Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

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

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

Republican lawmakers took a key step last week to officially abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what student ...

You see, dismantling a cabinet agency requires legislation. Because Senate Republicans aren’t planning to abolish the filibuster, that would require 60 votes. There are only 53 Republicans in ...

On Tuesday, the Texas state Senate was scheduled to pass major bills on funding transportation, permitting the death penalty for 17-year-olds, and putting sweeping restrictions on abortion in the ...

Republicans are hardly in agreement on getting rid of the department, and the filibuster would probably ... with racing’s leadership that could “end up revolutionizing NASCAR’s closely ...

President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

They favor the filibuster when it’s convenient for them, and they try to abolish it when it stands in the way of their far-left agenda,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post.

MERKLEY: The filibuster in its current form is simply a vote that’s taken and if 41 senators vote not to end debate, you have no way to vote on a bill, and if it’s done earlier in the process ...