WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders have made consequential moves this year to weaken or end-run minority power when it stands in the way of their ambitions during the second Donald Trump ...

A government shutdown is becoming increasingly likely after the Senate on Sept. 19 voted against a continuing resolution that would have extended federal funding and several healthcare provisions set ...

Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, rules, and potential reforms. Why do most bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate? Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, ...

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist. Congressional experts said that Senator John Thune’s piecemeal changes ...

Joe Manchin is back! It’s not clear who was asking him to return, but the former West Virginia senator and governor has that most noble of post-retirement goals: a book to sell. The book’s title, ...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is very wrong to weaken the Senate’s historic filibuster procedure — which allows legislation and nominations to be slowed or blocked in the absence of 60 votes.

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said he would drop a Holocaust remembrance group’s definition of “antisemitism” if he becomes mayor — a turnaround in police that has some Jewish rights ...

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro pressed former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday about why he did not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. Navarro asked, "What was your issue with ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a forthcoming book, calling his 2022 push to abolish the filibuster a “spectacle.” The book, titled “Dead ...

An inconclusive medical result refers to when the test’s outcome isn’t clearly positive or negative. In healthcare settings, this typically means that further testing or an alternative diagnostic tool ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Democrats have to change their ways. Ideally yesterday. The Democratic Party is the pro-government party, simply ...

The US Senate is set to embark on a series of under-the-radar moves that could leave progressives with decidedly mixed feelings. For years, progressives have been the most ardent voices calling for ...