Biden Says Democrats Could Change Filibuster Rules

“President Biden said it is a ‘real possibility’ that Senate Democrats could seek to revise the chamber’s filibuster rules to overcome a Republican blockade on raising the debt ceiling,” the Washington Post reports.

“Such a major change could give Democrats the ability to stave off a potential, calamitous default roughly two weeks before a critical fiscal deadline — but only if all party lawmakers agree to loosen the Senate’s typical 60-vote threshold in a way some, including Biden, have been disinclined to do for months.”