The U.S. Senate has been dysfunctional for decades. There has been a lack of debate on bills thanks to procedural tactics ...

The plan is a nonstarter for most GOP senators, who have warned of a monthslong suck of precious floor time and rippling ...

The U.S. Senate has been dysfunctional for decades. There has been a lack of debate on bills thanks to procedural tactics used by the leadership of both parties that marginalized rank-and-file ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn't "unified" on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased ...

HARTFORD — The General Assembly's tradition of unlimited debate was a theme of the Senate's afternoon-long session on Wednesday, when bills that easily passed the House but died without votes in the ...

Time is not fungible. The time you spend reading this column cannot be "reclaimed." It is gone and it won’t be back. Which is why the "talking filibuster" proposal for the United States Senate is such ...

The bill would require proof of citizenship to register, eliminate mail-only registrations, and require photo ID nationwide – changes Republicans argue are essential to election integrity. In other ...

To hear Thom Tillis tell it, there was a world where he might not have decided to retire from the US Senate. At least not in ...

House lawmakers returned to Washington on Tuesday to confront the Iran conflict and joust over Congress’s role, or lack ...

During his record-long address, Trump highlighted the work of Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Blake Moore.

After hours of filibustering, Nebraska lawmakers advanced a proposal that would ban weapons inside the state Capitol and add security measures at the building.T ...

The reality of mustering the election bill through Congress is much more complicated beneath the surface.