World history is full of examples of governments that unless they have limits and controls and checks get really out of control. And the extended debate, the filibuster, that's part of that system ...

It certainly couldn’t withstand much pressure. For better or for worse, the legislative filibuster has survived the most vehement of partisan rancor. Its judicial cousin, by contrast ...

Every time the Senate has changed hands in recent history ... The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. Technically, it’s been on the Senate books ...

When Trump first took office, Cruz pushed to overhaul the filibuster because he thought Democrats would eventually do the same. He now admits he was wrong. The Arizona senator clashed with fellow ...

He didn't read the phonebook — the archetypal filibuster trick — but in a particularly memorable moment, he did read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. From our morning news briefing to a weekly ...