Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have teamed up in calling for several major reforms to the Senate rules that they say are needed to restore bipartisanship and bring the ...

Frustration over abuse of the filibuster reached a critical point last year, and changing the rules became a cause backed by a growing number of Democratic senators, including Majority Leader Harry ...

President Biden reiterated his support for the “talking filibuster,” where senators must be present and talking on the floor to block bills. “It’s being abused in a gigantic way,” Mr. Biden said on ...

President Trump says he could be the last Republican president if the Senate filibuster survives, tying the warning to ...

The arcane rules of the Senate have long been under scrutiny by lawmakers who lament just how long it takes to get one piece of legislation through the chamber. Now, some senators want to change that.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., applaud as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address ...

Two Democratic senators said at a Georgetown University forum on March 23 that the Senate filibuster has “outlived its usefulness” and “stymied debate,” even as their party relies on the rule to block ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on "Special Report" said there is deep resistance within the GOP to altering filibuster rules, BRET BAIER, HOST: I don't want to dwell on this too much, but ...

President Trump urged Republican lawmakers this week to overrule the Senate filibuster and get on with passing his agenda. “The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately,” he tweeted on ...

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is waging an under-the-radar campaign to get his fellow Democrats to back a summertime fight to overhaul the filibuster for executive branch nominees. Reid is ...