The non-presidential party often picks up House seats in midterms, and as a part of it, that party’s incumbents rarely lose in midterms.— Over 13 general election midterms held during the last ...

The bill is now before the Senate, where despite bipartisan support it faces an uncertain future due to the filibuster. The Voting Rights Act ... Back in 1965, segregationist senator Strom Thurmond of ...

Back in the minority and seeking to stonewall President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats have transitioned into the latest phase of their love-hate relationship with the filibuster. Democrats ...

“I love it now,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), who’s long advocated dismantling the legislative filibuster, said with a laugh. “We all like rules that help us, and right now that we're in the ...

Senate Democrats faced backlash on Monday after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster. Republicans needed 60 votes but only ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democrats in the Missouri Senate started a filibuster Wednesday afternoon to protest a wide-ranging public safety measure being considered by the legislature. Shortly after ...

Because she and the others stayed on board, Republicans had the 33 votes needed to advance the bill past the first major filibuster of the 2025 legislative session. It advanced 33-16, with a ...

Then, at 11:18 a.m., Sen. Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth Democrat, took to the Senate floor and started what she hoped would be a 13-hour filibuster of the abortion bill. If Davis managed to keep the ...

A Republican-led Senate bill to prevent boys from participating in girls' sports failed to overcome the legislative filibuster on Monday night after it did not reach the necessary 60-vote ...