Chuck Schumer ignored questions twice about abolishing the filibuster as Democrats prepare to take the Senate majority after ...

As Democrats continue their victory lap after their big wins on election night, outside groups and incoming freshmen are ...

Democrats are being asked about scrapping the filibuster again, and refusing to answer. That may give Republicans a reason to ...

A filibuster is an attempt to delay or block a vote on a piece of legislation or confirmation in the Senate. When the Senate ...

In 2022, Democratic senators proposed modifying the rules of the filibuster to require the initiating party to talk through the remainder of a filibuster period. However, opposition from former Sens.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, ...

WASHINGTON — Some in the GOP’s full-force push to pass legislation that would add requirements to vote in U.S. elections have ignited a new conversation about changing Senate rules around the ...

The one Republican elected official who has a serious and workable plan to end the government shutdown is, surprisingly enough, Donald Trump. The president’s idea is for the Senate to change its rules ...

President Donald Trump knows he’s losing the politics of the government shutdown so far. But that’s not making him any more inclined to give ground on the Democratic demands that could bring the ...

Ben Sasse’s op-ed “America Needs the Filibuster” (July 20) makes a persuasive case for why the filibuster is an important part of our country’s governance. I agree that a permanent filibuster makes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats’ unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate ...

WASHINGTON — Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats’ unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate ...