The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially teed up a vote on its budget resolution for later this week in a bid to enact a portion ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President Donald ...

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.

(CNN) — 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.

Republicans are claiming that the bill should be seen as a narrow fiscal matter, meaning that it could bypass the Senate filibuster and become law more easily. “Using Medicaid funds for unproven ...

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...

Proposals to end the secret ballot votes for committee leaders, lower the number of votes needed to end filibusters and bar reporters from covering closed-door discussions about legislation ...

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