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Podcast: Filibuster debates, Walker questions Trump

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Oct 22, 2021

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Democrats could not overcome a Republican filibuster on their voting rights bill. Washington correspondent Tia Mitchell joins host Greg Bluestein to discuss whether Democrats will change the filibuster rules, how it impacts future legislation and why Herschel Walker is going against Donald Trump for the first time.

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