Senate GOP ready to advance slimmer budget blueprint
The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday towards passage of a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy ...
Senate kicks off consideration of budget resolution to advance Trump agenda
The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially teed up a vote on its budget resolution for later this week in a bid to enact a portion ...
Washington Examiner on MSN12d
Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...
New York Post on MSN11d
‘Shameless’ Dems embrace filibuster they once tried to abolish
Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...
Democrats need to use spending battle to control Trump, Sen. Baldwin says
Speaking at a POLITICO event, the Wisconsin Democrat said fellow Democrats should use their leverage when government funding ...
Opinion
Senate Democrats have the power to slow Trump’s agenda — if they’re willing to use it
Senate Democrats are weighing whether to go scorched earth in the face of Trump's agenda, breaking norms and rejecting unanimous consent requests.
This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway
When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...
New York Post11d
‘Shameless’ Dems embrace filibuster they once tried to abolish
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 ...
Washington Examiner12d
Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
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 ...