Experts told Newsweek that the party's attempt to fast-track Trump's budget could hold long-term consequences for Senate ...

If the filibuster is abolished, any gains Democrats make from now to 2028 could be reversed as soon as the Republicans regain control. "You cannot create a weapon and then expect that it will ...

Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster Wednesday to bring attention to drone strikes turned into a committee affair, with a dozen other GOP senators coming to the chamber floor to help carry the speaking ...

That was not how the filibuster traditionally operated ... Harris endorsed scrapping the Senate rule under which major legislation can be blocked unless a three-fifths majority — 60 ...

The filibuster is a term used frequently by people in Washington, but few Americans understand it, at least according to recent polling.The procedural tactic has been used by Democrats and ...

By skirting the Senate parliamentarian’s power to police the boundaries of reconciliation bills, the GOP is putting the ...

After Arizona Democrats censured her for failing to vote the filibuster out, Sinema left the party rather than capitulate. Her farewell speech on the Senate floor Wednesday rang with an emotional ...

We chatted with the Senate's self-proclaimed “chief filibuster antagonist” about his frustrations with the 60-vote threshold, his apparent lack of Republican friends and whether he'll ever run ...

As friends, family and colleagues remember the late Sen. Harry Reid, who died Tuesday at 82, for his service and leadership in Nevada and the U.S. Senate, one aspect of his legacy is more relevant ...

Democrats consider filibuster rule change in 2021 if they take Senate, White House. If they win back the Senate next year, a rule change could help their agenda.

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama called on Thursday for eliminating the filibuster, joining a growing chorus of Democrats who portray the Senate’s signature procedural weapon as an ...