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

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 ...

After Arizona Democrats censured her for failing to vote the filibuster out, Sinema left the party rather than capitulate.

President Joe Biden said Thursday he would be open to altering the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation, but said attempting to do so now would hamper his ability to pass his economic agenda.

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.

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 ...

Then in 2017, Senate Republicans nuked the filibuster and created a 51-vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees, paving the way for three of then-President Donald Trump’s justices to be confirmed.

Abolishing the filibuster would be an accomplishment of historic proportions. The filibuster has been part of Senate procedure since the 19th century as a means of thwarting majority rule.

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 ...

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 ...

The current rule in the Senate for legislation is that if a filibuster is conducted, three-fifths of the Senate—60 of the 100 senators—must vote to invoke cloture, which means stopping debate ...