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

Former South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster in opposition to landmark civil rights legislation remains the longest in history at just over 24 hours. Last month, Senate Democrats ...

Linda McMahon is being considered for the role of education secretary, with plans to potentially dismantle the department ...

With a Washington hub, regional offices and several thousand employees, the federal department has a few key functions. These ...

The earlier legislation was conceived and debated ... than to have the Senate for the first time in history bury a civil rights filibuster. The dead children cannot be restored, but living ...

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, seeks to prevent noncitizens from voting, which is illegal and exceptionally ...

The 1974 Budget Control Act had 100 senators vote for it, to create a filibuster free pathway for only one reason ... paralyzed the Senate, including in the Civil Rights era, which is why Barack Obama ...

The Senate voted 61-35 to advance the bill, clearing the 60-vote threshold necessary to overcome the filibuster ... Immigrant and civil liberties advocates raised concerns over the bill's ...