The Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, is a procedural constraint named after the late Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia to prohibit “extraneous” provisions from being tacked onto reconciliation bills, ...

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has advised that some key money-saving policies couldn’t be included in Trump’s massive tax and domestic policy bill.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rules against the GOP on key provisions, and Republicans are furious ...

The nonpartisan adviser has nixed several components of Republicans’ massive tax package, prompting some to suggest removing her from the powerful position.

It would be a mistake to overrule Elizabeth MacDonough, Thune said Thursday after she struck Medicaid reforms meant to recoup hundreds of billions in savings.

WASHINGTON — Republicans faced another obstacle to passing President Trump’s “ big beautiful bill ” Thursday after the Senate ...

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to fire Parliamentarian ...

Key parts of the Senate budget proposal containing vast swathes of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda are on the ...

The solution is to mend it, not to end it. The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, is offering mostly reasonable reforms. First, he suggests eliminating the option to filibuster motions to consider.

Reid came out for killing the filibuster in 2019, arguing that it had outlived its usefulness and was suppressing the popular will. “The legislative filibuster is gone,” he told me that summer.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Adam Jentleson, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Sen. Harry Reid, about the impact President Biden's support of changing Senate rules has on the filibuster.