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Harris supports abolishing the filibuster to enforce nationwide abortion protection, angering Manchin

Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday she supports changing the Senate filibuster rules to codify women’s federal right to abortion with a simple majority. “I have said it very clearly, I think we should abolish the filibuster tactic for Roe…

The strange backlash to Kamala’s support for filibuster reform

This is an issue on which Kamala Harris has been very consistent. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg/Getty Images Already in 2022, when the Democrats controlled the Senate and had the theoretical power to create new exceptions to the filibuster with a simple…