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I hate the SAVE America Act. But in the long run, the demise of the Senate filibuster would be great for liberalism—and it ...

Trump is once again urging Republicans to do away with the Senate filibuster, even as leaders in his own party have opposed ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday said it was time to “stand up” to Senate Republicans who seek to abolish the ...

Republicans in the Senate are under increasing pressure from Trump to pass the SAVE America Act, but ending the filibuster ...

Donald Trump is threatening to take action against his fellow Republicans if they don't get on board to end the Senate ...

President Trump is calling for Republicans to get rid of it to end the shutdown. Many in his party are pushing back.

Some Republican lawmakers are pushing an old Senate procedure to pass the Trump-backed SAVE America Act — although it may ...

Glassman, who spent a decade studying congressional procedure at the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said members of the Senate realized early on that “if you just keep talking, you never ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on "Special Report" said there is deep resistance within the GOP to altering ...

The word “filibuster,” which derives from a Dutch term for pirates and plunderers, somehow came to describe those who disrupt legislative business. The practice is much older — Cato the Younger was ...

Republican candidates running in some of the most competitive Senate races in 2026 are increasingly weighing in on a growing ...