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A fight over the filibuster has kept the Senate s organizing resolution in limbo for days after McConnell demanded an agreement to protect the filibuster be included in the power-sharing deal with Schumer a demand rejected by Democrats. McConnell announced on Monday night that the power-sharing deal could now proceed after the comments from Manchin and Sinema. Schumer didn t directly address comments from the two Democratic senators during his floor speech on Tuesday. I m glad we re finally able to get the Senate up and running. My only regret is that it took so long, because we have a great deal to accomplish, Schumer said. ....
Every president makes a commitment to bipartisanship, but few actually succeed in bringing the parties together. Biden, who served in the Senate for more than three decades before becoming vice president, thinks he can defy history. After his party’s wins in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections, Biden will at least have a Democratic House and Senate to help him. But his majorities are razor-thin, creating a unique challenge for Biden. ADVERTISEMENT Even with congressional majorities, Trump and former Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush ran into trouble. Clinton’s stimulus plan in 1993 never got real traction and it was torpedoed by Republicans and centrist Democrats in the Senate. ....
This puts Democrats in the tricky spot of deciding whether to prioritize a second impeachment trial for Trump, which wouldn’t begin until after he leaves office. This prospect of holding a trial after Trump becomes a private citizen is already drawing objections from Republicans who are questioning whether doing so is even constitutional. ADVERTISEMENT Several Democrats argue that Biden’s agenda should take first priority while others wonder if an impeachment trial, which could further poison the well of Senate collegiality, is even worth it at a time when they need Republican support to move Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal. ....