Retiring Senate Democrats open door to anti-filibuster successors

Retirements among Senate Democrats are paving the way for younger and fresher successors who are more vocal about abolishing the filibuster.

Efforts to create policy carveouts for the 60-vote threshold under Democratic majorities fell short thanks to centrist holdouts.

But Senate hopefuls in several states have a stronger desire to repeal the filibuster in its […] ...