The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline. Skip to content Skip to site index.

Correction: The line graph in the report is inaccurate. The TAIEX closed at 20,695.90 on Monday. ... Sen. Cory Booker filibusters to ‘disrupt’ Senate because ‘our nation is in crisis ...

Democrats were against the filibuster before they were for it. The left continues to rage against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for casting a vote to avoid a government shutdown. He and a ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as she arrived for a vote at the U.S. Capitol last week. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) “The same Dems who argue to keep the ...

“The same Dems who argue to keep the filibuster ‘for when we need it’ do not, in fact, use it when we need it,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted to X on Saturday.

They favor the filibuster when it’s convenient for them, and they try to abolish it when it stands in the way of their far-left agenda,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post.

The filibuster is not a constitutionally codified practice; in fact, it was born of an absence. While the House of Representatives has standing rules for how long a member can speak, the Senate ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have indicated support for removing the Senate filibuster, but L. Roger Hutson argues filibusters are an important tool in forcing bipartisan governing.

The term “filibuster” often becomes a kind of devil-word in progressive discourse. Progressives spread slanders about its relationship to white supremacy or argue that it is a means of establishing ...

The most famous filibuster is a mythical one that Americans see in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” where actor Jimmy Stewart speaks until he collapses, truthfully maintaining his innocence ...

The word "filibuster" is absent from the U.S. Constitution. You also won’t find the word in the Senate rules. However, Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution permits the House and Senate to ...

Lisa Desjardins: Judy, it's called the filibuster, the right of senators to derail votes, in theory, with infinite debate. And it's why there is a 60-vote threshold for most Senate bills.