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

Ted Cruz spoke for 21 hours straight to try and ... Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster in opposition to landmark civil rights legislation remains the longest in history at just over 24 hours.

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...

U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand voted against RFK Jr.'s nomination for DHHS Feb. 6. Another ...

“We’ve got to make things hotter,” acknowledged Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), adding that the furor in the party will ...

Ted Cruz of Texas abstained ... motion is a procedure that requires a majority quorum of 60 to end a debate or filibuster and take a vote. However such a majority number is not required for ...

After becoming the nation’s top transportation official, Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to the Department of Transportation’s ...

Guthrie, along with new Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX), will have some ... rather than the usual 60-vote threshold to clear a filibuster. Another pressing reauthorization ...

The executive orders (EOs) and policy memoranda President Donald Trump issued thus far advance his goal of making America ...

Ted Cruz told The Independent ... And Republicans can pass nominees without a filibuster because Democrats invoked the nuclear option on cabinet officials and judges during Barack Obama’s ...