Utah Sen. Mike Lee is pushing to change how the Senate filibuster works, lamenting that the procedural tool has gotten in the way of Republicans passing their agenda despite controlling both chambers ...

Indeed, proponents of the filibuster -- such as Manchin -- have long argued that the tool is designed to force the chamber into bipartisan consensus and prevent the Senate from turning into the ...

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Several Republican senators have been reconsidering their support for the Senate filibuster amid pressure from President ...

WASHINGTON — In a forceful speech about voting rights Tuesday, President Joe Biden endorsed changing Senate filibuster rules to pass legislation, saying it's time to choose "democracy over autocracy." ...

The ongoing government shutdown has reignited debates over the Senate filibuster rule, which requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation. Eliminating this rule could allow Republicans to end the ...

A few weeks ago, when a day of Senate hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ended on what was described as a “confrontational note,” Senate Minority Leader ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now calling for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, a congressional rule meant to keep the balance of power in the upper chamber, because it is ...

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