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

The earlier legislation was conceived and debated ... than to have the Senate for the first time in history bury a civil rights filibuster. The dead children cannot be restored, but living ...

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

A bill introduced by a House Republican requiring voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when they register to ...

The filibuster is a loophole, historically used to block civil rights legislation. The original Senate rules did not include the filibuster rule. Our senators went to Washington to get things done ...

"As expected, the most angry opposition to the bill came from Dixie lawmakers, like Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina." Senator Strom Thurmond: "This so-called Civil Rights Proposals ...