It was a full-on nuclear explosion. Just like the Pacific Testing Grounds near the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. But this political blast tore through the Senate chamber. In November 2013, ...

In May and July of 2017, early in his first term, President Donald Trump unleashed flocks of shrieking tweets imploring the Senate to change its filibuster rule for legislative measures. He advocated ...

Late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) detonated the first Senate "nuclear option" in 2013, curbing the filibuster to confirm executive branch nominees - except for the Supreme Court. Former ...

Republicans can end the government shutdown by killing the filibuster. Here, President Donald Trump gives remarks to the media after returning to the White House in Washington DC from a military event ...

The US Senate is set to embark on a series of under-the-radar moves that could leave progressives with decidedly mixed feelings. For years, progressives have been the most ardent voices calling for ...

With the two parties very far apart on terms for a measure to keep the federal government open after funding runs out on September 30, the odds of at least a temporary government shutdown are soaring ...

WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is opening up about the wrath he faced from former President Joe Biden — and how the West Virginian was quietly pulling for Republicans to retake the ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders have made consequential moves this year to weaken or end-run minority power when it stands in the way of their ambitions during the second Donald Trump ...

Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, rules, and potential reforms. Why do most bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate? Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, ...

In May and July of 2017, early in his first term, President Donald Trump unleashed flocks of shrieking tweets imploring the Senate to change its filibuster rule for legislative measures. He advocated ...