For a second time in just a few weeks, Republicans used the filibuster to block Democrats from bringing key legislation to the Senate floor, stalling the party’s agenda and forcing lawmakers to confront the limits of a bare majority.
When West Virginia's Joe Manchin closed the door on eliminating the legislative filibuster this week, promising not to "weaken or eliminate" the 60-vote threshold, he "dashed" the "dreams" of Democrats, according to The New York Times.