A filibuster involves lawmakers holding the floor for extended periods as a way to prevent a parliamentary vote or delay the passage of a bill. Under the National Assembly Act, a filibuster can be ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump’s call for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm ...
U.S. House Republicans and Sen. Mike Lee’s marquee voter ID legislation has hit an immovable object: Senate Republicans.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday that Republican senators will discuss employing a seldom-used interpretation of the Senate Rules to require that Democrats actively hold the ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter ...
With just a few small tweaks to the rules, filibuster reform proponents believe, the U.S. Senate could eliminate the gridlock afflicting the federal judicial confirmation process: no more senators ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter ...