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US calls for UN security council meeting to discuss Ukraine crisis – as it happened

The group has not been able to take any action in its previous meetings as Russia is a veto-wielding member of the security council – follow

The Guardian - US

Can Dems replace Breyer in enough time?

A year of "Manchinema" stonewalling may be cause for concern around the fate of Justice Breyer's SCOTUS replacement

Salon

Supreme Court vacancy: Manchin and Sinema will likely vote for whoever Joe Biden picks

Both Senators have been consistent in voting to confirm Biden’s judicial nominations, including both potential picks to replace Breyer

The Independent UK

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Biden ‘stands by’ pledge to nominate Black woman to supreme court, White House says – as it happened

President urged to make good on promise to pick Black woman to fill vacancy, with Stephen Breyer to retire as justice – follow the latest

The Guardian - US

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Guardian - US

Commentary: In voting rights battle, moderate Republicans are allowed to duck the issue

At a time when Republican leadership has come to tolerate, or even embrace, Donald Trump’s “big lie,” 19 states have acted to subvert previously established voting rights by passing 34 new laws that restrict voting access.

Chicago Tribune

The power and poison of modern monetary theory

When Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced that he would not support the Build Back Better Act -- effectively dooming US President Joe Biden's signature legislative initiative -- he cited America's "staggering debt".

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Clinton-era Cabinet member deletes post calling for ‘back of the hand’ against Sinema

Progressives’ anger against Sinema, Manchin at new levels after filibuster vote

The Independent UK

Sanders: ‘Anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema

Senator confirms he will campaign against moderate Democrats if they face primary challenges

The Guardian - US

Where egos dare: Manchin and Sinema show how Senate spotlight corrupts

The two Democratic senators chose to wreck American democracy, simply to feed their sense of their own importance

The Guardian - US

Abolishing the filibuster won’t lead to a ‘tyranny of the majority’. It’s quite the opposite

What defenders of the filibuster want is minority rule – and a government unable to deliver anything meaningful to its people

The Guardian - US

Sinema faces blowback in Arizona for votes defying Democrats

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many Democrats consider essential to preserving democracy

The Independent UK

Seth Meyers on failed voting rights bill: ‘Republicans are waging war on democracy’

Late-night hosts discuss the GOP’s filibustering of a voting rights bill and the supreme court’s rejection of Trump’s request to seal material from January 6

The Guardian - US

Biden emphasizes need for Build Back Better, citing a more just tax system – as it happened

Senator Joe Manchin doomed legislation last month, but there are signs Democrats are seeking to revive parts of it

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The Independent UK

Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill

Democrats are picking up the pieces after the collapse of their sweeping voting rights legislation

The Independent UK

Democratic congressman arrested with voting rights protesters after Senate demonstration

Progressive congressman has hammered Sinema, Manchin on voting rights, filibuster

Ballotpedia

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 6

In this issue: U.S. Rep. Larson has first primary challenge since 1998 and Democratic candidates air ads criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin

Salon

Ossoff confronts Collins on voting bill

"Do not invoke Congressman Lewis’ name to signal your virtue while you work to erode his legacy," Ossoff demanded

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Salon

Manchin defends filibuster with a lie

“The United States Senate has never been able to end debate with a simple majority," Manchin said. That's not true

Los Angeles Times

Biden is stuck with a divided party

WASHINGTON — Among President Joe Biden's most valuable political skills has been a knack for planting himself firmly at the ideological center of the Democratic Party, a trait that helped him win elections amid shifting winds over five decades in public life. In office, that strategy enabled him to cobble…

The Guardian - US

Republican voter suppression is rampant. Manchin and Sinema are complicit now

Manchin and Sinema’s intransigence on the filibuster helps the Republican party usher in an era of voter suppression and election subversion

The Guardian - US

Biden warns Russia will ‘pay a heavy price’ if Putin launches Ukraine invasion – as it happened

President seeks to clarify comments from Wednesday on Ukraine-Russia crisis amid escalating tension on border – follow all the day’s politics news

The Conversation

Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

The Build Back Better bill, the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s domestic policy, cleared the House of Representatives by a slender margin largely along party lines in November 2021.

The Guardian - UK

After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not

Despite victories from Covid to climate change, the president is hamstrung and the nation as divided as ever, says history professor Adam Tooze

The Independent UK

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed

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