Seeking to stonewall Republicans and Trump, Senate Democrats launched their third legislative filibuster last week to deny the required 60 votes for a GOP bill.

He said Senate Democrats, who have threatened to filibuster the House-passed spending bill, would be fully responsible for the shutdown and its aftermath. The president said that Democrats have ...

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 ...

While Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority, 60 votes are required to stop a filibuster and bring the budget bill up for a vote. All but one Senate Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky ...

a procedural step to end debate that requires the votes of 60 members. That would prevent a filibuster and advance the spending bill to the floor.

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 ...

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority and would need Democrats to support the package to reach the 60-vote threshold, which is required to overcome a filibuster. “I’m in the camp of like ...

With his party united, Schumer said the Republicans, who hold a 53-47 majority, lack the support needed to reach the 60-vote threshold, which is required to overcome a filibuster. But Senate ...

Recently, tobacco company representatives were accused of either paying or bullying their way onto government teams attending an FCTC conference where they proceeded to filibuster the proceedings.