WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing ...

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would ...

Debates over the filibuster tend to get theoretical fast. It’s there to protect minority interests, defenders say. Without it, majorities will run rampant. Lost in the back-and-forth is the reality ...

The filibuster’s power came into question once again on Thursday, as the rules committee convened to discuss a handful of ...

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to ...

Nebraska lawmakers will consider 25 proposed legislative rules changes Thursday, including proposals that would make it ...

Rep. Laura Gillen, a first-term Democrat from New York, said she was “proud” to back a bipartisan answer on immigration.

Republicans are set to take total control of Congress and the White House and there’s excitement around getting to achieve ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the ...

Republicans in the last election ran as fierce protectors of the the filibuster. To undermine the rules so brazenly, even to ...