Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) opened her campaign for the Pine Tree State’s must-win Senate seat by declaring her support for the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold in the Senate most progressives view as ...

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he opposes ...

The following editorial was written by Bloomberg Opinion: As the latest and longest government shutdown enters its denouement, Congress will be left to tally the costs and repair the damage. One thing ...

The GOP’s bid to block debate on Democrats’ financial regulatory reform bill ended with a whimper. After a three day standoff–during which they voted repeatedly, and to a number, to sustain their ...

President Donald Trump again attacked the filibuster on Friday, listing sweeping policy changes and dangling the prospect of midterm election victories his party could secure if Senate Republicans ...

After having ignored the issue for much of the year, Donald Trump has became fixated on ending legislative filibusters in the Senate. It’s not immediately obvious, however, why this has become such an ...

Following the Democrats’ loss of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, some in Congress are considering a scaled-back health reform bill that might win over Republicans, according to a report by ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his leadership team know that another Democrat-fueled government shutdown is fast approaching on Jan. 30, 2026. Americans have never seen anything like the ...