The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday towards passage of a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy ...

The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially teed up a vote on its budget resolution for later this week in a bid to enact a portion ...

Senate Democrats are weighing whether to go scorched earth in the face of Trump's agenda, breaking norms and rejecting unanimous consent requests.

The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) teed up floor action on Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) budget bill, setting up a grueling "vote-a-rama." ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget resolutions and ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

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 ...

Many of President Trump's picks have been confirmed, but some of the most controversial ones have yet to see a Senate vote.