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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will not lower the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation in the Senate next year if the GOP wins the majority in November. (AP Photo)
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Mitch McConnell: GOP majority won’t change filibuster rules

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Senate Democrats to talk climate change in Monday filibuster
Energy and Environment

Senate Democrats to talk climate change in Monday filibuster

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Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican. Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor
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GOP Sen. Bob Corker compares Harry Reid to Vladimir Putin; says Senate in ‘death spiral’

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After the Filibuster
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After the Filibuster

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Ted Cruz forces GOP leaders to vote for bill they wanted to pass
Columnists

Ted Cruz forces GOP leaders to vote for bill they wanted to pass

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Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said in exchange for extending unemployment benefits, he wants to pay for them and include Republican-approved provisions aimed at increasing jobs. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Critical votes on federal spending, jobless pay this week in Congress

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate should increase the authority of committee chairmen and ranking members, permit more debate on legislative issues, allow a greater number of minority amendments and extend the length of the Senate's work week. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)
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Mitch McConnell bemoans the partisanship that has paralyzed the Senate

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“With all of the Republican obstruction, delay, we have seen ... is it any wonder Democrats changed the rules [in November]? Of course not,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reidof Nevada. “Even under these new rules, Republicans are wasting weeks on matters that could be resolved in mere hours.”

GOP will slow Senate work in protest over loss of power

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John Koskinen was confirmed in a 59-36 vote, below the 60-vote approval threshold that would have been required before Senate Democrats changed the chamber's rules to prevent Republicans from continuing to block presidential nominees. (AP Photo)
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Senate invokes new filibuster restrictions to confirm IRS chief

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President Obama on Thursday welcomed the late-night Senate confirmation of Nina Pillard to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the latest successful appointment for the White House in the wake of new rules for approving executive nominations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Obama hails confirmation of Nina Pillard to DC Circuit Court

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