Raise your hand if you thought the filibuster would be a top issue in the most important Republican Senate primary of this ...
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to “terminate the filibuster” to enact sweeping conservative policies and prevent Democrats from winning future elections — framing the Senate rule as the only ...
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is using a lengthy filibuster speech to criticize President Donald Trump as Senate Democrats utilize the procedural tool to block passage of a GOP-backed measure to open the ...
Democrats have been struggling to energize their frustrated base since losing all three branches of government in the November 2024 election. Senator Cory Booker may have found a way. For more than 25 ...
In 2013, the then-­majority Democrats in the Senate, under the leadership of Sen. Harry Reid, changed U.S. Senate rules regarding the filibuster to eliminate it, but only for approving presidential ...
Senate Republicans could force Democrats into a talking filibuster on voter identification, but it’s unclear if they will use the strategy to pass the bill. The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed ...