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

Senator John Thune said Friday that the filibuster has "perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders' vision of the Senate." ...

"I do not think there would be long-term institutional consequences for our democracy in the absence of the filibuster," Riley said. "There will be profound consequences for our democracy if voting ...

But history tells us that both parties’ assumptions around political alignments and how long they will persist more often than not have been wrong. If the GOP nukes the filibuster in all but ...

MERKLEY: Of course, my argument is for the talking filibuster, which means that as long as the Democrats in the minority maintain a continuous presence on the floor speaking, they can block a bill.