Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote ...

The Senate nears another "nuclear" showdown as Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., channels the tactics of leadership past in ...

Late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) detonated the first Senate "nuclear option" in 2013, curbing the filibuster to confirm executive branch nominees - except for the Supreme Court. Former ...

The People Power Party decided on the 23rd to respond with an "infinite filibuster (legitimate obstruction of proceedings through unlimited debate)" to all bills scheduled for the National Assembly ...

A political scientist explains why doing nothing right now is probably the best strategy for congressional Democrats.

It was a full-on nuclear explosion. Just like the Pacific Testing Grounds near the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. But this political blast tore through the Senate chamber. In November 2013, ...

While there are some important lessons to learn from Manchin’s career, they aren’t the ones he wants to impart.

Democrats can therefore threaten to block Congress from passing a new budget, unless the GOP offers certain concessions.

The departure of a longtime judge in West Palm Beach has left Trump with wide latitude to shape one of the nation’s busiest federal courts.

Committee chair Rep. James Comer berated Bowser and other city officials for D.C. crime, opening the hearing with a litany of ...