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 ...

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 ...

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has an idea to end the federal shutdown: “Let’s make this a Republican-only vote.” The first-term senator pitched the notion during an appearance Wednesday night on Fox ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Discussion on the Missouri Senate floor was heated on Wednesday, where lawmakers were set to consider bills to redraw Missouri's congressional districts and amend the state's ...

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, ...

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is set to vote Friday on a government reorganization bill fiercely protested by the main opposition party following an end to its filibuster. The ...