Senate Democrats criticized Republicans for "twisting the rules of the U.S. Senate" by using a little-known senate rule to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) during debate over attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)When Senate Republicans invoked a little-known rule Tuesday night to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Nevertheless, she persisted.”[The silencing of Elizabeth Warren and an old Senate rule prompted by a fistfight]If the Republican senators had intended to minimize Warren's message, the decision backfired — severely. #ShePersisted, #LetLizSpeak and “Silencing Elizabeth Warren” were among Twitter's top trending topics in the United States by Wednesday morning. After Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) struck down Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.)

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2017 14:35 UTC