The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the ...

helped lead a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer from almost 100 Democrats calling for abolition of the filibuster. “This is an existential moment for our country,” the letter ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

In 2021, 100 House Democrats signed a letter urging their Senate brethren to kill the filibuster, which allows senators to hold up legislation unless 60 of their colleagues prefer otherwise.

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster again during a second procedural vote on Friday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. By a margin of 61-35 ...

Then, at 11:18 a.m., Sen. Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth Democrat, took to the Senate floor and started what she hoped would be a 13-hour filibuster of the abortion bill. If Davis managed to keep the ...