SenateRepublicanleaderMitchMcConnellhasagreedto a powersharingagreementwithDemocratsafterhedroppedhisdemandthatDemocratspreservedtheproceduraltoolknownasthefilibuster, whichrequires a 60 votesupermajoritytoadvancemostlegislationandthereforeallowstheSenateminoritytoeholduplegislation.