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Trump's right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority

  • Written by Daniel Wirls, Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz

As the dramatic and traumatic first year of the Trump presidency nears the finish line, with major legislative struggles over tax legislation and the budget, it is easy to overlook other important political events.

One such development is essential to both the tax reform package, which would be Trump’s only significant legislative achievement...

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