Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.
This year, the Nebraska Republican Party again identified lowering the filibuster threshold — set currently at two-thirds of the 49-member Legislature, or at least 33 votes — as a top priority for the ...
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers will consider 25 proposed legislative rules changes Thursday, including proposals that would make it easier for bills to overcome filibusters and harder for ...
Part of the attention on the filibuster comes after the 2023-24 legislative session, when senators considered 78 cloture motions, 58 alone in 2023, the most in any year in legislative history.
Sen. Chuck Schumer and his Democrats are back in love with the filibuster. Getty Images “The only thing that surprises me at this point is how casually and shamelessly they abandon their pursuit ...
Republicans aim to pass Trump’s agenda through a special budget reconciliation process that will bypass the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate and allow Republicans to pass the ...