The filibuster can stop bills from reaching the Senate floor and lead to hours-long speeches. It can be hard to understand what a filibuster is, why we have it and how it impacts the country.

Filibuster Battle Avoided, For Now. By Bootie Cosgrove-Mather. May 24, 2005 / 4:59 PM EDT / CBS ... A filibuster is not to be confused with the peanut buster parfait at Dairy Queen or, ...

The latest reports suggest that next week the unflinching will do the unthinkable for reasons that remain inexplicable. Washington is drifting toward the “nuclear option,” a phrase that has become ...

The filibuster can stop bills from reaching the Senate floor and lead to hours-long speeches. It can be hard to understand what a filibuster is, why we have it and how it impacts the country.