Historically, the filibuster was not an automatic blockade. The possibility of extended debate pushed senators toward ...

Schumer and Jeffries are calling for a meeting with Trump and GOP to negotiate. Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP ...

President Trump is urging Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster to reopen the government, but congressional Republicans are resisting the move. President Trump is urging Republicans to ...

Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there ...