Sanders endorses ending filibuster to pass voting rights legislation

What he's saying: "President Obama is absolutely right. It is an outrage that modern-day poll taxes, gerrymandering, I.D. requirements, and other forms of voter suppression still exist today," Sanders wrote on Twitter.

• "If expanding the Voting Rights Act requires us to eliminate the filibuster, then that is what we must do."
• Obama on Thursday called the filibuster "another Jim Crow relic" during his eulogy for the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis.

The big picture: It is unclear where Joe Biden stands on abolishing the filibuster. He told the New York Times in July that it will "depend on how obstreperous they become,” referring to Senate Republicans.

• President Trump in the past supported eliminating the filibuster, but his position is less certain now as Democrats are favored to gain five to seven Senate seats in November, which could allow them to claim the majority.