“I do think that a future Senate will eliminate the filibuster,” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema told me during a recent interview — referring to the 60-vote requirement to pass most legislation — “in order to have a short-term political gain.”
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Opinion Sinema predicts the Senate filibuster’s unfortunate demise
The outgoing Arizona senator believes U.S. politics will get worse before it gets better.
May 9, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT