The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America.” I wanted to know if he would work ... (From here, Merkley described several ...

Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the ...

Filibusters once required senators to stand ... The Senate, envisioned by America’s founders to be a highly deliberative body, was created with no mechanism to end debate on a given topic.

Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-SD) vowed that the filibuster will be "safe under Republican control," even if it may stand in Trump's way. “I find it ironic that a party that has spent ...

After their election loss, notice how quickly Democrats have flip-flopped with respect to their push to abolish the legislative filibuster. Back in 2021, Representative Pramila Jayapal ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The filibuster’s power came into question once again on Thursday, as the rules committee convened to discuss a handful of changes to the 109th Legislature. The filibuster ...

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster again during a second procedural vote on Friday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. By a margin of 61-35 ...

A committee of Nebraska lawmakers will consider 25 proposed legislative rules changes Thursday, including proposals that would make it easier for bills to overcome filibusters and harder for ...

How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America.” I wanted to know ... (From here, Merkley described several eras in which filibusters, driven by North-South regional disagreements, paralyzed ...