Retirements among Senate Democrats are paving the way for younger and fresher successors who are more vocal about abolishing ...

To the editor: To a significant extent, the Senate filibuster is already in jeopardy (“The U.S. Senate is a mess. He wants to fix it, from the inside,” Dec. 11). Republicans have shown a willingness ...

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 ...

Republicans plan to deliver a one-two legislative punch before the midterm elections this fall by using a filibuster-proof process to steamroll Democrats who have obstructed much of President Trump’s ...

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., seemed to give conflicting answers about what to do about the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster rule ...

It’s a tale as old as time—or, rather, roughly as old as a seventh grader: The party controlling the Senate takes action to weaken the filibuster, and the minority party warns of a tyrannical ...

Supporters of a plan to change the Senate's rules around presidential appointments think they have the votes to reform the filibuster. If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid loses one more vote, though, ...

President Donald Trump dropped a lengthy screed on social media on Wednesday, repeating his regular attacks on Democrats for defunding ICE, but also claiming he now has a “process” to bypass the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a tale as old as time—or, rather, roughly as old as a seventh grader: The party controlling the Senate takes action to weaken ...