When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

A bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration narrowly overcame its second and final 60-vote filibuster in the Senate on Friday, all but ensuring its eventual passage in Congress.

Republicans are claiming that the bill should be seen as a narrow fiscal matter, meaning that it could bypass the Senate filibuster and become law more easily. “Using Medicaid funds for unproven ...

A process called “budget reconciliation,” which allows the Senate majority to pass bills without worrying about the filibuster ... all the more enticing. But history tells us that both ...

The Senate voted 61-35 to advance the bill, clearing the 60-vote threshold necessary to overcome the filibuster. The chamber plans to pass the bill on Monday, and will only need a majority vote at ...

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats ...

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You could take a separate long view of Senate history and look at it as a slow nibbling away at the filibuster. There have been these reform efforts through history. In World War One, they created ...