The No. 4 Democrat in the House is egging on Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster as each side blames the other for the ...

Republicans can kill the filibuster and end the government shutdown without any Democrats. But will they do it?

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed Republican Senate leadership Friday for its refusal to utilize a filibuster workaround in the party’s squabble with Democrats amid the ongoing government ...

Democrats should use the shutdown to curb the Trump administration's worst authoritarian abuses, not to try to goad ...

Over at Balkinization, David Super, a congressional process expert, has these comments about why preservation of the filibuster is, in his view, in the best interests of both parties. Thus, Super ...

There’s one big guardrail left on Trump’s ambitions. Democrats are gearing up for a showdown that could destroy it.

The filibuster causes a lot of problems for Democrats. Historically used only in rare and extreme circumstances, it is now implemented against almost every single of piece of legislation. It only ...

If a shutdown persists, Trump may order Republicans to kill the filibuster altogether. Will Democrats risk the loss of their ...

Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote ...

The Senate’s 55-45 vote on a bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster ...

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.

For the 21st time in the past 50 years, Congress has not been able to reach an agreement on funding for federal agencies. So what does a new shutdown actually mean for your daily life?