Discover what causes political gridlock, its effects on governance, and strategies to overcome it, including insights into ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story was first published in 2021, when Democrats were trying to end the filibuster. It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown is set to become the longest in U.S. history, impacting federal workers and millions of Americans. Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked over issues ...

In 2013, the then-­majority Democrats in the Senate, under the leadership of Sen. Harry Reid, changed U.S. Senate rules regarding the filibuster to eliminate it, but only for approving presidential ...

President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to end the current government shutdown. The "nuclear option" would allow Senate rules to be changed with a simple ...

There is a rule in Washington that operates with almost mathematical precision: whichever party controls the Senate wants to abolish the filibuster, and whichever party doesn’t control the Senate ...

Republican divisions over the Senate filibuster have intensified, with prominent senators reversing past positions and House conservatives openly criticizing Senate leadership. The dispute, fueled by ...