In my new Confirmation Tales post, I set forth the basics of filibusters and cloture as a prelude to diving into Senate Democrats’ deployment of the filibuster in 2003 against Miguel Estrada’s ...

In theory, to filibuster means a senator keeps speaking in opposition to legislation to prevent the vote, which by the mid-1800s became known as "talking a bill to death."The Senate in 1917 ...

Indeed, the filibuster is part of what distinguishes the Senate from the U.S. House, where majority rule is absolute. It safeguards the upper chamber from the whiplash that is common when party ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as she arrived for a vote at the U.S. Capitol last week. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) “The same Dems who argue to keep the ...

The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline. By Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol A ...