Senate Democrats are set to rekindle their love for the very procedural tool they spent years trying to weaken: the ...

It’s worth emphasizing that Donald Trump might have a very different opinion on the matter. During his first term, he repeatedly called for the filibuster to be eliminated, and it’s easy to ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

Modifying the filibuster takes only a simple majority, making it an easy target in the past for senators to erode its power. Debate could be cut off under original Senate rules with a simple ...