A few weeks ago, when a day of Senate hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ended on what was described as a “confrontational note,” Senate Minority Leader ...

I hate to agree with President Donald Trump, but why do we put up with the 60-vote requirement (aka filibuster) for most votes in the Senate? Last year’s election in the U.K. shows that with the ...

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 ...

Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there ...

WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mike Lee is pushing to change how the Senate filibuster works, lamenting that the procedural tool has gotten in the way of Republicans passing their agenda despite controlling ...

Republican President Donald Trump, instead of calling on Congress to negotiate over its budget impasse, has instead called on GOP senators to end the filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Wednesday he’s open to changes to the Senate filibuster, but stopped short of endorsing President Donald Trump’s call to eliminate it to end the ...

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Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is, the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has existed ...