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

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

The House voted on Wednesday for a dramatic expansion of its regulatory oversight, passing a bill that allows Congress to ...

Biden chose to keep the archaic ‘filibuster’. Better known on Capitol ... The moniker “Genocide Joe” is sure to be a defining phrase of Biden’s presidential legacy to those who are ...

On the final day of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to close family members and adversaries of President ...

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment ... nine votes shy of the 60 needed to clear the 100-member chamber's filibuster hurdle. The ERA was proposed in 1923 and ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators ...