceiling unless balanced budget amendment added to Constitution - TheDC

| Jeff Poor

Anonymous senate staffer tells Mark Levin to expect filibuster on ‘any attempt to raise the debt ceiling’ without conditions met

Reid and McConnell agree: There will be no reform of the filibuster - WaPo

| interns

Senate Dems and GOP both recognize that the filibuster is here to stay

Freshman GOP senator pledges to filibuster debt-ceiling increase - The Hill

| Steven Nelson (admin)

‘I’m against raising the debt ceiling and so I’m resisting it,’ Sen. Mike Lee said after the inaugural meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus

Senate Democrats drop campaign to limit filibuster - NYT

| interns

Sen. Udall: I’m committed to ‘making sure the Senate is more than just a graveyard for good ideas’

Sen. Udall concedes that far-reaching filibuster reform unlikely - TheDC

| Steven Nelson

Bipartisan negotiations on more minor reforms to Senate procedure are more likely to be successful

Is the filibuster undemocratic?

| Daniel Huff

The filibuster is no more undemocratic than the standard of “heightened scrutiny” used by the courts.