WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans used a filibuster Friday to block a Democratic bill to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It was the first time under new President Joe ...

The word “filibuster,” which derives from a Dutch term for pirates and plunderers, somehow came to describe those who disrupt legislative business. The practice is much older — Cato the Younger was ...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul stood up shortly before noon Wednesday and announced his intention to filibuster President Barack Obama's nomination of John Brennan to lead the CIA. "I will speak until I can ...

The most extended government shutdown in U.S. history revived a familiar argument: The Senate’s filibuster is to blame for congressional paralysis. It’s a compelling narrative with a convenient ...

The U.S. Senate finally reached a deal to end the Democrat-led filibuster that caused a government shutdown for more than 40 days. But Sen. Tommy Tuberville said more delays are coming and is calling ...

The most extended government shutdown in U.S. history has revived a familiar argument: The Senate's filibuster is to blame for congressional paralysis. It's a compelling narrative with a convenient ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made waves on Wednesday by doubling down on demanding Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster to speed up President Donald Trump’s agenda. Trump wants ...

This article explores practical, citizen‑driven strategies for reforming the Senate filibuster, breaking down how everyday people-not just lawmakers-can influence one of Congress's most powerful ...

President Trump is right in his a call for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster — the procedural rule requiring a 60-vote supermajority to advance most legislation. Critics decry this as a power ...

It should be obvious even to the most obtuse Republican in the Senate that the Democrats will eventually regain another governing trifecta in Washington and will shortly thereafter “nuke” the ...

The most extended government shutdown in U.S. history has revived a familiar argument: The Senate’s filibuster is to blame for congressional paralysis. It’s a compelling narrative with a convenient ...