Updated at 5:45 a.m., Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
In two votes Thursday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly approved changes to the rules of the chamber, including the rules governing the filibuster. The final votes were 78-16 and 86-9. The approval of the changes was a disappointing ending for reformers, who had sought to dramatically weaken the filibuster, which has come to be used in recent years by the Republican minority with a frequency unprecedented in Senate history.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=92462