Senate Filibuster Faces Uncertain Future as Key Defenders Retire and Pressure Mounts for Reform
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Time may be running out on the Senate filibuster with the retirement of key Democratic defenders Sinema and Manchin.
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McConnell, a longtime supporter of the filibuster, is stepping down from his leadership post, reducing the influence of a chief defender.
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Pressure to reform or eliminate the filibuster could increase depending on November election results.
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Recent years have seen the filibuster increasingly used to block legislation backed by a majority.
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Both parties have chipped away at the filibuster over time; some see it as crucial to bipartisanship, others as minority obstruction.