Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay action or bring ...

State Senators had a late night at the Capitol working to meet deadline on Thursday due to disruptions in the session. Sen. Nathan Dahm was filibustering, reading hundreds of pages of legislation, so ...

On Thursday, news that Nebraska Democrats narrowly defeated a six-week abortion ban came as a shock, as state after state—particularly in the Midwest and the South—passes bans in the aftermath of Roe ...

While working as a legislator, I try to incorporate my life experiences of growing up and working in Cole County into the way I do my job now. When I was on the farm, I would get extremely upset when ...

As a clinical psychologist and academic, I have observed many covert attempts to block social justice efforts within the various systems in which I work. I have been asked to write multiple memos or ...

Contrary to recent mythology, there has never been a Senate tradition of filibustering nominees to the Supreme Court. Only once in history has there been a clear attempt to filibuster a first-time ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) railed against “unprecedented Republican filibustering” that has delayed the debate over a climate change bill. Though senators from both parties agreed ...

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Russia is stalling progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday after a meeting with Western allies in Paris, adding that ...

Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he won't sign any more legislation into law until his pet voter suppression bill is passed, spurring some to accuse him of sabotaging his party. Trump over the ...

Sen. Cory Booker was not officially filibustering, a practice that dates back to 1789. A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay ...