WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate ...

Three years ago, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D–Wash.) and nearly 100 of her House colleagues signed a letter urging top Democrats in the Senate to take radical action. "This is an existential moment for our ...

Rule allows minority party to block legislation, but GOP is reluctant to scrap it as they could lose majority ...

President Biden said that he supports Congress ending the filibuster to pass legislation protecting a national right to abortion on Thursday. Biden made the announcement during a press conference at a ...

President Donald Trump and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged an end to the Senate filibuster rule ahead of an anticipated budget battle in January.

Frustrated by the ongoing government shutdown, President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Senate Republicans to go for the “nuclear option” and get rid of the filibuster in recent days. “It is ...

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 face ...

The filibuster, a parliamentary practice in the U.S. Senate allowing members in the minority to block the will of the majority, has been around in one form or another since long before you were born.

The financial capital of the world has elected a socialist as mayor, while the president is demanding Republicans commit political suicide by killing the filibuster (“Bust the Filibuster at the GOP’s ...

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, ...