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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Time to call Schumer’s filibuster bluff

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

In this file photo from April 27, 2021, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., speaks at a dedication for a facility intended to improve water quality in McDonald, Pa. Lamb said Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, he is running for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat, joining a crowded Democratic field in one of the nation's most competitive races. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

Rep. Conor Lamb, Pa. Senate candidate, promises to vote to end filibuster if elected

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats struggle on how to move forward with Build Back Better

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in this file photo. Mr. McConnell and 46 other Senate Republicans signed onto an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Biden OSHA vaccination mandate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers urge SCOTUS to strike down Biden workplace vaccine-or-test order

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Manchin skeptical about blowing up filibuster to pass Biden’s partisan voting overhaul

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building during a delay in work on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Russell building named for segregationist senator remains; decision to change falls to Schumer

By Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Schumer threatens to blow up Senate filibuster if GOP continues to block partisan voting overhaul

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 26, 2007. Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

Harry Reid to lie in state in U.S. Capitol Rotunda

Associated Press

President Joe Biden Jill Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, en route to Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden suffered nine nominees yanked from consideration in 2021

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, center, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, standing with other House Democrats, talks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, following a meeting with President Joe Biden to work out details of the Biden administration's domestic agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats end the year empty-handed on racial justice but won’t call it a loss

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Harry Reid, a former Senate Majority Leader. dies at 82

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package and has thrown Democrats into turmoil. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

A little help from potential-Republican Joe Manchin

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a viewing service for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Chris Van Hollen says January is the last chance to end Senate filibuster, pass election law bill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the AFL-CIO about union jobs and building infrastructure, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kamala Harris vows Biden ‘is not giving up’ on Build Back Better Act’s big spending

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks after signing the &quot;Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act&quot; into law during a ceremony in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Biden moves at a faster clip than Trump on judges

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., holds an end-of-the-year news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell floats party-switch deal to moderate Democrat Manchin

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Dems worry Build Back Better failure undercuts their 2022 campaigns, blame everyone but Biden

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

With the U.S. Capitol dome in the background, a sign that reads "Build Back Better" is displayed before a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Democrats, activists play climate disaster card in bid to save Build Back Better

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package and has thrown Democrats into turmoil. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Manchin’s future as Democrat uncertain after killing Biden’s economic agenda

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Associated Press photo)

Corpse of ‘Da Nang Dick’ Blumenthal makes peace with Commies

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times