Some of the funniest moments of Parks and Rec were improvised, and this 10-minute scene manages to outshine them all.

A filibuster is when a politician holds a prolonged debate or speech to prevent legislation from passing, such as a bill, a vote, a resolution or an amendment. What Was the Longest Filibuster in ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans pushed forward with a simple-majority vote late Wednesday to undo an electric vehicle mandate set by California, which Democrats and the nonpartisan Government ...

Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the face ...

When Democratic President Joe Biden took office in January 2021 and the Republican leadership of the Senate — no longer representing a majority of the chamber — still capable of following through on ...

With US govt shutdown poised to exceed 35-day mark, at which point it will become the longest ever, Trump is urging Senate to opt for the 'nuclear option'—scrapping the filibuster.

As the 2024 elections approach, Democratic senators and Senate candidates from across the ideological spectrum have called for the abolition of the filibuster. They believe that many of the proposals ...