Democrats don't have to look back far into history to see how getting rid of the legislative filibuster would work out. In ...

Speaking at a press conference with the House Progressive Caucus on Monday, Jayapal was asked how she weighed her plans to ...

Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican ...

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the Democrat who represents most of Seattle, has long been a proponent of ending the filibuster as ...

"The filibuster will stand,” Mitch McConnell said. Is that good news or bad news for Democrats? The answer might be ...

Democrats were aghast when Sinema and Manchin held firm on the filibuster after Joe Biden became president, refusing to ditch ...

The outgoing Republican leader suggested the Senate GOP would reject any push by Trump to change Senate rules.

After Tuesday’s election results, all eyes are on President-elect Donald Trump, but Kansas’ senior Republican senator urged ...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday stood firm on keeping the filibuster in place under a Senate GOP majority, even though the party will control a 52- or 53-seat Senate ...

One congressional figure, in particular, could make enacting Trump's plans a steep hill to climb: Senate Parliamentarian ...

That procedural tool? The filibuster, which requires 60 voters for the Senate to pass most legislation—except for judicial ...