GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block legislation establishing a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Thursday’s action would be the first successful use of a filibuster in the Biden presidency to halt Senate action. That’s despite both a bipartisan effort to salvage the bill and a last-minute plea by the mother of a Capitol Police officer who died after the siege. The filibuster is a time-honored Senate tradition that requires a vote by 60 of the 100 members to cut off debate and advance a bill. With the Senate evenly split 50-50, Democrats would need support of 10 Republicans to move to the commission bill.