Domenico Montanaro

And I'm Domenico Mazzanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

I'm Barbara Sprint. I cover Congress. And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

I'm Barbara Sprint. I cover Congress. And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

I'm Barbara Sprint. I cover Congress. And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

Well, life in the minority stinks. I mean, no other way to really put it. I mean, it's hard to really have a lot that you can do, especially procedurally. You know, there is the Senate filibuster for legislation, you know, where they'll need 60 votes to get something passed. And Democrats can certainly stand on that, as Mitch McConnell did when he was a Republican leader.

Well, life in the minority stinks. I mean, no other way to really put it. I mean, it's hard to really have a lot that you can do, especially procedurally. You know, there is the Senate filibuster for legislation, you know, where they'll need 60 votes to get something passed. And Democrats can certainly stand on that, as Mitch McConnell did when he was a Republican leader.

Well, life in the minority stinks. I mean, no other way to really put it. I mean, it's hard to really have a lot that you can do, especially procedurally. You know, there is the Senate filibuster for legislation, you know, where they'll need 60 votes to get something passed. And Democrats can certainly stand on that, as Mitch McConnell did when he was a Republican leader.

But there's going to be a lot of things like those Trump tax cuts that Republicans are probably going to be able to pass by tying it to the budget. They'll only need 51 votes. So and they certainly have that. So there's not a lot that Democrats can do procedurally, even when it comes to these nominees.

But there's going to be a lot of things like those Trump tax cuts that Republicans are probably going to be able to pass by tying it to the budget. They'll only need 51 votes. So and they certainly have that. So there's not a lot that Democrats can do procedurally, even when it comes to these nominees.

But there's going to be a lot of things like those Trump tax cuts that Republicans are probably going to be able to pass by tying it to the budget. They'll only need 51 votes. So and they certainly have that. So there's not a lot that Democrats can do procedurally, even when it comes to these nominees.

Democrats actually changed the rules some years ago during President Obama's term because Republicans are standing in the way of a lot of Obama's nominees. They got rid of the filibuster for those cabinet appointees. So now you only need 51 votes. So beyond talkathons or trying to sort of

Democrats actually changed the rules some years ago during President Obama's term because Republicans are standing in the way of a lot of Obama's nominees. They got rid of the filibuster for those cabinet appointees. So now you only need 51 votes. So beyond talkathons or trying to sort of

Democrats actually changed the rules some years ago during President Obama's term because Republicans are standing in the way of a lot of Obama's nominees. They got rid of the filibuster for those cabinet appointees. So now you only need 51 votes. So beyond talkathons or trying to sort of

slow things down a little bit with some procedural maneuvers, there's not a lot they can do to really stand in the way. This is really going to be about messaging. This is going to be about how Democrats are able to take what Trump has been doing, what Elon Musk has been doing, and trying to sell that to the American people as a problem.

slow things down a little bit with some procedural maneuvers, there's not a lot they can do to really stand in the way. This is really going to be about messaging. This is going to be about how Democrats are able to take what Trump has been doing, what Elon Musk has been doing, and trying to sell that to the American people as a problem.

slow things down a little bit with some procedural maneuvers, there's not a lot they can do to really stand in the way. This is really going to be about messaging. This is going to be about how Democrats are able to take what Trump has been doing, what Elon Musk has been doing, and trying to sell that to the American people as a problem.

One of the things we've started to hear from some Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries there

One of the things we've started to hear from some Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries there

One of the things we've started to hear from some Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries there

after he mentioned that what leverage do we have point is about the cost of living and saying that Trump's not focused on the cost of living because Democrats are trying to reach out more beyond just their base because certainly a lot of the people in their base are upset about what they see as a breaking of democratic norms about things like constitutional crises.