Notably, former Sen. Joe Manchin wants to see the House flip to Democrats, seeing it as a check on the White House.
One of President Donald Trump's top Democratic foes running for the Senate is taking a page from his and conservatives’ playbook in their pitch to reform the filibuster. Democratic Maine Gov. Janet ...
President Donald Trump has been pressuring Senate Republicans to trash the filibuster and pass a bill disenfranchising millions of voters and boosting their party’s chances of controlling Congress ...
A former Capitol Hill and Department of Energy staffer who helped draft the Biden administration’s sweeping climate law has joined technology giant Alphabet, the company confirmed to POLITICO’s E&E ...
There is a rule in Washington that operates with almost mathematical precision: whichever party controls the Senate wants to abolish the filibuster, and whichever party doesn’t control the Senate ...
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Republicans should move toward ending the Senate filibuster on "Sunday Morning Futures" as lawmakers battle over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, arguing ...
With America’s public safety threatened, a limited Senate filibuster “carve-out” must be considered. Changes have been made to the filibuster in the past; none of their justifications rose to today’s ...
President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2026. Reporter ...
WASHINGTON — President Trump predicted that “desperate” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will soon cut a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, warning that the GOP will nix the ...
So Republicans are considering doing away with the filibuster. Don’t go there. Our country’s forefathers understood the importance of checks and balances in government. The filibuster is important ...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday said it was time to “stand up” to Senate Republicans who seek to abolish the ...