The best argument against eliminating the filibuster is also proof positive that the filibuster is an extra-constitutional ...

Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.” ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump’s call for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm ...

Why the "talking filibuster" proposal would waste precious Senate floor time and hurt both parties. A warning about changing Senate rules.

Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, but the lawmaker’s support comes with a condition. A trio of lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have undertaken ...

George Caldwell is a correspondent for The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. House Republicans are pressuring the Senate to employ a risky procedural maneuver to force a vote on election ...

Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.