As the partial government shutdown rolls into its third week, some Republicans are floating the idea of getting rid of the ...

Some are asking if President Donald Trump, who has criticized the filibuster, might call for the “nuclear option" to remove ...

In remarks Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made clear he’s serious about breaking the logjam in the Senate by reforming the body’s onerous filibuster rules. “We ...

The filibuster causes a lot of problems for Democrats. Historically used only in rare and extreme circumstances, it is now implemented against almost every single of piece of legislation. It only ...

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine released the following statement following his first vote as a senator. Kaine voted in favor of the compromise reached to reform the filibuster: “I was honored tonight to cast my ...

Park Sumin, a member of the People Power Party, broke the record for the longest filibuster in history on the 26th. Park delivered a speech for 17 ...

Refusing to fund the government is the primary way minority party lawmakers can check the excesses of the executive branch ...

How It Would Happen Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler explains that it would start on the Senate's first day back on Wednesday, with Sen. Udall with kicking off the process. "On day one, Udall--or, ...