Sometimes, politics is the art of the impossible. Every time the Senate has changed hands in recent history, nine times ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators ...

The filibuster empowers the minority and frustrates the majority. Extended debate has always been a part of the way the Senate does its legislative business. Copied This week on the “Heritage ...

In its editorial, the NYT admits that its stance against the judicial filibuster “is a major change of position for us.” Actually, it’s the NYT’s second 180-degree reversal on filibusters.

Sometimes, politics is the art of the impossible ... the party in power has threatened to scrap or at least limit the filibuster. This procedural blocking mechanism requires a supermajority ...