Elizabeth Warren, progressive Dems demand filibuster get scrapped in $15 minimum wage fight

Progressive Democrats renewed their push to kill the Senate filibuster after a Thursday night ruling from the parliamentarian dealt a major blow to their efforts to include a $15-an-hour minimum-wage increase in the coronavirus relief bill.

The finding marks a serious setback for the Democratic Party's left-wing faction, which has been pushing the policy for more than a decade and viewed Biden's relief package as the best avenue to make it a reality.   In the wake of the ruling, progressive lawmakers began suggesting alternative routes to increasing the minimum wage — including eliminating the filibuster, which requires lawmakers to secure a 60-vote threshold for most legislation unrelated to the budget.