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 ...

Every time the Senate has changed hands in recent history, nine times starting with the 1980 elections, the party in power has threatened to scrap or at least limit the filibuster. This procedural ...

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When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster ... And I absolutely support that policy, whether I’m in the minority or in ...

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Nice! We received 687 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. There were lots of great punchlines in this batch and ...

Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth Democrat, took to the Senate floor and started what she hoped would be a 13-hour filibuster of the ... p.m.: President Obama tweets his support: 10:07 p.m.: Dewhurst ...