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

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

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama lashed out at Fox News today for reporting that she opposes using a talking filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act. Fox reported that Britt and a list of six other ...

President Donald Trump isn’t dropping his quest to eliminate the filibuster. That’s going to get complicated for Senate Republicans in an election year. The president’s fixation with undoing the ...

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 ...

As Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new target for potentially breaking the deadlock: eliminating the ...

The survey then provided two, starkly different characterizations of the filibuster, resulting in varying opinions on its favorability.

The U.S. Senate has been dysfunctional for decades. There has been a lack of debate on bills thanks to procedural tactics used by the leadership of both parties that marginalized rank-and-file ...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is entering his fourth hour of his filibuster against John Brennan's nomination for CIA director, promising to "speak today until the president says, no, he will not kill you ...

Sen. Mike Lee and other hard-liners want to pursue the “talking filibuster.” Their colleagues are skeptical.