By skirting the Senate parliamentarian’s power to police the boundaries of reconciliation bills, the GOP is putting the ...

Frustration that the filibuster was not deployed last week should not obscure that it silently constrains the Republican agenda daily.

Senate Democrats don't have to abolish the filibuster entirely in order to pass voting rights legislation. They just have to pass a simple rule change.

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.

GOP leaders insist they aren't trying to end the 60-vote rule. Democrats warned that by ignoring the parliamentarian in this case, they are "going nuclear" on the filibuster.

It’s unlikely, but if Republicans overrule the Senate Parliamentarian on scoring tax cuts or what qualifies for the BBB, it could be at death’s door.

The filibuster is a term used frequently by people in Washington, but few Americans understand it, at least according to recent polling. The procedural tactic has been used by Democrats and ...

Giving Democrats a clear Senate majority is a very bad idea If you think today’s political climate can’t get worse, wait until Democrats jettison the filibuster.

Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican majority in the Senate, it may be their only tool to fight against a ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have indicated support for removing the Senate filibuster, but L. Roger Hutson argues filibusters are an important tool in forcing bipartisan governing.

The move turns a battle over clean energy policy into a high-stakes clash over the fate of the filibuster, with consequences for the future of the Senate.