Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s ...

Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...

Voter ID legislation backed by President Donald Trump and his GOP allies faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged Senate Republicans to end the filibuster as a fiscal year 2026 budget battle is expected in ...

I hate to agree with President Donald Trump, but why do we put up with the 60-vote requirement (aka filibuster) for most votes in the Senate? Last year’s election in the U.K. shows that with the ...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson now supports eliminating the Senate filibuster, a reversal of his previous position. Johnson's change of heart follows a call from former President Donald Trump to end the ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That's a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it's a really bad ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...

The U.S. Senate was designed for serious debate, thoroughly vetting and refining laws before they are deployed to reshape the nation. In practice, though, the upper chamber has become a graveyard for ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...