Democrats reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, a bill expanding the federal government's authority to oversee U.S.

As someone who has spent years defending the Senate filibuster — even when it was politically inconvenient for Republicans— I’m stunned by the latest display of hypocrisy from Senate Democrats.

The filibuster is an age-old tactic that gives senators the right to stop votes with unlimited debate. To stop that debate the majority must have a 60-vote supermajority, thus making 60 the ...

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, a Democrat turned independent, is taking revenge on Democrats who criticized her longstanding push to keep the Senate filibuster. Why it matters: This week's ...

Democrats are leery of supporting Republican spending measures after the White House forced through clawbacks of funding ...

The filibuster is an age-old tactic that gives senators the right to stop votes with unlimited debate. To stop that debate the majority must have a 60-vote supermajority, thus making 60 the ...

Paul’s filibuster came just a few years after Obama directed the CIA to carry out a drone strike on American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, who had never been charged with a crime.

Some Democrats eye rule change as they prepare for first day of new Congress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2010 — -- Their majority dwindling, some Senate Democrats are planning a showdown on the ...

EDITORIAL: Democrats’ filibuster flip-flop Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington ...

The filibuster is an age-old tactic that gives senators the right to stop votes with unlimited debate. To stop that debate the majority must have a 60-vote supermajority, thus making 60 the threshold ...