In adding up the costs of the filibuster, you should include long delays in dismantling Jim Crow, major areas in which legislation cannot be passed, and the distorting effects of work-arounds like ...

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

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

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Storm clouds hang above the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., July 2021. (Getty/Samuel Corum) Since the end of the 19th century, the filibuster—a political procedure used in the U.S ...

The filibuster actually endangers the whole edifice of civic democracy in America. WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: U.S. Supreme Court ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as she arrived for a vote at the U.S. Capitol last week. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) “The same Dems who argue to keep the ...

End the filibuster on Republican terms, pack the court with conservative justices, nationalize elections via mandatory proof of citizenship and force through other traditional priorities. Time for ...

Among North Carolina Democratic Senate hopefuls, former state Sen. Erica Smith supports abolishing the filibuster, while state Sen. Jeff Jackson referred to himself in an interview as ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.