I believe the point is technically the cloture vote rather than the substantive one. So you need 60 votes (was 67 until the mid-1970s) to bring down the guillotine on debate and move to a substantive… (View Post)

And that's why he got the job, and why he keeps it... Trump was very clear he didn't want another Pence (whose views are a long, long way from mine but did ultimately do his duty to the Constitution). (View Post)

Vance leads the polls, but does that mean he's the preferred candidate of Republicans or the presumed preferred candidate of the Orange Emperor? It seems quite likely a lot of that would melt away if… (View Post)

As I understand it, this one requires a supermajority (60 votes for) in the Senate to proceed. There is a reconciliation process for budget bills where debate is limited to 24 hours and a simple majo… (View Post)

If someone is after a set of Crown Jewels, the obvious suspects are King Donald I and the piss artist formerly known as Prince Andrew. (View Post)