Abolishing the filibuster will give Republicans the same power that Democrats themselves crave. If they haven’t realized that by now, they will find out soon enough — the next time Republicans ...

The previous modern record for longest filibuster was set earlier this year by the Senate Freedom Caucus, who […] The post Democratic filibuster of initiative petition bill exceeds 41 hours, ...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will make abolishing the Senate filibuster "priority No. 1" should he win in 2024, and he is willing to gamble the Democrats' slim majority to do so.

Negotiators Aiming To Avert Showdown Over Filibuster This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such ...

Thune’s warning might set the stage for a showdown between himself and Trump, as the 45th president said in 2017 that “the very outdated filibuster rule must go,” in order to push a ...

Democrats are closing in on a Senate royal flush. Although still a long shot, they have raised their goal to a magic and rare 60 members, a filibuster-proof majority of enormous significance ...

Two rival proposals aim to end Senate obstructionism this year. ... This is how all filibusters were done prior to the early 1970s, ... But Reid seems set on doing something.

Senate Republicans Flirt With Nuking the Filibuster GOP Senators are chipping away at the 60-vote threshold, marking one more step toward majority rule in the upper chamber. Tom Williams/Getty Images ...

Early Wednesday morning, Democrats in the Missouri Senate set a new record for the longest filibuster in state history.. The caucus of nine Democrats initiated the round-the-clock filibuster on ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned on Thursday that any attempt by Democrats to blow up the legislative filibuster would result in “Armageddon for our institutions.” ...

The longest filibuster in Missouri Senate history happened earlier this year, when the Freedom Caucus held the floor for 41 hours. Democrats will pass that mark around 7:30 a.m. The bill that inspired ...