The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

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Many of President Trump's picks have been confirmed, but some of the most controversial ones have yet to see a Senate vote.

Ending DEI requires something more democratic than executive orders the next president can undo with the stroke of a pen.

President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

“We’ve got to make things hotter,” acknowledged Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), adding that the furor in the party will ...

Under Pocan’s proposal, no person with that designation would be allowed to have contracts with the federal government — meaning that Musk, who has billions of dollars in government contracts through ...

Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the ...

Democrats agreed to let a Republican take the speakership of the Minnesota House after a weekslong fight over control of the ...