Tom Wright-Piersanti, Lyna Bentahar and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week’s quiz.

For decades, conservatives have treated the Senate filibuster as a sacred protection against liberal overreach — a procedural shield that forces bipartisanship and slows the advance of progressive ...

As the latest and longest government shutdown enters its denouement, Congress will be left to tally the costs and repair the damage. One thing to be thankful for: The filibuster, the procedural oddity ...

To nuke the filibuster or not to nuke the filibuster? That’s the big question as we head into the sixth week of a record federal government shutdown. We keep hearing that the filibuster is a powerful ...

President Donald Trump again attacked the filibuster on Friday, listing sweeping policy changes and dangling the prospect of midterm election victories his party could secure if Senate Republicans ...

The federal government has been shut down for over a month, and political finger-pointing has persisted since it began. Republicans claim that they have passed clean continuing resolutions that get ...

Senate Democrats are filibustering a Republican measure to reopen the federal government. As the shutdown approached and reached record length, Donald Trump grew impatient at the stalemate and ...

President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster rule. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, stated his opposition to ending the filibuster, citing its importance for ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That’s a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it’s a really bad ...

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The Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, is a procedural safeguard to ensure political stability. While not in the Constitution, the filibuster aligns with the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The one Republican elected official who has a serious and workable plan to end the government shutdown is, surprisingly enough, Donald Trump. The president’s ...