On January 19, Democratic-led efforts to pass important voting rights legislation were stalled once again by a Republican filibuster in the United States Senate. (A later effort to change Senate rules to prevent a filibuster of voting rights legislation was also defeated, with Sens. The story also got picked up locally by CBS affiliate WLKY.com and by the Louisville-based Courier-Journal newspaper. (McConnell lashed out at his critics during a Friday gaggle with Kentucky-based reporters.) Despite the depth of coverage online, McConnell’s statement registered as barely a blip on cable news the following day.

Source: CNN January 21, 2022 23:35 UTC