The filibuster empowers the minority and frustrates ... the heart and it's the most defining feature of the way the Senate does its work in the legislative process and has been for more than ...

Trump’s Sentence ‘Doesn’t Matter,’ but the Conviction Does Nothing in ... s presidency: The filibuster was creating a “vetocracy” that paralyzed the Senate and American democracy.

How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America.” I wanted to know if he would work with Republicans on filibuster reform if Trump demanded it. Our conversation, conducted by phone and edited for ...

Like the great filibusters ... the Senate floor to threaten one, and provide some workarounds; and allow the minority party to offer amendments to legislation, among other tinkering. It does ...

The budget reconciliation process allows bills to pass by simple majority and bypass the Senate filibuster. That means ...

As GOP hardliners spent the weekend pushing party leaders to cut deeper into Medicaid in an effort to advance Donald Trump’s ...

U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand voted against RFK Jr.'s nomination for DHHS Feb. 6. Another ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster ... Thune in a floor speech on Friday to work in a bipartisan way on legislation ...

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