Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...

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.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other top Republican senators vowed to only vote for a permanent, rather than ...

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee ...

They’re going to cram these massive policy proposals into a “reconciliation” bill, which is exempt from the filibuster, but was never meant to be a vehicle for such massive policy change.

The filibuster is a procedural ... leadership and allowed them to approve controversial nominees and pass many bills. Harris was able to cast a record number of vice presidential tiebreaking ...

Their efforts, likely doomed from the start due to GOP congressional control, come as voters demand more resistance.

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 ...

Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

House GOP leaders overcame an important hurdle Thursday morning after cutting a deal with Freedom Caucus holdouts on a budget ...