After meeting with Trump, some Republican senators appear more open to nuking the 60-vote filibuster rule. But GOP Leader John Thune says, "It's just not happening."

The way to end the filibuster (or make it more effective) is to return to the traditional practice that required senators to stand and speak for hours.

One solution President Donald Trump has suggested to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is for the U.S. Senate to get rid of the filibuster and reopen the government without any support from Democrats. PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson shares what Senate Republicans could do to end the filibuster.

The filibuster forces consensus, protects the states, and prevents fleeting majorities from remaking the nation overnight.

Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican majority in the Senate, it may be their only tool to fight against a conservative agenda. For years, key members of the Democratic ...

Republicans know that ending the filibuster is a really bad idea. The filibuster is one of the last remaining protections against the tyranny of the majority.

The Alabama Legislature’s daily session ended abruptly Tuesday as the Alabama Senate adjourned amid a filibuster threat from a senator over what he claimed was poor House treatment of Senate legislation. Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, threatened to carry ...