Back in the minority and seeking to stonewall President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats have transitioned into the latest phase of their love-hate relationship with the filibuster. Democrats ...

“I love it now,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), who’s long advocated dismantling the legislative filibuster, said with a laugh. “We all like rules that help us, and right now that we're in the ...

Senate Democrats faced backlash on Monday after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster. Republicans needed 60 votes but only ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) cited Washington Examiner reporting in his criticism Monday from the chamber floor of Democrats rekindling their love for the filibuster now that they’re ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democrats in the Missouri Senate started a filibuster Wednesday afternoon to protest a wide-ranging public safety measure being considered by the legislature. Shortly after ...

A Republican-led Senate bill to prevent boys from participating in girls' sports failed to overcome the legislative filibuster on Monday night after it did not reach the necessary 60-vote ...

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 ...

A proposal that would change Nebraska law to define app-based ride-share and food delivery drivers as independent contractors overcame the Legislature's first filibuster of the year Wednesday as ...