A key player in Congress’ permitting reform negotiations is calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster in order to ...

Lee has argued for the elimination of what he calls the “zombie filibuster,” the procedural tool in the Senate that effectively requires legislation to get at least 60 votes to advance. In practice, ...

The following editorial was written by Bloomberg Opinion: As the latest and longest government shutdown enters its denouement, Congress will be left to tally the costs and repair the damage. One thing ...

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he opposes ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkeley is waging a largely one-man crusade to reform the Senate filibuster. He sees it as a way to help end obstructionism and address the Senate's increasing dysfunction.

Murmurings of filibuster reform bounced around the blogosphere last week, and not for the first time. But some think the partisan gridlock of the last 18 months may have finally triggered a “This Is ...

Returning Democratic senators unanimously support changing the rules for the filibuster after two years of gridlock. Though the senators, who all signed a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid calling ...

Supporters of a plan to change the Senate's rules around presidential appointments think they have the votes to reform the filibuster. If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid loses one more vote, though, ...

The leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) set a new record Tuesday for the longest filibuster speech as he ...