The filibuster gives Democrats the power to block much of Trump’s agenda, creating a strong incentive to defend the rule ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter ...

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called on fellow Senate Republicans to change the chamber's filibuster rules and pass the "SAVE Act" as he faces a primary runoff against Texas Attorney General ...

Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that his fellow Republicans should change the Senate’s filibuster rules to try and force through a voter ID bill that President Trump has called his “number-one ...

Trump has called for months to terminate the filibuster, telling Republicans it’s the only way to pass the party’s agenda ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is, the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has existed ...

When Senate Democrats voted last month to limit the minority party's ability to filibuster most presidential nominees, inside-the-Beltway hand-wringing commenced. The Senate would never be the same ...

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposal to curb filibusters aimed at blocking judicial nominations prompted a passionate debate yesterday over constitutional principles and practical politics, ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...